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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