How much do Physician Assistants make in Saginaw, MI?

Percentile spread

For Physician Assistants, the published 10th percentile is $104,060 and the 90th percentile is $174,660. The difference is $70,600, which is 54.2% 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 $116,770 to the 75th at $140,540, covers $23,770.

The mean annual wage is $135,640, which sits above the median of $130,270. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Saginaw, MI median is 4.1% lower than the national median of $135,880 for Physician Assistants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $143,326, which is 5.5% 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 Michigan median of $131,510.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Saginaw, MI is 90.891, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $130,270 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Physician Assistants at $143,326 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

21 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Physician Assistants. Saginaw, MI ranks 14th of 22 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).).

• Midland, MI is 27 miles away, with a median of $129,860 and employment of 110. That median is 0.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $141,273, against $143,326 here.
• Flint, MI is 28 miles away, with a median of $125,190 and employment of 280. That median is 3.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $134,564, against $143,326 here.
• Lansing-East Lansing, MI is 51 miles away, with a median of $128,230 and employment of 260. That median is 1.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $134,992, against $143,326 here.

Employment share

Physician Assistants accounts for 0.15% of wage-and-salary employment in Saginaw, MI (120 of 80,000). Nationally the occupation is 0.10% of employment (162,150 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.44 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.