How much do Physician Assistants make in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD?

Percentile spread

For Physician Assistants, the published 10th percentile is $110,190 and the 90th percentile is $172,540. The difference is $62,350, which is 44.9% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $130,460 to the 75th at $160,090, covers $29,630.

The mean annual wage is $140,180, which sits above the median of $138,790. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD median is 2.1% higher than the national median of $135,880 for Physician Assistants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $132,830, which is 2.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.9% higher than the Maryland median of $137,560.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is 104.487, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $138,790 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Physician Assistants at $132,830 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

33 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Physician Assistants. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD ranks 7th of 34 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• York-Hanover, PA is 44 miles away, with a median of $126,530 and employment of 290. That median is 8.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $131,802, against $132,830 here.
• Gettysburg, PA is 53 miles away, with a median of $124,520 and employment of 30. That median is 10.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $130,553, against $132,830 here.
• Lancaster, PA is 53 miles away, with a median of $124,070 and employment of 340. That median is 10.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $126,271, against $132,830 here.

Employment share

Physician Assistants accounts for 0.12% of wage-and-salary employment in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD (1,660 of 1,356,680). Nationally the occupation is 0.10% of employment (162,150 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.17 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.