Texas compensation

Physician Assistant salary in Texas

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

Annual mean

$135,850

-3.8% vs national mean

Est. take-home

$103,606

No state income tax

Adjusted for prices

$106,700

Price level 97.1 (US=100)

On adjusted take-home, Texas ranks #14 of 51 states for physician assistant. See the full ranking →

Nearby states

StateAnnual meanAdjusted
Arkansas$118,430$100,415
Louisiana$130,290$109,153
New Mexico$134,670$105,725
Oklahoma$138,700$113,276

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 Texas — VitalPost