Physician Assistants Salary in Bellingham, WA

Physician Assistants pay range in Bellingham

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $113,020 a year or less, while the top 10% make $202,780 or more. The middle half of physician assistants in Bellingham earn between $140,830 and $169,680.

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

Physician Assistants salary after taxes in Bellingham

On the average salary of $155,990, a single filer in Bellingham takes home about $117,885 a year, or $9,824 a month and $4,534 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. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

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

Prices in the Bellingham area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.3), so the average $155,990 buys what about $150,957 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Bellingham ($57,820). A typical home costs $620,829, or 4.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Physician Assistants salary in other Washington cities

Bellingham ranks 5th of 9 Washington metro areas for this job; Seattle pays the most ($170,150).

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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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