Physician Assistants pay range in Austin
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $111,830 a year or less, while the top 10% make $170,450 or more. The middle half of physician assistants in Austin earn between $130,130 and $157,840.
- $112K10th
- $130K25th
- $135KMedian
- $158K75th
- $170K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $141,290 | $11,774 | $67.93 |
| Median | $134,550 | $11,212 | $64.69 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $130,130 | $10,844 | $62.56 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $157,840 | $13,153 | $75.88 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Physician Assistants salary after taxes in Austin
On the average salary of $141,290, a single filer in Austin takes home about $107,838 a year, or $8,986 a month and $4,148 every two weeks. Taxes take 24% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
Is Austin a good place for physician assistants? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Austin area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.1), so the average $141,290 buys what about $144,076 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Austin ($56,950). A typical home costs $428,524, or 3.0 years of this average salary before tax.
Physician Assistants salary in other Texas cities
Austin ranks 3rd of 21 Texas metro areas for this job; Killeen pays the most ($144,350).
- Killeen$144,350
- San Antonio$144,100
- Austin$141,290
- Midland$139,330
- Dallas$136,770
- Houston$135,660
- Beaumont$135,490
- Corpus Christi$134,240
- McAllen$133,860
- Amarillo$133,780
Highest-paying cities for physician assistants
San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($207,660).
- San Jose, CA$207,660
- Salinas, CA$202,320
- San Francisco, CA$182,610
- Vallejo, CA$182,520
- Bakersfield, CA$177,840
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Physician Assistants salary in Austin: questions
How much do physician assistants make an hour in Austin?
$67.93 an hour on average, and $64.69 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level physician assistants salary in Austin?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $111,830 a year and the 25th percentile is $130,130, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the physician assistants take-home pay in Austin?
About $107,838 a year ($8,986 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $141,290. Texas has no state income tax.
Do physician assistants earn more in Austin 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 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX (12420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.8%.
- 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 no state income tax.
- Job concentration: location quotient 0.50, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.50).
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