Salary data · California
physician assistant salary in California
physician assistants in California earn a mean of $169,110 a year and a median of $165,650. That ranks 1st of the 51 states with a published estimate.
$169,110
Mean annual wage
about $81 an hour
$165,650
Median annual wage
1st of 51
State rank
by mean wage
13,600
PAs employed
BLS estimate
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates. These are estimates for physician assistants already employed in California, not offers; the hourly figure divides the annual mean by 2,080 hours. Setting, specialty and caseload move an individual offer well above or below them. Updated October 22, 2026.
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