Physician Assistants salary in Ann Arbor, MI

Median pay for physician assistants in Ann Arbor, MI: $134,200/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $105,370 – $150,700 · about 740 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($125,700) by +$8,500 (+7%).

What it's really worth in Ann Arbor

With Ann Arbor's cost of living at 98 (US=100), that $134,200 has the buying power of about $136,729 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $84,245 · median home $422,945 · median rent $2,068/mo.

Full Ann Arbor cost of living & taxes →

How Ann Arbor ranks for this job

On raw pay, Ann Arbor, MI is 32nd of the 180 metros we hold physician assistants wages for. Once Ann Arbor's cost of living is applied, it ranks 45th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Ann Arbor sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Ann Arbor

A median home in Ann Arbor, MI costs $422,945 — about 3.2× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $2,068/mo works out at 18% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where physician assistants earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Ann Arbor.

Metro	Median pay	vs Ann Arbor	Rent vs Ann Arbor
San Jose, CA	$208,000	+55%	1.8×
Vallejo, CA	$174,670	+30%	1.2×
Modesto, CA	$171,600	+28%	1×
San Francisco, CA	$171,470	+28%	1.6×

Same job elsewhere in MI

Metro	Median pay	vs Ann Arbor	Rent vs Ann Arbor
Lansing, MI	$130,730	−3%	0.6×
Grand Rapids, MI	$128,570	−4%	0.8×
Detroit, MI	$128,230	−4%	0.7×
Flint, MI	$118,800	−11%	0.5×

Staying in MI keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

Who hires physician assistants around Ann Arbor

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• University of Michigan · Education
• Trinity Health · Healthcare
• Pfizer · Healthcare

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