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Physician assistant salary in California

Open physician assistant jobs in California post a median of $96.50 an hour, the middle half $91–$103 (about $200,700 a year full time), $20.50 above the national posted median. From 44 jobs at 15 employers that state their pay.

$96.50
Median posted /hr
$91–$103
Middle half /hr
$200,700
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$79.64
BLS median in CA
May 2025

The jobs themselves: Physician assistant jobs in California · Physician assistant pay nationwide

What physician assistants are paid in California

Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint).

Posted hourly rates of 44 open jobs in California. Lowest posted $59.10, highest $149.39.

Posted on open jobs in California

$91–$103/hr

Middle half of 24 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $96.50. 44% of the 101 open physician assistant jobs in California state an hourly rate.

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Physician assistant pay by town in California

Towns where at least three open jobs state an hourly rate, the towns with the most such jobs first.

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Roseville$107.75$99.92–$116.926 (1)
Sacramento$107.75$99.92–$116.924 (1)
Los Angeles$101.75$77.62–$126.184 (1)
Visalia$91.50$72.90–$110.394 (1)
San Francisco$105.75$59.10–$121.363 (3)
La Mesa$93.75$77.91–$110.583 (1)

Median of employers' rates in the town, the lowest and highest rate posted, and the jobs and employers behind them. A town opens its own job page.

Physician assistant pay by employer in California

What each employer posts for physician assistants here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Kaiser Permanente$113.50$72.30–$116.9214
Cedars-Sinai$101$74–$126.186
MarinHealth$100.75$85.95–$108.454
Kaweah Health$91.25$72.90–$110.394
Sharp HealthCare$89.25$77.91–$110.583
Sutter Health$109.50$89.07–$133.462
Stanford Health Care$106.50$91.68–$121.482
Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura$96$82.27–$109.692
John Muir Health$124.50$99.60–$149.391
UCSF Health$105.75$90.17–$121.361
MemorialCare$95$77.46–$112.321
Eisenhower Health$92.75$73.63–$111.851
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital$89.75$71.80–$107.701
Emergency Physicians Urgent Care$85$851
One Medical$62.25$59.10–$65.501

Median of each employer's jobs in California (a range at its midpoint), and its lowest and highest rate here. An employer's name opens its pay for physician assistants nationwide when it has such a page.

Jobs that state a yearly salary

Measured on their own, never converted to hourly.

24 open jobs in California state a yearly salary: a median of $190,400, the middle half $137,500 to $213,200.

Best-paid open physician assistant jobs in California

The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.

What BLS measures in California

What people employed in the occupation earned in the state, at every level of experience, from the BLS survey. A posting advertises what a new hire is offered.

Hourly wages, BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, California. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Physician Assistants (29-1071)$47.78 (source: BLS OEWS, Physician Assistants, opens in a new tab)$65.73 (source: BLS OEWS, Physician Assistants, opens in a new tab)$79.64 (source: BLS OEWS, Physician Assistants, opens in a new tab)$99.52 (source: BLS OEWS, Physician Assistants, opens in a new tab)$108.27 (source: BLS OEWS, Physician Assistants, opens in a new tab)13,600 (source: BLS OEWS, Physician Assistants, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Physician assistant salary in California: common questions

How much does a physician assistant make in California?

Open physician assistant jobs in California that state an hourly rate post a median of $96.50, the middle half $91–$103 (44 jobs from 15 employers). Full time that is about $200,700 a year. BLS measured a median of $79.64/hr ($165,650 a year) for people employed in the occupation in California (May 2025).

Where in California do physician assistants earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Roseville ($107.75), Sacramento ($107.75), Los Angeles ($101.75) and Visalia ($91.50). The town table lists 6.

Which employers in California pay physician assistants the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Kaiser Permanente ($113.50), Cedars-Sinai ($101) and MarinHealth ($100.75).

How does California compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in California ($96.50) is $20.50 above the national posted median of $76. In the BLS survey California ranks 2 of 51 by median wage.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 44 of 101 open physician assistant jobs in California (44%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Physician assistant pay in other states

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Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used, a range at its midpoint. In the state's median and middle half each employer's advertised range counts once, so an employer posting one range in many towns does not set the figure; a town's median follows the same rule. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates far from the occupation's median are left out. A state has a page while at least 8 jobs from 3 employers state a rate there. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours. BLS figures are as published.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Physician Assistants (SOC 29-1071), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Physician Assistants, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Physician Assistants by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Physician assistant salary in California. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/physician-assistant/california

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