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What is the difference in salary for a Physician Assistant and a Nurse Practitioner?
Asked by tayrae
I would like to know how much a Physician Assistant makes in comparison to a Nurse Practitioner...
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Physician Assistant :
The median expected salary for a typical Physician Assistant - Medical in the United States is $77,863. This basic market pricing report was prepared using our Certified Compensation Professionals' analysis of survey data collected from thousands of HR departments at employers of all sizes, industries and geographies
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Nurse Practitioner:
The median expected salary for a typical Nurse Practitioner in the United States is $75,905. This basic market pricing report was prepared using our Certified Compensation Professionals' analysis of survey data collected from thousands of HR departments at employers of all sizes, industries and geographies.
http://swz.salary.com/salarywizard/layouthtmls/swzl_compresult_national_HC07000008.html
The difference is about $2000 which is basicly the same depending where you work it might be higher or lower, but they are very close to each other.
Answer by: Fares Al-sagri
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