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Physician Assistants Salary in Goldsboro, NC

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Physician Assistants in Goldsboro, NC is $128,370. BLS estimates approximately 60 people work in this occupation in Goldsboro, NC. Goldsboro, NC is 5.5% below the national median ($135,880).

Median salary
$128,370
Average salary
$128,890
Median hourly
$61.72
Employment
60

Salary Distribution

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

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$97,500$46.87
25th percentile$115,220$55.40
Median (50th)$128,370$61.72
75th percentile$129,840$62.43
90th percentile$189,990$91.34

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 4.2% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 27.1% — Low reliability

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
1.456
Location quotient
1.4

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Goldsboro, NC’s regional price level is below the national average (index 88.462, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $145,113 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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