Pay over time › Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant pay since 2011
In 2025 dollars, the national median rose 7% between 2011 and 2025 — from $127,000 to $136,000.
Median, adjusted to 2025 dollars
National, all settings. Capped years shown at the cap.
| Year | Nominal | In 2025 dollars | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | $89,000 | $127,000 | |
| 2017 | $105,000 | $138,000 | |
| 2018 | $109,000 | $139,000 | |
| 2019 | $112,000 | $141,000 | |
| 2020 | $115,000 | $143,000 | |
| 2021 | $122,000 | $144,000 | |
| 2022 | $126,000 | $138,000 | |
| 2023 | $130,000 | $137,000 | |
| 2024 | $133,000 | $137,000 | |
| 2025 | $136,000 | $136,000 |
Reading this series
Adjusted with the CPI-U annual average to 2025 dollars. The BLS changed its occupation codes in 2018; both codings are mapped to the same specialty so the series does not break there.
A year marked "capped" is one where the BLS published only that pay exceeded $239,200 (the ceiling was lower in earlier years). Those points understate the real figure, and a series that flattens at the cap is telling you about the survey, not the profession.