State comparison · 2025
Physician Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Washington
Physician Assistants in Washington earn a median of $164,360. In District of Columbia, $135,140. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.9% — not 17.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-17.8%
District of Columbia vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-19.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Physician Assistants
- Median
- $135,140
- p25
- $127,990
- p75
- $165,890
- p10
- $84,520
- p90
- $213,560
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
Washington
Physician Assistants
- Median
- $164,360
- p25
- $138,050
- p75
- $177,930
- p10
- $125,580
- p90
- $218,150
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +100%
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.