How much do Physician Assistants make in Reading, PA?

Percentile spread

For Physician Assistants, the published 10th percentile is $104,230 and the 90th percentile is $158,790. The difference is $54,560, which is 41.9% 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 $120,530 to the 75th at $148,960, covers $28,430.

The mean annual wage is $131,290, which sits above the median of $130,160. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Reading, PA median is 4.2% lower than the national median of $135,880 for Physician Assistants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $134,103, which is 1.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.4% higher than the Pennsylvania median of $127,070.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Reading, PA is 97.060, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $130,160 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Physician Assistants at $134,103 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

35 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Physician Assistants. Reading, PA ranks 23rd of 36 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).).

• Lebanon, PA is 28 miles away, with a median of $137,770 and employment of 90. That median is 5.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $147,800, against $134,103 here.
• Lancaster, PA is 31 miles away, with a median of $124,070 and employment of 340. That median is 4.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $126,271, against $134,103 here.
• Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ is 38 miles away, with a median of $129,680 and employment of 560. That median is 0.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $129,722, against $134,103 here.

Employment share

Physician Assistants accounts for 0.11% of wage-and-salary employment in Reading, PA (190 of 174,670). Nationally the occupation is 0.10% of employment (162,150 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.04 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.