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Physician Assistants Salary in Richmond, VA

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Physician Assistants in Richmond, VA is $126,810. BLS estimates approximately 620 people work in this occupation in Richmond, VA. Richmond, VA is 6.7% below the national median ($135,880).

Median salary
$126,810
Average salary
$127,600
Median hourly
$60.97
Employment
620

Salary Distribution

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

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$93,040$44.73
25th percentile$107,810$51.83
Median (50th)$126,810$60.97
75th percentile$143,750$69.11
90th percentile$171,850$82.62

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 4.3% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 12.6% — Reliable

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
0.942
Location quotient
0.9

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Richmond, VA’s regional price level is below the national average (index 97.858, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $129,586 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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