Physician assistants in Nevada earned the highest average annual salary of all PAs in the U.S. at $124,180, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Rhode Island followed with $114,650, and New Hampshire, North Dakota and Connecticut rounded out the top five.
Here are the average hourly wages and salaries for PAs in all 50 states, based on BLS data gathered in May 2015, listed in alphabetical order.
Alabama
Hourly: $44.83
Annual wage: $93,240
Alaska
Hourly: $53.18
Annual wage: $110,600
Arizona
Hourly: $46.12
Annual wage: $95,920
Arkansas
Hourly: $35.04
Annual wage: $72,880
California
Hourly: $51.83
Annual wage: $107,810
Colorado
Hourly: $46.79
Annual wage: $97,330
Connecticut
Hourly: $53.46
Annual wage: $111,200
Delaware
Hourly: $52.77
Annual wage: $109,760
Florida
Hourly: $48.79
Annual wage: $101,480
Georgia
Hourly: $46.41
Annual wage: $96,530
Hawaii
Hourly: $43.19
Annual wage: $89,830
Idaho
Hourly: $48.63
Annual wage: $101,150
Illinois
Hourly: $42.62
Annual wage: $88,650
Indiana
Hourly: $47.66
Annual wage: $99,130
Iowa
Hourly: $46.26
Annual wage: $96,220
Kansas
Hourly: $46.10
Annual wage: $96,060
Kentucky
Hourly: $47.32
Annual wage: $98,430
Louisiana
Hourly: $41.44
Annual wage: $86,190
Maine
Hourly: $49.30
Annual wage: $102,550
Maryland
Hourly: $43.44
Annual wage: $90,360
Massachusetts
Hourly: $50.51
Annual wage: $105,060
Michigan
Hourly: $45.01
Annual wage: $93,620
Minnesota
Hourly: $51.32
Annual wage: $106,740
Mississippi
Hourly: $24.54
Annual wage: $51,040
Missouri
Hourly: $45.08
Annual wage: $93,770
Montana
Hourly: $46.65
Annual wage: $97,030
Nebraska
Hourly: $45.84
Annual wage: $95,340
Nevada
Hourly: $59.70
Annual wage: $124,180
New Hampshire
Hourly: $54.36
Annual wage: $113,070
New Jersey
Hourly: $52.55
Annual wage: $109,310
New Mexico
Hourly: $50.71
Annual wage: $105,470
New York
Hourly: $49.05
Annual wage: $102,020
North Carolina
Hourly: $47.12
Annual wage: $98,020
North Dakota
Hourly: $46.39
Annual wage: $96,490
Ohio
Hourly: $50.44
Annual wage: $104,920
Oklahoma
Hourly: $49.33
Annual wage: $102,600
Oregon
Hourly: $50.40
Annual wage: $104,830
Pennsylvania
Hourly: $42.12
Annual wage: $87,610
Rhode Island
Hourly: $55.12
Annual wage: $114,650
South Carolina
Hourly: $41.67
Annual wage: $86,670
South Dakota
Hourly: $46.39
Annual wage: $96,490
Tennessee
Hourly: $41.79
Annual wage: $86,920
Texas
Hourly: $47.87
Annual wage: $99,580
Utah
Hourly: $47.14
Annual wage: $98,050
Vermont
Hourly: $53.39
Annual wage: $111,050
Virginia
Hourly: $42.89
Annual wage: $89,210
Washington
Hourly: $52.15
Annual wage: $108,480
West Virginia
Hourly: $43.59
Annual wage: $90,670
Wisconsin
Hourly: $44.67
Annual wage: $92,910
Wyoming
Hourly: $50.04
Annual wage: $104,080