Optum physician assistant salary

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Average Optum physician assistant salary

$110,075yearly

$57.12 hourly rate

Entry-level Optum physician assistant salary

$62,000 yearly

Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Optum pay physician assistants?

The average salary for Optum physician assistants is $110,075 per year. Optum physician assistant salaries range between $62,000 to $194,000 per year. Optum physician assistants earn 7% less than the national average salary for physician assistants of $118,812.

Location impacts how much a physician assistant at Optum can expect to make. Physician assistants at Optum make the most in Boston, MA, Winooski, VT, and Hartford, CT.

How much does Optum pay physician assistants by location?

Optum pays physician assistants the most in Boston, MA, Winooski, VT, and Hartford, CT. Additionally, cities like New York and Ridgefield also report highly competitive salaries for physician assistants at Optum.

Physician assistant Optum salary by location

Rank	City	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
1	Boston, MA	$165,131	$79.39
2	Winooski, VT	$165,110	$79.38
3	Hartford, CT	$150,159	$72.19
4	New York, NY	$144,587	$69.51
5	Ridgefield, NJ	$142,640	$68.58
6	Washington, DC	$132,205	$63.56
7	Horsham, PA	$124,356	$59.79
8	Columbia, MD	$116,764	$56.14
9	Herndon, VA	$104,463	$50.22
10	Eden Prairie, MN	$100,847	$48.48

Highest-paid Optum physician assistants by job level

Rank	Job title	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Pain Management Physician	$240,383	$116	-
2	Obstetrics Gynecology Physician	$239,210	$115	14
3	Physician Extender	$232,514	$112	-
4	General Surgery Physician Assistant	$216,559	$104	-
5	Orthopaedic Physician Assistant	$184,021	$88	-
6	Senior Physician	$168,969	$81	-
7	Pediatric Physician Assistant	$155,816	$75	3
8	Emergency Medicine, Physician Assistant	$145,534	$70	2
9	Surgical Physician Assistant	$142,867	$69	-
10	Clinical Physician Assistant	$135,624	$65	4

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Recent salaries for physician assistants at optum

Job	Location	Date added	Salary
Per Diem Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant	New York, NY	04/24/2025	$88,301
Endocrinology Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant	Brick, NJ	04/24/2025	$104,500
Physician Assistant-Comprehensive Pain Center	Everett, WA	04/22/2025	$88,000
Traveler Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant-SR Community Care-or and WA	Seattle, WA	02/25/2025	$88,000
Ob/Gyn Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner-Reliant Medical Group-	Worcester, MA	02/24/2025	$104,500

Physician assistant salary at Optum competitors

Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Helios	$126,568	$61	-
2	Aegis Limited	$124,902	$60	-
3	The Connection	$121,591	$58	3
4	OceanX	$120,063	$58	-
5	Aegis Communications Group Inc	$119,495	$57	-
6	C3 Connect	$116,377	$56	-
7	ICT Consultants	$115,194	$55	-
8	Accretive Commerce	$114,493	$55	-
9	Datatrac	$114,419	$55	-
10	StarTek	$114,165	$55	-
11	Expert Global Solutions LLC	$112,519	$54	-
12	Intuition	$112,343	$54	-
13	TruBridge	$112,233	$54	-
14	Automated Health Systems	$111,591	$54	-
15	Goold Health Systems, An Emdeon Company	$111,115	$53	-
16	ProCare Rx	$111,052	$53	-
17	Palmetto GBA	$110,344	$53	-
18	InspiriTec	$109,964	$53	-
19	Member Solutions	$106,188	$51	-
20	Tax Products Group	$100,885	$49	-

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