Where are behavioral health PAs paid the most? - Becker’s Behavioral Health

PAs working in outpatient mental health and substance abuse centers are paid $63.44 per hour. By comparison, the nationwide average for PAs in the U.S. is $60.23, but there are significant variations between different settings.

Hourly wages for behavioral health PAs, by setting, followed by a state-by-state breakdown:

Occupation	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage
Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers	$63.44	$131,940
Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)	$61.44	$127,800
Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	$58.41	$121,490
Individual and Family Services	$58.06	$120,760
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	$57.79	$120,200
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$57.77	$120,170

	State	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage
1	Washington	$69.90	$145,390
2	California	$69.48	$144,520
3	Alaska	$69.45	$144,460
4	Connecticut	$68.89	$143,280
5	Nevada	$67.96	$141,360
6	Oregon	$65.67	$136,600
7	New Hampshire	$65.48	$136,200
8	New York	$65.20	$135,620
9	New Mexico	$64.25	$133,630
10	Texas	$63.93	$132,980
11	Vermont	$63.88	$132,860
12	Massachusetts	$63.43	$131,920
13	Wyoming	$63.14	$131,340
14	New Jersey	$63.01	$131,070
15	Rhode Island	$61.86	$128,660
16	Maine	$60.88	$126,630
17	District of Columbia	$60.69	$126,230
18	Minnesota	$60.42	$125,680
19	Utah	$60.03	$124,860
20	Illinois	$60.01	$124,810
21	Delaware	$59.69	$124,140
22	Iowa	$59.37	$123,490
23	Indiana	$59.06	$122,850
24	North Dakota	$58.94	$122,590
25	Arizona	$58.86	$122,420
26	Colorado	$58.81	$122,330
27	Montana	$58.80	$122,310
28	Wisconsin	$58.48	$121,630
29	Nebraska	$58.05	$120,740
30	Idaho	$57.80	$120,220
31	North Carolina	$57.61	$119,830
32	Louisiana	$57.50	$119,600
33	South Dakota	$57.22	$119,010
34	Virginia	$57.17	$118,920
35	Ohio	$56.35	$117,200
36	Michigan	$56.19	$116,870
37	Oklahoma	$56.11	$116,710
38	Kansas	$55.04	$114,470
39	West Virginia	$54.93	$114,260
40	Maryland	$54.49	$113,340
41	Georgia	$54.45	$113,260
42	Missouri	$53.66	$111,610
43	Florida	$53.33	$110,930
44	Pennsylvania	$52.95	$110,140
45	Hawaii	$51.42	$106,960
46	South Carolina	$51.06	$106,200
47	Tennessee	$51.01	$106,110
48	Kentucky	$50.95	$105,980
49	Alabama	$45.30	$94,220
50	Mississippi	$37.16	$77,290
51	Arkansas	$32.82	$68,270