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26.3% Jobs Projection
$90,440 Median Salary
50 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Physician Assistants in Louisiana are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Physician Assistants in Louisiana is growing faster than average.

  • Physician Assistants in Louisiana earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Physician Assistants Work in Louisiana?

1,060 people worked as Physician Assistants in 2018 in this state.

There were 910 Physician Assistants employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 150 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 1,190 Physician Assistants working in it, which means Louisiana has fewer Physician Assistants than average.

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Job Projections for Louisiana

Jobs for Physician Assistants in this state are growing at a rate of 26.3% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 37.4%.

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Louisiana Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 50 annual job openings, and a total of 720 jobs for Louisiana Physician Assistants in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 10,600 annual jobs and 145,900 total jobs in 2026.

What do Physician Assistants Make in Louisiana?

In 2018 wages for Physician Assistants ranged from $40,900 to $126,440 with $90,440 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $19.66 to $60.79. The median hourly rate was $43.48.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $43.26 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.22.

The median salary in Louisiana is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Louisiana Metros for Physician Assistants

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Physician Assistants.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
New Orleans-Metairie, LA 290 $95,520
Baton Rouge, LA 260 $84,770
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 160 $96,230
Lafayette, LA 80 $62,370
Houma-Thibodaux, LA 40 $78,710

Top States for Physician Assistants Employment

View the list below to see where most Physician Assistants work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
New York 12,060 $117,060
California 10,520 $118,500
Texas 7,930 $110,080
Pennsylvania 6,650 $97,720
Florida 6,040 $104,420
North Carolina 5,010 $102,180
Michigan 4,490 $108,200
Ohio 4,430 $105,940
Massachusetts 3,720 $110,110
Georgia 3,470 $104,460
Colorado 3,190 $103,070
Maryland 3,040 $106,940
New Jersey 2,810 $120,700
Illinois 2,670 $105,660
Virginia 2,510 $99,980
Washington 2,470 $122,710
Connecticut 2,300 $126,320
Arizona 2,100 $105,120
Wisconsin 2,020 $111,890
Tennessee 2,010 $93,010

Below are the states where Physician Assistants get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Connecticut $126,320
Washington $122,710
Alaska $120,990
New Jersey $120,700
Nevada $119,570
California $118,500
Wyoming $118,090
New York $117,060
Hawaii $116,230
District of Columbia $115,460

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