State comparison · 2025
Physician Assistants salary: North Dakota vs Washington
Physician Assistants in Washington earn a median of $164,360. In North Dakota, $133,450. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2.4% — not 18.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-18.8%
North Dakota vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-2.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Dakota
Physician Assistants
- Median
- $133,450
- p25
- $107,030
- p75
- $155,010
- p10
- $77,300
- p90
- $173,860
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.