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Lead Physician Assistant salary in Chico, CA

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The median annual wage for Physician Assistants (the closest BLS occupation to Lead Physician Assistant) in Chico, CA was $164,780 in BLS OEWS May 2025. The middle half of workers earned between $136,310 and $180,970.

Broader occupation · SOC 29-1071

BLS occupation: Physician Assistants.

BLS reports Physician Assistants as one occupation. It does not publish a separate wage for Lead Physician Assistant, this seniority level or these engagement terms.

Chico, CA versus the nation

Chico, CA median is $28,900 (21.3%) above the national median of $135,880.

Chico, CA

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · OEWS May 2025Physician Assistants, Chico, CA
Pay range for Physician Assistants, Chico, CAMedian $164,780$84,473$218,279
  • P10 to P90 published range
  • P25 to P75 middle range
  • P50 median
Each mark uses wages published by BLS for this occupation and area. See the percentile table below for exact values.
Physician Assistants, Chico, CA, BLS OEWS May 2025.
PointAnnual wage
10th percentile$129,170
25th percentile$136,310
Median$164,780
75th percentile$180,970
90th percentile$202,110
Mean (average)$159,600

United States

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · OEWS May 2025Physician Assistants, United States
Pay range for Physician Assistants, United StatesMedian $135,880$84,473$218,279
  • P10 to P90 published range
  • P25 to P75 middle range
  • P50 median
Each mark uses wages published by BLS for this occupation and area. See the percentile table below for exact values.
Physician Assistants, United States, BLS OEWS May 2025.
PointAnnual wage
10th percentile$99,380
25th percentile$120,670
Median$135,880
75th percentile$163,980
90th percentile$190,280
Mean (average)$141,280

For Physician Assistants in Chico, CA, BLS reports a median of $164,780; the middle half of workers earned between $136,310 and $180,970 (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Chico, CA

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · OEWS May 2025Physician Assistants, Chico, CA
Pay range for Physician Assistants, Chico, CAMedian $79.22$40.61$104.94
  • P10 to P90 published range
  • P25 to P75 middle range
  • P50 median
Each mark uses wages published by BLS for this occupation and area. See the percentile table below for exact values.
Physician Assistants, Chico, CA, BLS OEWS May 2025.
PointHourly wage
10th percentile$62.10
25th percentile$65.53
Median$79.22
75th percentile$87.00
90th percentile$97.17
Mean (average)$76.73

United States

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · OEWS May 2025Physician Assistants, United States
Pay range for Physician Assistants, United StatesMedian $65.33$40.61$104.94
  • P10 to P90 published range
  • P25 to P75 middle range
  • P50 median
Each mark uses wages published by BLS for this occupation and area. See the percentile table below for exact values.
Physician Assistants, United States, BLS OEWS May 2025.
PointHourly wage
10th percentile$47.78
25th percentile$58.02
Median$65.33
75th percentile$78.84
90th percentile$91.48
Mean (average)$67.92

For Physician Assistants in Chico, CA, BLS reports a median of $79.22; the middle half of workers earned between $65.53 and $87.00 (BLS OEWS May 2025).

What BLS wages include and exclude

OEWS includes commissions and production bonuses. It excludes overtime, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses and employer benefits. It is neither pure base salary nor total compensation.

Included

  • Base rates
  • Commissions
  • Cost-of-living allowances
  • Deadheading pay
  • Guaranteed pay
  • Hazard pay
  • Incentive pay
  • Longevity pay
  • Over-the-road pay (Mileage)
  • Piece rates
  • Portal-to-portal rates
  • Production bonuses
  • Tips

Excluded

  • Attendance bonuses
  • Back pay
  • Clothing allowances
  • Discount
  • Draw
  • Holiday bonus
  • Holiday premium pay
  • Jury duty pay
  • Meal and lodging payments
  • Merchandise discounts
  • Non-production bonuses
  • On-call pay
  • Overtime pay
  • Perquisites
  • Profit-sharing payments
  • Relocation allowances
  • Severance pay
  • Shift differentials
  • Stock bonuses
  • Tool/equipment allowances
  • Tuition repayment
  • Uniform allowance
  • Weekend premium pay
  • Year-end bonuses

Employment: 130 jobs. Location quotient: 1.59.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, BLS OEWS May 2025. SOC 29-1071 Physician Assistants, Chico, CA. Published 2026-05-15. BLS release tables (find this SOC and area). Release notes. Methodology and retrieval dates. CSV

How has published pay changed since the last BLS release?

These are separate BLS estimates, not a wage growth forecast. Survey coverage and area boundaries can change. The table places the published median for Physician Assistants in Chico, CA from BLS OEWS May 2024 next to BLS OEWS May 2025. A top-coded value is a floor, not an exact median.

Physician Assistants, SOC 29-1071, Chico, CA. Published medians from both reference periods.
Pay basisBLS OEWS May 2024BLS OEWS May 2025
annual$148,370$164,780
hourly$71.33$79.22

Prior release: 2024-05, published 2025-04-02. Current release: 2025-05, published 2026-05-15. A top-coded value is a floor, not an exact median.

What does this pay include, and what does it leave out?

OEWS counts base rates, guaranteed pay, commissions and production bonuses. It describes employee wages, not pure base salary or total compensation. Employer benefits and self-employed earnings are outside these wage estimates. For physicians and other providers, production bonuses and commissions belong in BLS wages.

Do not add them twice. Partnership distributions and contractor receipts are not a separate rate published by OEWS.

Overtime, shift differentials and on-call pay are excluded. If this job has a call rota or extra shifts, spell out those payments rather than treating the BLS median as the whole package.

Meal and lodging payments and relocation allowances are excluded. A travel per diem for those costs is not part of this wage. Keep it separate from the pay comparison.

Non-production bonuses are excluded. A sign-on or retention payment that is not tied to production should be discussed separately. BLS does not publish an amount to add for that payment.

BLS pay definitions. These notes do not add an estimated bonus or premium.

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