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Salary data · North Carolina

physician assistant salary in North Carolina

physician assistants in North Carolina earn a mean of $130,030 a year and a median of $129,360. That ranks 41st of the 51 states with a published estimate.

$130,030

Mean annual wage

about $63 an hour

$129,360

Median annual wage

41st of 51

State rank

by mean wage

7,490

PAs employed

BLS estimate

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates. These are estimates for physician assistants already employed in North Carolina, 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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