Physician assistants are most often employed by the General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals industry. The average yearly wage for Physician assistants was $130,129 in 2022.
The locations that employ the most Physician assistants are NYC-Manhattan Community District 8--Upper East Side & Roosevelt Island PUMA, NY, NYC-Staten Island Community District 3--South Shore PUMA, NY, and Allen County (Outside Fort Wayne City) PUMA, IN. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Physician assistants are Allen County (Outside Fort Wayne City) PUMA, IN, Capital Region Planning Commission 2--East Baton Rouge Parish (South) PUMA, LA, and NYC-Staten Island Community District 3--South Shore PUMA, NY.