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This question is about physician assistant jobs.
Yes, you can make $100,000 per year as a physician assistant. The chances of earning over $100k for a physician assistant are actually pretty good because the highest-paid physician assistant positions typically pay at least $219,000 per year. The average annual salary is $130,021 for physician assistant jobs. For example, physician assistants in Vermont whose salaries are in the 90th percentile earn an average salary of $246,000.
The following table shows how much the 90th percentile physician assistant earns in each state. Zippia used data from the BLS, public records, and job postings to create these estimates.
| State | 90th Percentile Salary |
| Vermont | $246,000 |
| Massachusetts | $243,000 |
| Hawaii | $240,000 |
| New York | $233,000 |
| Connecticut | $231,000 |
| District of Columbia | $227,000 |
| New Jersey | $224,000 |
| New Hampshire | $217,000 |
| Maine | $215,000 |
| Ohio | $215,000 |
| West Virginia | $214,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $212,000 |
| Kentucky | $206,000 |
| California | $205,000 |
| Maryland | $204,000 |
| Delaware | $201,000 |
| Illinois | $201,000 |
| Michigan | $198,000 |
| Rhode Island | $194,000 |
| Arkansas | $194,000 |
| Wisconsin | $193,000 |
| Virginia | $192,000 |
| North Carolina | $184,000 |
| Indiana | $183,000 |
| Minnesota | $181,000 |
| Tennessee | $181,000 |
| Mississippi | $180,000 |
| Nevada | $179,000 |
| Arizona | $177,000 |
| Texas | $177,000 |
| Georgia | $175,000 |
| Florida | $172,000 |
| Louisiana | $166,000 |
| Alaska | $164,000 |
| South Carolina | $164,000 |
| Oregon | $161,000 |
| Iowa | $157,000 |
| Missouri | $157,000 |
| Washington | $156,000 |
| Alabama | $156,000 |
| New Mexico | $152,000 |
| Oklahoma | $145,000 |
| Kansas | $135,000 |
| Utah | $124,000 |
| Nebraska | $120,000 |
| Colorado | $110,000 |
| South Dakota | $106,000 |
| Idaho | $102,000 |
| Wyoming | $101,000 |
| North Dakota | $100,000 |
| Montana | $100,000 |

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