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Physician Assistants Salary in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Physician Assistants in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is $134,900. BLS estimates approximately 3,230 people work in this occupation in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 0.7% below the national median ($135,880).

Median salary
$134,900
Average salary
$136,770
Median hourly
$64.86
Employment
3,230

Salary Distribution

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

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$96,770$46.52
25th percentile$128,190$61.63
Median (50th)$134,900$64.86
75th percentile$156,000$75.00
90th percentile$171,660$82.53

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 1.4% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 12.5% — Reliable

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
0.798
Location quotient
0.77

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX’s regional price level is above the national average (index 103.09, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $130,857 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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