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Physician Assistants Salary in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Physician Assistants in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is $133,140. BLS estimates approximately 1,680 people work in this occupation in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 2.0% below the national median ($135,880).

Median salary
$133,140
Average salary
$131,190
Median hourly
$64.01
Employment
1,680

Salary Distribution

Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$99,610$47.89
25th percentile$108,670$52.25
Median (50th)$133,140$64.01
75th percentile$141,240$67.91
90th percentile$169,220$81.35

Data Reliability

BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.

Wage estimate
RSE 2.1% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 7.9% — Reliable

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
1.237
Location quotient
1.19

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC’s regional price level is below the national average (index 97.348, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $136,767 at the national price level.

This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.

Sources

Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)May 2025 (release 25).

Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.

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