Physician Assistants salary in Gulfport, MS
Median pay for physician assistants in Gulfport, MS: $100,780/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $40,900 – $166,400 · about 90 employed locally
Below the typical metro median ($125,700) by −$24,920 (-20%).
What it's really worth in Gulfport
With Gulfport's cost of living at 89 (US=100), that $100,780 has the buying power of about $113,390 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $58,287 · median home $224,666 · median rent $1,423/mo.
How Gulfport ranks for this job
On raw pay, Gulfport, MS is 174th of the 180 metros we hold physician assistants wages for. Once Gulfport's cost of living is applied, it ranks 168th.
Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Gulfport sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.
What that salary buys in Gulfport
A median home in Gulfport, MS costs $224,666 — about 2.2× 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 $1,423/mo works out at 17% 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 Gulfport.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Gulfport | Rent vs Gulfport |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $208,000 | +106% | 2.5× |
| Vallejo, CA | $174,670 | +73% | 1.7× |
| Modesto, CA | $171,600 | +70% | 1.4× |
| San Francisco, CA | $171,470 | +70% | 2.3× |
Same job elsewhere in MS
| Metro | Median pay | vs Gulfport | Rent vs Gulfport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson, MS | $54,560 | −46% | 1× |
Staying in MS keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.
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Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA; home price and rent from Zillow; household income from US Census ACS. Rankings are across the 180 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.