The median annual salary for full-time clinical physician assistants was $105,000 in 2017, a 2.9 percent increase from $102,000 the year prior, according to the 2018 AAPA Salary Report.
Alaska has the highest median PA salary ($130,000), but it falls to No. 20 on the list after adjusting for cost-of-living. Alabama had the lowest median PA salary ($91,400), according to the report.
The median PA salary and the median cost-adjusted PA salary in each state and the District of Columbia are listed below:
Alabama
Median salary: $91,400
Cost-adjusted median salary: $101,218
Alaska
Median salary: $130,000
Cost-adjusted median salary: $105,178
Arizona
Median salary: $110,000
Cost-adjusted median salary: $105,465
Arkansas
Median salary: $92,000
Cost-adjusted median salary: $104,190
California
Median salary: $125,000
Cost-adjusted median salary: $89,928
Colorado
Median salary: $101,000
Cost-adjusted median salary: $96,099
Connecticut
Median salary: $115,000
Cost-adjusted median salary: $93,042
Delaware
Median salary: $105,300
Cost-adjusted median salary: $101,543
District of Columbia
Median salary: $114,650
Cost-adjusted median salary: $76,332
Florida
Median salary: $102,000
Cost-adjusted median salary: $101,493
Georgia
Median salary: $104,000
Cost-adjusted median salary: $112,190
Hawaii
Median salary: $120,000
Cost-adjusted median salary: $90,703
Idaho
Median salary: $100,000
Cost-adjusted median salary: $108,578
Illinois
Median salary: $100,000
Cost-adjusted median salary: $92,251
Indiana
Median salary: $104,000
Cost-adjusted median salary: $113,786
Iowa
Median salary: $108,000
Cost-adjusted median salary: $117,519
Kansas
Median salary: $95,000
Cost-adjusted median salary: $102,703
Kentucky
Median salary: $95,000
Cost-adjusted median salary: $103,939
Louisiana
Median salary: $94,250
Cost-adjusted median salary: $100,694
Maine
Median salary: $103,500
Cost-adjusted median salary: $90,630
Maryland
Median salary: $103,500
Cost-adjusted median salary: $81,754
Massachusetts
Median salary: $110,000
Cost-adjusted median salary: $87,371
Michigan
Median salary: $101,000
Cost-adjusted median salary: $112,723
Minnesota
Median salary: $109,000
Cost-adjusted median salary: $109,218
Mississippi
Median salary: $100,000
Cost-adjusted median salary: $117,925
Missouri
Median salary: $100,000
Cost-adjusted median salary: $111,857
Montana
Median salary: $102,000
Cost-adjusted median salary: $105,263
Nebraska
Median salary: $97,000
Cost-adjusted median salary: $103,412
Nevada
Median salary: $110,000
Cost-adjusted median salary: $105,871
New Hampshire
Median salary: $100,000
Cost-adjusted median salary: $83,612
New Jersey
Median salary: $110,000
Cost-adjusted median salary: $93,063
New Mexico
Median salary: $106,660
Cost-adjusted median salary: $110,186
New York
Median salary: $108,000
Cost-adjusted median salary: $76,217
North Carolina
Median salary: $101,800
Cost-adjusted median salary: $110,532
North Dakota
Median salary: $97,000
Cost-adjusted median salary: $95,850
Ohio
Median salary: $100,000
Cost-adjusted median salary: $111,483
Oklahoma
Median salary: $106,000
Cost-adjusted median salary: $117,127
Oregon
Median salary: $110,000
Cost-adjusted median salary: $101,289
Pennsylvania
Median salary: $96,000
Cost-adjusted median salary: $93,113
Rhode Island
Median salary: $100,000
Cost-adjusted median salary: $85,251
South Carolina
Median salary: $100,000
Cost-adjusted median salary: $103,199
South Dakota
Median salary: $106,000
Cost-adjusted median salary: $112,169
Tennessee
Median salary: $98,000
Cost-adjusted median salary: $108,287
Texas
Median salary: $110,000
Cost-adjusted median salary: $115,546
Utah
Median salary: $100,000
Cost-adjusted median salary: $101,523
Vermont
Median salary: $114,500
Cost-adjusted median salary: $97,364
Virginia
Median salary: $100,000
Cost-adjusted median salary: $97,561
Washington
Median salary: $116,000
Cost-adjusted median salary: $103,111
West Virginia
Median salary: $94,000
Cost-adjusted median salary: $100,106
Wisconsin
Median salary: $101,000
Cost-adjusted median salary: $104,447
Wyoming
Median salary: $109,500
Cost-adjusted median salary: $108,847
Access more information about the AAPA report here.