SOC 29-1071 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025
How much do Physician Assistants make in Wheeling, WV-OH?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Physician Assistants in Wheeling, WV-OH is $126,770. The 10th percentile is $97,240 and the 90th percentile is $161,480. Employment is 50.
Median annual wage
$126,770
- 10th percentile
- $97,240
- 25th percentile
- $110,370
- Median
- $126,770
- 75th percentile
- $140,600
- 90th percentile
- $161,480
- Mean
- $124,300
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Physician Assistants, the published 10th percentile is $97,240 and the 90th percentile is $161,480. The difference is $64,240, which is 50.7% 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 $110,370 to the 75th at $140,600, covers $30,230.
The mean annual wage is $124,300, which sits below the median of $126,770. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Wheeling, WV-OH median is 6.7% lower than the national median of $135,880 for Physician Assistants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $143,530, which is 5.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 1.4% lower than the West Virginia median of $128,610.
Wheeling, WV-OH covers more than one state. The state comparison uses West Virginia, the primary state on the BLS area record.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wheeling, WV-OH is 88.323, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $126,770 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Physician Assistants at $143,530 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
31 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Physician Assistants. Wheeling, WV-OH ranks 15th of 32 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).).
- Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH is 30 miles away, with a median of $119,070 and employment of 50. That median is 6.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $133,750, against $143,530 here.
- Canton-Massillon, OH is 55 miles away, with a median of $126,290 and employment of 130. That median is 0.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $141,255, against $143,530 here.
- Pittsburgh, PA is 62 miles away, with a median of $125,230 and employment of 2,560. That median is 1.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $132,279, against $143,530 here.
Employment share
Physician Assistants accounts for 0.09% of wage-and-salary employment in Wheeling, WV-OH (50 of 58,130). Nationally the occupation is 0.10% of employment (162,150 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.82 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 Wheeling, WV-OH · 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 Wheeling, WV-OH?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Physician Assistants in Wheeling, WV-OH is $126,770. The 10th percentile is $97,240 and the 90th percentile is $161,480. Employment is 50.
How does that compare with the national median for Physician Assistants?
The local median is 6.7% lower than the national median of $135,880.
What is Physician Assistants pay in Wheeling, WV-OH after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wheeling, WV-OH is 88.323, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $126,770 is $143,530. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Wheeling, WV-OH compare with nearby metros for Physician Assistants?
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 30 miles away, at $119,070. Wheeling, WV-OH ranks 15th of 32 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.