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42.0% Jobs Projection
$93,010 Median Salary
170 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Physician Assistants Work in Tennessee?

In Tennessee, there were 2,010 people working as Physician Assistants in the year 2018.

There were 1,610 Physician Assistants employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 400 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Tennessee

Jobs for Physician Assistants in this state are growing at a rate of 42.0% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 37.4%.

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Tennessee Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 170 annual job openings, and a total of 2,230 jobs for Tennessee 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 Tennessee?

In 2018 wages for Physician Assistants ranged from $35,710 to $126,500 with $93,010 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $17.17 to $60.82. The median hourly rate was $44.72.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $42.76 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $1.96.

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

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Top Tennessee 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
Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN 830 $89,630
Knoxville, TN 210 $105,910
Chattanooga, TN-GA 190 $104,310
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 170 $89,110
Johnson City, TN 110 $99,720
Clarksville, TN-KY 90 $102,870
Jackson, TN 70 $89,120
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 70 $85,830

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

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