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Average Physician Assistants Salary in Monroe, LA

Physician Assistants in Monroe, LA earn a median annual salary of $126,190, which is -7.1% compared to the national median. There are 50 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Monroe, LA (metro area).

$126,190
Monroe, LA median annual wage
$61/hour median
-7.1%
Difference vs national median
National median is $135,880
50
Local employment
0.6 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.55
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$84,960
25th
$108,860
Median
$126,190
75th
$154,720
90th
$177,930

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Monroe, LA, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
83.6%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$150,950
Goods: 93.7%
Services: 72.2%
Rents: 42.8%
Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro Median annual wage Compare Employment
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $223,640 Compare 1,030
Bakersfield-Delano, CA $198,070 Compare 350
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $184,380 Compare 1,830
Yuba City, CA $183,460 Compare 40
Vallejo, CA $179,520 Compare 150
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $172,750 Compare 140

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Monroe, LA

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Physicians, All Other $293,170 0.91
Family Medicine Physicians $255,330 1.79
Dentists, General $161,930 1.16
Industrial Production Managers $132,660 0.84
Pharmacists $131,990 1.56
Physician Assistants $126,190 0.55
Nurse Practitioners $124,340 1.86
Chief Executives $123,090 0.48

Monroe, LA has salary data for 281 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Physicians, All Other.

Historical series

Trend for Physician Assistants in Monroe, LA

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Physician Assistants are projected to change by +20.4% from 2024 to 2034, with 12,000 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.