Physician Assistants in Alaska

Is Alaska a good place for you to work as a Physician Assistant?

You’re in luck! Jobs for Physician Assistants in Alaska are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

• Projected employment for Physician Assistants in Alaska is growing faster than average.

• Physician Assistants in Alaska earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Physician Assistants Work in Alaska?

In Alaska, there were 520 people working as Physician Assistants in the year 2018.

There were 510 Physician Assistants employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 10 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 1,190 Physician Assistants working in it, which means Alaska has fewer Physician Assistants than average.

Job Projections for Alaska

Jobs for Physician Assistants in this state are growing at a rate of 21.4% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 37.4%.

Alaska Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 30 annual job openings, and 510 total jobs in 2026 for Physician Assistants in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 10,600 annual jobs and 145,900 total jobs in 2026.

What do Physician Assistants Make in Alaska?

In 2018 wages for Physician Assistants ranged from $83,400 to $165,440 with $120,990 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $40.1 to $79.54. The median hourly rate was $58.17.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $56.71 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $1.46.

The median salary in Alaska is higher than the nationwide median salary.

Top Alaska Metros for Physician Assistants

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Physician Assistants.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Anchorage, AK	340	$120,840
Fairbanks, AK	50	$119,920

Top States for Physician Assistants Employment

View the list below to see where most Physician Assistants work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
New York	12,060	$117,060
California	10,520	$118,500
Texas	7,930	$110,080
Pennsylvania	6,650	$97,720
Florida	6,040	$104,420
North Carolina	5,010	$102,180
Michigan	4,490	$108,200
Ohio	4,430	$105,940
Massachusetts	3,720	$110,110
Georgia	3,470	$104,460
Colorado	3,190	$103,070
Maryland	3,040	$106,940
New Jersey	2,810	$120,700
Illinois	2,670	$105,660
Virginia	2,510	$99,980
Washington	2,470	$122,710
Connecticut	2,300	$126,320
Arizona	2,100	$105,120
Wisconsin	2,020	$111,890
Tennessee	2,010	$93,010

Below are the states where Physician Assistants get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Connecticut	$126,320
Washington	$122,710
Alaska	$120,990
New Jersey	$120,700
Nevada	$119,570
California	$118,500
Wyoming	$118,090
New York	$117,060
Hawaii	$116,230
District of Columbia	$115,460

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.