State comparison · 2025
Physician Assistants salary: South Dakota vs Washington
Physician Assistants in Washington earn a median of $164,360. In South Dakota, $133,200. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2.1% — not 19%.
Nominal pay gap
-19%
South Dakota vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-2.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
South Dakota
Physician Assistants
- Median
- $133,200
- p25
- $112,570
- p75
- $142,330
- p10
- $104,660
- p90
- $158,020
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.