Arizona compensation

Physician Assistant salary in Arizona

What physician assistant pay in Arizona looks like before and after tax, and what it's worth once local prices are accounted for.

Annual mean

$140,850

-0.3% vs national mean

Est. take-home

$103,878

After federal + FICA + state tax

Adjusted for prices

$103,156

Price level 100.7 (US=100)

On adjusted take-home, Arizona ranks #24 of 51 states for physician assistant. See the full ranking →

Nearby states

StateAnnual meanAdjusted
California$169,110$103,509
Colorado$139,580$97,647
Nevada$135,790$103,565
New Mexico$134,670$105,725
Utah$132,530$96,367

Wage: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — “Physician Assistants” (May 2025). Take-home is an estimate for a single filer taking the standard deduction (federal + FICA + state income tax, wages only; state brackets from Tax Foundation) — not tax advice. Price level: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities (2024), US average = 100. Wages cover all employment settings and exclude many self-employed/partnership physicians; individual offers vary widely. VitalPost shows sourced public data for context only.

Physician Assistant Salary in Arizona — VitalPost