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Physician Assistants Salary in CA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Physician Assistants in CA have a median annual salary of $165,650, with 13,600 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $99,380 at the 10th percentile to $225,190 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$165,650

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$79.64

Employment

13,600

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$99,380
10th
$136,730
25th
$165,650
Median
$206,990
75th
$225,190
90th

Local compared with national

CA

$165,650

Median annual · 2025

United States

$135,880

Median annual · 2025

The CA median is 21.9% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $29,770).

Top skills

  1. 1.Reading ComprehensionImportance 4.1
  2. 2.Critical ThinkingImportance 4.1
  3. 3.Active ListeningImportance 4.0
  4. 4.WritingImportance 4.0
  5. 5.SpeakingImportance 4.0
  6. 6.Social PerceptivenessImportance 4.0
  7. 7.Service OrientationImportance 4.0
  8. 8.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 4.0
  9. 9.Active LearningImportance 3.9
  10. 10.MonitoringImportance 3.9
  11. 11.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.9
  12. 12.ScienceImportance 3.6

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Master's Degree
Experience
None
Job zone
5

Technology used

  • ChartWare EMR
  • eClinicalWorks EHR software
  • Electronic medical record EMR software
  • Epic Systems
  • Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS
  • Medical condition coding software
  • Medical procedure coding software
  • MEDITECH software
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft Word
  • Patient management software
  • Patient records software for personal digital assistants PDAs
  • Teleconferencing software

Common tasks

  • Make tentative diagnoses and decisions about management and treatment of patients.
  • Interpret diagnostic test results for deviations from normal.
  • Prescribe therapy or medication with physician approval.
  • Obtain, compile, and record patient medical data, including health history, progress notes, and results of physical examination.
  • Examine patients to obtain information about their physical condition.
  • Administer or order diagnostic tests, such as x-ray, electrocardiogram, and laboratory tests.
  • Instruct and counsel patients about prescribed therapeutic regimens, normal growth and development, family planning, emotional problems of daily living, and health maintenance.
  • Perform therapeutic procedures, such as injections, immunizations, suturing and wound care, and infection management.
  • Visit and observe patients on hospital rounds or house calls, updating charts, ordering therapy, and reporting back to physician.
  • Provide physicians with assistance during surgery or complicated medical procedures.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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