Exactly 310 of Kansas' 890 physician assistant professionals work in Wichita. The number of physician assistant professionals in Wichita has grown by 55% from 2006 to 2010. Overall employment in Wichita has also increased.

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In Wichita, salaries for physician assistant professionals have increased. In 2010 an average salary of $76,710 per year was earned by physician assistant professionals in Wichita. Four years earlier in 2006, physician assistant professionals in Wichita made an average salary of $68,770 per year. The growth in the salary of physician assistant professionals in Wichita is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Physician assistant professionals in Wichita make a median yearly salary of $71,110. The difference in pay between the physician assistant professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 78%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $60,190 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $106,880 per year.

Physician assistant professional salaries in Wichita are, on average, higher than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

There is only one accredited physician assistant school in the city. Many of Wichita's physician assistant professionals are graduates of this school.

Wichita's physician assistant school offers one physician assistant degree and certificate program.

Approximately 42 students completed physician assistant courses in 2010.