State comparison · 2025
Physician Assistants salary: South Carolina vs Washington
Physician Assistants in Washington earn a median of $164,360. In South Carolina, $122,490. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.9% — not 25.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-25.5%
South Carolina vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-14.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
South Carolina
Physician Assistants
- Median
- $122,490
- p25
- $105,560
- p75
- $134,100
- p10
- $77,620
- p90
- $158,860
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.