SOC 29-1071 · Albany, OR metro

Physician Assistants Salary in Albany, OR

The average salary for physician assistants in Albany, Oregon is $142,360 a year ($68.44 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $142,220: half of the 30 people in this job in the Albany, OR metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($141,862).

$142,360average per year

$68.44 / hourMedian $142,220Take-home ≈ $96,671

  • $80K10th
  • $130K25th
  • $142KMedian
  • $166K75th
  • $173K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

30people in this job
+0%vs U.S. metro average
#8 of 8Oregon metros
102cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Physician Assistants pay range in Albany

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $79,830 a year or less, while the top 10% make $173,320 or more. The middle half of physician assistants in Albany earn between $130,400 and $166,030.

  • $80K10th
  • $130K25th
  • $142KMedian
  • $166K75th
  • $173K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$142,360$11,863$68.44
Median$142,220$11,852$68.38
Entry level (25th percentile)$130,400$10,867$62.69
Experienced (75th percentile)$166,030$13,836$79.82

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Physician Assistants salary after taxes in Albany

On the average salary of $142,360, a single filer in Albany takes home about $96,671 a year, or $8,056 a month and $3,718 every two weeks. Taxes take 32% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Portland-area Metro and Multnomah County taxes and the 0.1% statewide transit tax are not included.

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Is Albany a good place for physician assistants? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Albany area are 2% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 102.1), so the average $142,360 buys what about $139,432 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Albany ($49,700). A typical home costs $412,810, or 2.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Physician Assistants salary in other Oregon cities

Albany ranks 8th of 8 Oregon metro areas for this job; Grants Pass pays the most ($165,750).

All Physician Assistants salaries in Oregon

Highest-paying cities for physician assistants

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($207,660).

Physician Assistants salary by city

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Physician Assistants salary in Albany: questions

How much do physician assistants make an hour in Albany?

$68.44 an hour on average, and $68.38 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level physician assistants salary in Albany?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $79,830 a year and the 25th percentile is $130,400, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the physician assistants take-home pay in Albany?

About $96,671 a year ($8,056 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $142,360. Portland-area Metro and Multnomah County taxes and the 0.1% statewide transit tax are not included.

Do physician assistants earn more in Albany than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($141,862).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 29-1071; area Albany, OR (10540). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 6.0%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Portland-area Metro and Multnomah County taxes and the 0.1% statewide transit tax are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.65, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.65).

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