SOC 29-1071 · Lubbock, TX metro

Physician Assistants Salary in Lubbock, TX

The average salary for physician assistants in Lubbock, Texas is $128,030 a year ($61.55 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $137,510: half of the 120 people in this job in the Lubbock, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 9% less than the U.S. average for this job ($141,280).

$128,030average per year

$61.55 / hourMedian $137,510Take-home ≈ $98,774

  • $106K10th
  • $108K25th
  • $138KMedian
  • $140K75th
  • $166K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

120people in this job
-9%vs U.S. average
#13 of 21Texas metros
91cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Physician Assistants pay range in Lubbock

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $105,660 a year or less, while the top 10% make $166,210 or more. The middle half of physician assistants in Lubbock earn between $108,220 and $140,320.

  • $106K10th
  • $108K25th
  • $138KMedian
  • $140K75th
  • $166K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$128,030$10,669$61.55
Median$137,510$11,459$66.11
Entry level (25th percentile)$108,220$9,018$52.03
Experienced (75th percentile)$140,320$11,693$67.46

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Physician Assistants pay in Lubbock vs. Texas and the U.S.

Physician assistants in Lubbock earn 6% less than the Texas average ($135,850) and 9% less than the U.S. average ($141,280). At the median the gap is +1% against the U.S. median of $135,880.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Lubbock$128,030$137,510$105,660$166,210120
Texas$135,850$134,550$102,650$169,00010,110
United States$141,280$135,880$99,380$190,280162,150

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Physician Assistants salary after taxes in Lubbock

On the average salary of $128,030, a single filer in Lubbock takes home about $98,774 a year, or $8,231 a month and $3,799 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Lubbock a good place for physician assistants? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Lubbock area are 9% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.3), so the average $128,030 buys what about $140,204 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 3.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Lubbock ($42,130). A typical home costs $213,766, or 1.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Physician Assistants salary in other Texas cities

Lubbock ranks 13th of 21 Texas metro areas for this job; Killeen pays the most ($144,350).

All Physician Assistants salaries in Texas

Highest-paying cities for physician assistants

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($207,660).

Physician Assistants salary by city

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Physician Assistants salary in Lubbock: questions

How much do physician assistants make an hour in Lubbock?

$61.55 an hour on average, and $66.11 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level physician assistants salary in Lubbock?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $105,660 a year and the 25th percentile is $108,220, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the physician assistants take-home pay in Lubbock?

About $98,774 a year ($8,231 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $128,030. Texas has no state income tax.

Do physician assistants earn more in Lubbock than elsewhere?

The average here is 9% less than the U.S. average for this job ($141,280).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 29-1071; area Lubbock, TX (31180). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.8%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.72, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.72).

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