State comparison · 2025
Physician Assistants salary: Louisiana vs Washington
Physician Assistants in Washington earn a median of $164,360. In Louisiana, $128,870. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.9% — not 21.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-21.6%
Louisiana vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-4.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Louisiana
Physician Assistants
- Median
- $128,870
- p25
- $117,130
- p75
- $144,100
- p10
- $100,920
- p90
- $162,200
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.