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 |
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