In addition to ranking party colleges, US News and World Report recently reported that “the U.S. is currently facing a shortage of healthcare professionals and physician assistants.” The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects this means that the profession will grow, which is good news for hopeful PAs around the country looking for work. 33,300 new jobs for physician assistants are expected to be created by 2022, so there’s still time for you to sign up for Picmonic for PAs to help you ace the PANCE and get ready for your first day of work. With roughly $96,000 per year as the national salary average for PAs ($62k is reported as the low), we decided to see what PA salaries really are around the country. Fo’get Aboudit Surprisingly, Tony Soprano’s home state is ranked #1 for average PA salaries by The Physician Assistant Life blog. In 2015 the state average was $111,075. Not too shabby. The blog also points out, however, that you will have to overlook that the state is number one in a lot of other areas, too. Mainly crime. (Though we’re sure it has many other fine qualities.) California Here We Come Who says you have to be an actor to make the big bucks in The Golden State? The average yearly paycheck for a PA is $96,593 according to payscale.com. Not a fan of beaches? California’s neighbor, Arizona, has cheaper cost of living and it shows in the pay scale; PAs in the Grand Canyon State earn an average of $83k…
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