Top 10 Highest Paying Nurse Practitioner Specialties

The primary factor in selecting your physician assistant specialty should be your areas of interest. But, there is significant variation when it comes to pay for PAs across different specialties so salary comes into play when choosing where you will work. Which physician assistants earn the most?

Top 10 Highest Paying Nurse Practitioner Specialties:



1. Radiology Physician Assistant ($150,000)



2. Mental Health Physician Assistant ($125,840)


3. Emergency Department Physician Assistant ($116,366)



4. Surgical Physician Assistant ($110,479)





5. Urgent Care/ Walk-In Clinic Physician Assistant ($104,237)




6. Hospitalist Physician Assistant ($101,769)



7. Nursing Home/ Long-Term Care Physician Assistant ($101,000)



8. Internal Medicine Physician Assistant ($98,555)



9. Occupational Health Physician Assistant ($98,400)



10. Dermatology Physician Assistant ($98,071)