Physician Assistants hiring incentives: sign-on bonuses, relocation and shift differentials, October 2026
By YourJobs Editorial
Based on 2,173 Physician Assistants postings on yourjobs.com between 20 September and 20 October 2026. 27% of Physician Assistants postings offered a sign-on bonus; where an amount was stated (n = 335) the median was $30,000 and the largest we recorded was $40,000. This page was built 20 October 2026.
Incentives at a glance
- Sign-on bonuses
- 27% of Physician Assistants postings first seen between 20 September and 20 October 2026 mentioned a sign-on bonus (n = 580 postings). Where an amount was stated (n = 335) the median was $30,000 and the largest we recorded was $40,000.
- Retention bonuses
- 3.2% of Physician Assistants postings first seen between 20 September and 20 October 2026 mentioned a retention bonus (n = 69 postings).
- Relocation assistance
- 19% of Physician Assistants postings first seen between 20 September and 20 October 2026 mentioned relocation assistance (n = 421 postings).
- Referral bonuses
- 1.9% of Physician Assistants postings first seen between 20 September and 20 October 2026 mentioned a referral bonus (n = 42 postings).
- Tuition support
- 0.8% of Physician Assistants postings first seen between 20 September and 20 October 2026 mentioned tuition reimbursement or assistance (n = 18 postings).
- Shift differentials
- 1.4% of Physician Assistants postings first seen between 20 September and 20 October 2026 mentioned a shift, weekend or night pay differential (n = 30 postings).
Largest sign-on bonus we recorded
This is one posting, shown with its evidence. It is the top of the range, not a typical bonus.
- Stated amount
- $40,000 (the stated bonus, which may be "up to")
- Job title
- Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Optum Care at Home - Statewide Traveler - WA
- Employer
- Optum
- Location
- Tacoma, Washington
- First seen
- 19 October 2026
- Posting text
- “…t Home - Statewide Traveler - WA $40,000 Student Loan Repayment OR $40,000 Sign-on Bonus In Home Care, No Nights, Weekends or Holidays *This role will require…”
Physician Assistants sign-on bonuses by state
| State | Postings | Mention a sign-on bonus | Postings mentioning | Median stated amount | Mention relocation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | 45 | 89% | 40 | $10,000 | 0% |
| Colorado | 122 | 87% | 106 | 87% | |
| Wisconsin | 51 | 73% | 37 | $25,000 | 0% |
| Washington | 75 | 59% | 44 | $40,000 | 0% |
| Virginia | 50 | 48% | 24 | 0% | |
| Massachusetts | 104 | 30% | 31 | 1% | |
| New York | 697 | 24% | 169 | $30,000 | 14% |
| California | 237 | 22% | 53 | 41% | |
| Arizona | 176 | 19% | 34 | 6.8% | |
| North Carolina | 46 | 8.7% | 4 | 0% | |
| Florida | 41 | 4.9% | 2 | 2.4% | |
| Georgia | 59 | 0% | 0 | 1.7% | |
| Louisiana | 38 | 0% | 0 | 0% | |
| Oregon | 33 | 0% | 0 | 6.1% | |
| Texas | 184 | 0% | 0 | 36% |
States with at least 30 Physician Assistants postings in the window, ranked by the share mentioning a sign-on bonus. A median is shown only where at least 30 postings stated an amount.
Month by month
| Month | Postings | Sign-on bonus | Median stated amount | Largest stated | Relocation | Tuition support | Differential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 (to date) | 1,859 | 29% | $30,000 | $40,000 | 22% | 0.5% | 1% |
| September 2026 | 648 | 6.3% | $100,000 | 6.2% | 2.3% | 18% | |
| August 2026 | 28 | ||||||
| July 2026 | 64 | 4.7% | 13% | 1.6% | 11% | ||
| June 2026 | 171 | 8.2% | $15,000 | 12% | 2.3% | 2.3% |
A month is the month a posting was first seen. Shares are blank where a month holds fewer than 30 postings; medians are blank where fewer than 30 postings stated an amount.
Related pages
- Physician Assistants pay: advertised rates
- Current Physician Assistants jobs
- Hiring incentives across all occupations
- How incentives are read from postings
Notes and sources
Incentive amounts are as stated in the posting (often "up to"); eligibility conditions are not captured.
Source: yourjobs.com job postings (ClickCast feed), read as described on the methodology page. Updated daily; this page was built 20 October 2026, 09:49.
Download the data: incentives by occupation and state (CSV), licensed CC BY 4.0.
Cite as:
YourJobs (2026). Hiring incentives for Physician Assistants in US job postings, 20 September to 20 October 2026. https://yourjobs.com/incentives/physician-assistants