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Physician Assistants Salary in Fayetteville, NC

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Physician Assistants in Fayetteville, NC is $134,300. BLS estimates approximately 220 people work in this occupation in Fayetteville, NC. Fayetteville, NC is 1.2% below the national median ($135,880).

Median salary
$134,300
Average salary
$138,410
Median hourly
$64.57
Employment
220

Salary Distribution

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

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$103,930$49.97
25th percentile$121,580$58.45
Median (50th)$134,300$64.57
75th percentile$149,410$71.83
90th percentile$195,660$94.07

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 14.6% — Reliable

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
1.698
Location quotient
1.63

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Fayetteville, NC’s regional price level is below the national average (index 91.978, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $146,013 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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