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What physician assistants make
Median
$135,880
Bottom tenth
$99,380
Top tenth
$190,280
The national median is $135,880 a year, and the bottom tenth start near $99,380. The federal wage survey has its own line for this job, so these are not borrowed from a broader group. Surgery, emergency medicine and dermatology sit above the middle. Primary care and pediatrics sit below it.