Wages vary by specialty, such as surgery, emergency medicine, or family practice. They also vary by practice setting, area of the country, and the PA's experience. PAs in hospitals tend to earn higher wages than those who work in offices or clinics.
Physician assistants who work full time usually earn benefits. Benefits may include health insurance, sick leave, and paid vacation.
Physician assistants (SOC 29-1071)
| Location |
Pay Period | |
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| 25% |
Median |
75% |
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| Illinois | Hourly | $60.68 | $65.22 | $71.96 |
| Yearly | $126,217 | $135,644 | $149,676 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $68.82 | $69.17 | $78.62 |
| Yearly | $143,148 | $143,872 | $163,523 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $63.70 | $63.70 | $76.54 |
| Yearly | $132,496 | $132,496 | $159,209 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $60.68 | $64.69 | $70.38 |
| Yearly | $126,220 | $134,558 | $146,383 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $70.09 | $70.09 | $70.09 |
| Yearly | $145,778 | $145,778 | $145,778 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $55.06 | $61.23 | $69.90 |
| Yearly | $114,518 | $127,357 | $145,393 | |
| Du Page County | Hourly | $60.68 | $63.00 | $71.96 |
| Yearly | $126,219 | $131,028 | $149,675 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $55.89 | $68.03 | $71.94 |
| Yearly | $116,254 | $141,512 | $149,625 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $63.39 | $67.05 | $86.49 |
| Yearly | $131,853 | $139,455 | $179,886 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $58.13 | $65.76 | $71.96 |
| Yearly | $120,914 | $136,783 | $149,676 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $60.68 | $63.00 | $71.96 |
| Yearly | $126,220 | $131,028 | $149,676 | |
| Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area | Hourly | $63.88 | $70.23 | $76.97 |
| Yearly | $132,867 | $146,085 | $160,087 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $65.04 | $67.42 | $77.02 |
| Yearly | $135,278 | $140,232 | $160,191 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $61.02 | $66.99 | $76.28 |
| Yearly | $126,927 | $139,344 | $158,661 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $64.28 | $66.33 | $74.94 |
| Yearly | $133,707 | $137,968 | $155,868 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $67.18 | $69.77 | $71.14 |
| Yearly | $139,740 | $145,114 | $147,967 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $56.09 | $63.16 | $71.56 |
| Yearly | $116,653 | $131,377 | $148,846 | |
| Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $53.17 | $59.13 | $68.18 |
| Yearly | $110,589 | $122,985 | $141,803 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $61.12 | $67.51 | $74.10 |
| Yearly | $127,136 | $140,406 | $154,124 | |
| St Louis-Belleville Area | Hourly | $52.50 | $62.75 | $75.59 |
| Yearly | $109,196 | $130,510 | $157,216 | |
| Vermilion County | Hourly | $63.08 | $75.37 | $86.70 |
| Yearly | $131,209 | $156,779 | $180,338 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $59.23 | $63.00 | $70.54 |
| Yearly | $123,202 | $131,028 | $146,732 | |
| United States | Hourly | $58.02 | $65.33 | $78.84 |
| Yearly | $120,670 | $135,880 | $163,980 | |