Physician Assistants in Minnesota

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

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

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

How Many Physician Assistants Work in Minnesota?

1,980 people worked as Physician Assistants in 2018 in this state.

There were 2,100 Physician Assistants employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 120 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for Minnesota

Jobs for Physician Assistants in this state are growing at a rate of 31.0% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 37.4%.

Minnesota Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 180 annual job openings, and a total of 2,580 jobs for Minnesota Physician Assistants in 2026.

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

What do Physician Assistants Make in Minnesota?

In 2018 wages for Physician Assistants ranged from $85,890 to $152,260 with $115,200 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $41.29 to $73.2. The median hourly rate was $55.39.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $53.62 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $1.77.

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

Top Minnesota 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
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	1,110	$114,370
Duluth, MN-WI	190	$115,290
Fargo, ND-MN	100	$107,810
Mankato-North Mankato, MN	90	$110,470
St. Cloud, MN	50	$116,210

Top States for Physician Assistants Employment

The table below shows the states 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.