SOC 29-1071 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Physician Assistants make in Grants Pass, OR?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Physician Assistants in Grants Pass, OR is $152,350. The 10th percentile is $127,870 and the 90th percentile is $190,240. Employment is 30.

Median annual wage

$152,350

10th percentile
$127,870
25th percentile
$128,070
Median
$152,350
75th percentile
$168,750
90th percentile
$190,240
Mean
$165,750

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Physician Assistants, the published 10th percentile is $127,870 and the 90th percentile is $190,240. The difference is $62,370, which is 40.9% 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 $128,070 to the 75th at $168,750, covers $40,680.

The mean annual wage is $165,750, which sits above the median of $152,350. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Grants Pass, OR median is 12.1% higher than the national median of $135,880 for Physician Assistants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $155,841, which is 14.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.2% lower than the Oregon median of $155,780.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Grants Pass, OR is 97.760, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $152,350 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Physician Assistants at $155,841 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Physician Assistants. Grants Pass, OR ranks 2nd of 8 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).).

  • Medford, OR is 46 miles away, with a median of $155,110 and employment of 210. That median is 1.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $152,919, against $155,841 here.
  • Eugene-Springfield, OR is 112 miles away, with a median of $145,030 and employment of 240. That median is 4.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $142,791, against $155,841 here.
  • Redding, CA is 137 miles away, with a median of $150,010 and employment of 70. That median is 1.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $148,991, against $155,841 here.

Employment share

Physician Assistants accounts for 0.10% of wage-and-salary employment in Grants Pass, OR (30 of 30,540). Nationally the occupation is 0.10% of employment (162,150 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.94 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Grants Pass, OR · Physician Assistants by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Physician Assistants make in Grants Pass, OR?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Physician Assistants in Grants Pass, OR is $152,350. The 10th percentile is $127,870 and the 90th percentile is $190,240. Employment is 30.

How does that compare with the national median for Physician Assistants?

The local median is 12.1% higher than the national median of $135,880.

What is Physician Assistants pay in Grants Pass, OR after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Grants Pass, OR is 97.760, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $152,350 is $155,841. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Grants Pass, OR compare with nearby metros for Physician Assistants?

Medford, OR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 46 miles away, at $155,110. Grants Pass, OR ranks 2nd of 8 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.