How much do Physician Assistants make in Waco, TX?

Percentile spread

For Physician Assistants, the published 10th percentile is $99,010 and the 90th percentile is $161,470. The difference is $62,460, which is 47.7% 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 $119,300 to the 75th at $139,270, covers $19,970.

The mean annual wage is $127,630, which sits below the median of $131,000. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Waco, TX median is 3.6% lower than the national median of $135,880 for Physician Assistants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $141,545, which is 4.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.6% lower than the Texas median of $134,550.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Waco, TX is 92.550, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $131,000 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Physician Assistants at $141,545 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Physician Assistants. Waco, TX ranks 7th of 10 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).).

• Killeen-Temple, TX is 40 miles away, with a median of $140,200 and employment of 350. That median is 7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $153,843, against $141,545 here.
• Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 89 miles away, with a median of $134,900 and employment of 3,230. That median is 3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $130,857, against $141,545 here.
• Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 95 miles away, with a median of $134,550 and employment of 680. That median is 2.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $137,204, against $141,545 here.

Employment share

Physician Assistants accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Waco, TX (90 of 129,860). Nationally the occupation is 0.10% of employment (162,150 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.66 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.