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The salary of the physician assistant will vary depending on demographic location, specialty, years of experience, specialized training, as well as other factors. Select national averages are listed below.

	National Average Annual Salary
New Graduates PAs who graduated in 2006 and worked at least 32 hours per week	$73,013
U.S. National Average PAs who worked at least 32 hours per week and includes all specialties.	$86,214
Highest PAid Specialties Cardiovascular/Cardiothoracic Surgery Dermatology Neurosurgery Emergency Medicine Critical Care Medicine	$104,363 $103,295 $95,042 $94,684 $92,927
Highest PAid States Nevada Mississippi California Alaska Rhode Island	$102,522 $97,681 $96,097 $95,444 $94,351
Source: ADVANCE for Physician Assistants, compiled from 2007 AAPA census data.

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