According to a recent report, physician assistants in the U.S.

earn a median annual salary of about $95,000, and recently certified physician assistants carry a median educational debt of $112,500.

Source: "2014 Statistical Profile of Certified Physician Assistants by State: An Annual Report of the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants," National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, Inc., January 2016, http://www.nccpa.net/Upload/PDFs/2014StatebyStateReport.pdf