State comparison · 2025
Physician Assistants salary: Washington vs West Virginia
Physician Assistants in Washington earn a median of $164,360. In West Virginia, $128,610. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.9% — not 27.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+27.8%
Washington vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+6.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
West Virginia
Physician Assistants
- Median
- $128,610
- p25
- $108,960
- p75
- $148,160
- p10
- $98,200
- p90
- $160,890
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.