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What's the median PA salary? How much does PA compensation vary by specialty? Get the answers and more with these top-level findings from AAPA's 2013 Salary Report.
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Highlights of the 2013 AAPA
Salary Report
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A Nationwide Survey of Physician Assistants
AAPA administered an online survey of U.S. physician assistants (PAs) from March to July 2013.
More than 18,000 AAPA members and nonmembers responded. The sample closely resembles the PA population, with an overrepresentation of responses from AAPA members. Margin of error for the survey: ± <1 percent.
Survey responses were de-identified and analyzed in aggregate form. Highlights from the salary data are presented here.
For more information, please contact:
Brooke Braun
Vice President, Communications and External Relations
American Academy of Physician Assistants
[email protected], Phone: 571 319 4378
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PAs Who Receive Bonuses Have Higher Overall Compensation
PAs who receive a bonus earn, on average, $10,000 more per year than those who do not receive bonus pay.
Across practice settings and specialties, nearly half of PAs (46 percent) receive a bonus in addition to base salary.
Bonuses are determined by outcomes such as performance, productivity, profit-sharing and quality improvement.
Nationwide Median Compensation for PAs
PAs earning base salary only: $90,000PAs earning base salary plus bonus: $100,000
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Most PAs Are Paid an Annual Salary, Not an Hourly Wage
Seventy-five percent of PAs report that they are paid an annual salary.
The remaining 25 percent of PAs are paid an hourly wage (22 percent) or based on productivity determined via relative value units (RVUs), charges or collections (3 percent).
PAs working in emergency departments or freestanding urgent care facilities are far more likely to be paid an hourly wage than PAs in other practice settings; 66 percent and 54 percent, respectively.
75%
22%
3%
Predominant Form of Base Pay From Primary Clinical Employer
Salary Hourly Wage Productivity
The comprehensive 2013 AAPA Salary Report is available at www.aapa.org/salaryreport and is free for AAPA members.
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PA Compensation Varies by Specialty
*Primary care includes Family Medicine with and without urgent care, General Internal Medicine, General Pediatrics, and Obstetrics/Gynecology.
Primary Care
Internal Medicine
Pediatrics
Other Specialties
Surgery
National Median
$0 $40,000 $80,000 $120,000
$85,000
$90,000
$90,365
$92,000
$95,000
$90,000
$94,000
$95,000
$103,000
$105,000
$105,000
$100,000
Salary plus bonus Salary only
Median Annual PA Compensation by Specialty Area
*
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PA Compensation in the Largest U.S. Metropolitan Areas
U.S. Metropolitan AreaMedian Compensation
Salary OnlyMedian Compensation
Salary Plus Bonus
New York $93,300 $105,000
Los Angeles $97,000 $103,250
Houston $95,500 $103,000
Dallas $96,500 $102,500
Boston $92,700 $102,000
Philadelphia $85,000 $100,900
Washington, D.C. $90,000 $100,000
Atlanta $94,200 $96,000
Chicago $87,500 $95,000
Miami $89,000 $93,000
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PA Compensation Varies by Type of Employer
Solo Physician Practice
Single Specialty Practice Group
Multi-Specialty Practice Group
University Hospital
Hospital (Nonteaching)
$0 $40,000 $80,000 $120,000
$85,000
$89,000
$91,400
$93,000
$95,000
$98,000
$100,000
$100,000
$102,000
$103,000
Salary plus bonus Salary only
Median Annual PA Compensation by Major Employer Type
The comprehensive 2013 AAPA Salary Report is available at www.aapa.org/salaryreport and is free for AAPA members.
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PA Compensation Increases With Years of Experience
20 or more years
15 to 19 years
10 to 14 years
5 to 9 years
4 Years or fewer
$0 $40,000 $80,000 $120,000
$100,454
$98,000
$98,000
$90,000
$84,000
$110,000
$111,000
$108,500
$100,000
$90,000
Salary plus bonus Salary only
Median Annual PA Compensation by Years of Experience
33.6%
23.7%17.0%
8.7%16.8%
Percentage of PAs by Years of Experience
4 years or fewer
5-9 years
10-14 years
15-19 years
20 or more years
The comprehensive 2013 AAPA Salary Report is available at www.aapa.org/salaryreport and is free for AAPA members.
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Benefits Commonly Provided to PAs
• 62.2 percent of PAs report their employer pays all of their state license fees. Most PAs receive at least some employer funds to cover license fees.
• 71.4 percent of PAs say their professional development (PD) allowance covers CME expenses. The median annual PD allowance is $2,000.
• The median number of paid vacation days provided to PAs is 20.
• The median number of paid sick days provided to PAs is 7.
Ready to see the Full Report?
The full report includes comprehensive national and state data about physician assistant salaries and benefits in all settings.
• AAPA members can download a FREE copy of the 2013 AAPA Salary Report at aapa.org/salaryreport.
• If you are not an AAPA member, join now.
• For media inquiries, write to [email protected].
