How much do Physician Assistants make in Merced, CA?

Percentile spread

For Physician Assistants, the published 10th percentile is $86,070 and the 90th percentile is $199,140. The difference is $113,070, which is 68.9% 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 $120,320 to the 75th at $173,880, covers $53,560.

The mean annual wage is $148,620, which sits below the median of $164,080. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Merced, CA median is 20.8% higher than the national median of $135,880 for Physician Assistants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $166,960, which is 22.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.9% lower than the California median of $165,650.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Merced, CA is 98.275, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $164,080 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Physician Assistants at $166,960 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

19 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Physician Assistants. Merced, CA ranks 12th of 20 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).).

• Modesto, CA is 30 miles away, with a median of $165,730 and employment of 210. That median is 1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $159,190, against $166,960 here.
• San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is 41 miles away, with a median of $223,640 and employment of 1,030. That median is 36.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $202,530, against $166,960 here.
• Stockton-Lodi, CA is 59 miles away, with a median of $162,110 and employment of 150. That median is 1.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $154,260, against $166,960 here.

Employment share

Physician Assistants accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Merced, CA (50 of 79,510). Nationally the occupation is 0.10% of employment (162,150 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.60 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.