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3,654+ Medical Assistant Pay Rate

Browse 3,654+ medical assistant pay rate paying $100K–$187K — every listing shows salary, schedule, and call requirements before you apply. Updated daily.

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These 1,720 roles pay ~$162k median with 6.0/10 median work-life balance — use these as your benchmarks.

Centra Medical Group logo

Women's Health Physician Assistant

Centra Medical Group

Northwell logo

Physician Assistant- Gastro (Outpatient)

NorthwellGreat Workplace

Top 25%

in Gastroenterology (PA)

RELIVE Health Brentwood logo

Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant Hormone Therapy Clinic

RELIVE Health Brentwood

Epiphany Business Services logo

Physician Assistant

Epiphany Business ServicesGreat Workplace

Physician AssistantUnited States
100k - $150k
Top 25%

in Dermatology (PA)

American Family Care Old Bridge logo

Full Time Float Physician Assistant Urgent Care

American Family Care Old Bridge

Children's Nebraska logo

Physician Assistant Medical-Surgical Mix / Neurosurgery

Children's Nebraska

Above avg

in Surgery (PA)

PATRIOT MEDICAL logo

Physician Assistant

Patriot Medical

Top 10%

in Family Medicine (PA)

GoHealth Urgent Care logo

Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

GoHealth Urgent Care

Above avg

in Physician Assistant roles

Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians logo

Physician Assistant

Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians

Connecticut Children's logo

Orthopedics-Physician Assistant-Full-Time

Connecticut Children's

Top 25%

in Orthopedic Surgery (PA)

BayCare Medical Group logo

Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Physician Assistant at Morton Plant Hospital

BayCare Medical Group

BJC HealthCare logo

Physician Assistant - Inpatient Perioperative Cardiac Surgery, Day/Night split

BJC HealthCare

Unity Health Care logo

Physician Assistant

Unity Health Care

Top 25%

in Primary Care (PA)

Northwell logo

Physician Assistant - Lung Cancer Screening (Outpatient)

NorthwellGreat Workplace

University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) logo

Physician Assistant, Orthopaedic Surgery

University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB)

Top 25%

in Orthopedic Surgery (PA)

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Physician Assistant Pay & Work-Life Balance by State

Median advertised pay and work-life-balance score across 51 states with enough physician assistant listings to measure. Based on our own postings from the last 12 months — not a salary survey. Medians blend permanent salaries with annualized locums/contract rates. Take-home figures deduct state income tax (Tax Foundation 2025) and adjust for local cost of living (BEA Regional Price Parities 2024); federal tax is uniform across states and omitted.

AK$183kME$124kVT$134kNH$135kWA$155kID$138kMT$132kND$131kMN$139kIL$140kWI$139kMI$127kNY$151kRI$143kMA$149kOR$148kNV$137kWY$144kSD$138kIA$116kIN$121kOH$127kPA$127kNJ$141kCT$150kCA$164kUT$137kCO$128kNE$117kMO$130kKY$132kWV$116kVA$135kMD$136kDE$132kAZ$141kNM$150kKS$126kAR$128kTN$127kNC$120kSC$132kDC$135kOK$128kLA$137kMS$124kAL$125kGA$125kHI$129kTX$139kFL$131k
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Alaska leads at $183k, against a $134k median across measured states. Best work-life balance: Alaska (6.3/10), Vermont (5.9/10), Oregon (5.9/10).

Physician Assistant median pay, work-life-balance score and open listings by state
StateMedian payTake-home, COL-adj.WLBListings
Alaska$183k$178k6.3/1029
California$164k$135k5.2/101509
Washington$155k$144k5.3/10469
New York$151k$131k5.1/101901
Connecticut$150k$135k5.4/10372
New Mexico$150k$154k5.7/10173
Massachusetts$149k$134k5.0/10485
Oregon$148k$129k5.9/10316
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Physician Assistant by state, continued (ranked 951 by median pay)
StateMedian payTake-home, COL-adj.WLBListings
Wyoming$144k$156k5.4/1052
Rhode Island$143k$131k5.7/1052
Arizona$141k$137k5.4/10454
New Jersey$141k$122k4.7/10339
Illinois$140k$133k5.1/10873
Minnesota$139k$127k5.2/10419
Texas$139k$143k5.2/101152
Wisconsin$139k$140k5.0/10478
Idaho$138k$136k5.1/10113
South Dakota$138k$156k5.0/10110
Louisiana$137k$151k4.7/10216
Utah$137k$132k5.8/10109
Nevada$137k$137k5.4/1085
Maryland$136k$122k5.3/10336
District of Columbia$135k$112k5.6/1032
Virginia$135k$126k5.5/10356
New Hampshire$135k$129k5.4/1086
Vermont$134k$125k5.9/1036
Kentucky$132k$141k5.2/1071
Delaware$132k$124k5.1/1077
South Carolina$132k$132k5.3/10442
Montana$132k$131k4.7/1040
Florida$131k$127k5.0/10733
North Dakota$131k$143k5.0/1029
Missouri$130k$137k5.4/10176
Hawaii$129k$105k5.2/1024
Oklahoma$128k$139k5.3/10209
Arkansas$128k$142k5.1/1045
Colorado$128k$118k5.3/10557
Tennessee$127k$138k4.8/10283
Ohio$127k$132k5.3/10447
Michigan$127k$126k5.4/10441
Pennsylvania$127k$126k4.8/101114
Kansas$126k$132k5.3/1089
Georgia$125k$123k4.8/10516
Alabama$125k$134k4.7/1084
Mississippi$124k$136k4.7/1066
Maine$124k$118k5.6/10133
Indiana$121k$126k5.5/10144
North Carolina$120k$122k5.2/10572
Nebraska$117k$124k5.3/1086
West Virginia$116k$124k4.7/10106
Iowa$116k$127k4.8/10168

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Medical Assistant Pay Rate: Salary, Outlook & Work-Life Balance

The market for medical assistant pay rate is robust, with 3,654+ verified openings available on WeekdayDoc. Compensation ranges from $90K to $212K depending on experience, specialty, and location. Popular specialties include Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Urgent Care.

Every listing is evaluated using WeekdayDoc's proprietary work-life balance scoring system. Medical Assistant Pay Rate on this page have an average score of 4.1/10. This data helps clinicians quickly identify positions that match their lifestyle priorities without reading through hundreds of job descriptions.

Leading employers currently hiring for medical assistant pay rate include Northwell, Centra Medical Group, RELIVE Health Brentwood, Epiphany Business Services, and more. New jobs are added daily as healthcare organizations expand their teams.

Among the top-rated employers hiring for medical assistant pay rate, Cyti Clinics (score: 96.3/100), Talkiatry (score: 95.8/100), Up Lift (score: 94.5/100) have earned WeekdayDoc's Top Employer designation based on our proprietary ranking system. This ranking evaluates burnout scores (40%), salary competitiveness (30%), and work-life balance features like no-call and remote options (30%). See the full rankings on our Top Employers page.

According to WeekdayDoc's Market Pulse — which tracks real-time compensation data from thousands of active job postings — the current median salary for medical assistant pay rate is $104K. This data is derived from 11,696+ job postings analyzed over the past 12 months — updated daily, unlike annual survey-based reports. Explore salary trends and burnout data on our Market Pulse dashboard.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do physician assistants earn?

Listed physician assistants on WeekdayDoc pay roughly $90K to $212K per year, with a median near $121K. Actual pay varies by specialty, setting, experience, and shift type — every listing shows its salary upfront.

Are there remote or hybrid physician assistants jobs available?

Some physician assistants roles offer remote or hybrid flexibility. You can filter for telehealth and work-from-home options, and every listing shows its remote status before you apply.

Which physician assistants jobs have the best work-life balance?

Every physician assistant role on WeekdayDoc is scored for burnout risk using call schedule, weekend and night requirements, and remote flexibility. You can sort by work-life-balance score to surface the lowest-burnout roles first.

Who is hiring physician assistants right now?

Employers currently hiring for physician assistant roles include Northwell, Centra Medical Group, RELIVE Health Brentwood, Epiphany Business Services, and others. WeekdayDoc aggregates verified openings from these and other organizations, refreshed daily.

How many medical assistant pay rate are available, and how often are they updated?

There are currently 3,654+ physician assistants positions listed, with new roles added daily as employers post them. Create a free account to compare salaries and work-life-balance scores side by side, then apply directly.

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