Physician Assistant market brief · San Diego, CA
Physician Assistant Jobs in San Diego, CA
45 physician assistant openings are live in the San Diego, CA area from 25 employers, led by AFC Urgent Care San Diego, Sharp HealthCare, and Astrya Global. The middle half of posted salaries runs $130,332–$178,256 a year (median $156,000), from the 89% of listings that disclose pay.
Data updated Nov 5, 2026
Role and market snapshot
A quick read on demand before you open the live listings
Tracked jobs
- 45
- Live physician assistant openings currently tracked in the San Diego market.
Companies hiring
- 25
- Distinct employers represented in this publishable market view.
Median compensation
- $156,000
- 89% of listings provide usable compensation data.
Market analysis
Role-specific demand, level, employer, and compensation signals for this local market
Start with the level mix, then compare current demand, compensation coverage, and employer concentration before opening the live listings.
Level mix
Career ladder
Level coverage is 47%. Counts remain visible, but fit guidance stays withheld until at least 60% of listings have a reliable level signal.
30-day window
Demand and salary
Current jobs
45
Hiring employers
25
Salary coverage
89%
Median experience
2.0 years
Within this market
Employer tier lens
Startups & growing teams
29
14 companies · $139,083 median
Established employers
11
7 companies · $181,100 median
Coverage-gated
Salary distribution
P25
$130,332
P50
$156,000
P75
$178,256
P90
$284,086
Salary figures use annualized USD posted minimum compensation from listings in this market. An employer that posts the same pay on many listings counts once, and figures render only when enough distinct employers disclose pay.
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- Open live physician assistant listings in San Diego
- Compare the level mix before narrowing your search
- Use employer and compensation signals to prioritize outreach
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Use the signal
The best next step is opening the roles behind the aggregate: compare physician assistant opportunities in San Diego, save the strongest fits, and keep the market signal close while you apply.
- 45 live roles tracked in this market.
- 25 employers represented in the current window.
- Market data refreshed Nov 5, 2026.
A practical market plan for Physician Assistant in San Diego
Use this sequence to move from aggregate labor-market data to a focused application list.
- 01
Read the demand
45 physician assistant openings across 25 employers establish the current San Diego opportunity set.
- 02
Choose the right rung
Use the live listings to calibrate title, scope, and experience expectations before applying.
- 03
Prioritize employers
AFC Urgent Care San Diego is one of the most active visible employers, with 7 current openings in this market view.
- 04
Open the live roles
24 representative openings connect this brief to jobs you can review now.
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Where this market is hiring
Move from the San Diego market view into active employers and representative physician assistant openings
Employer activity · 25 companies
Who is hiring in this market
The most active visible employers, ordered by openings represented in the current market sample.
Live opportunity sample · 24 of 45 matches
Representative openings
Open a role to inspect the full requirements. Compensation appears only when the listing provides usable salary data.
More physician assistant openings in San Diego
- Physician Assistant Full Time · AFC Urgent Care San Diego
- Physician Assistant Full Time · AFC Urgent Care San Diego
- Physician Assistant- All Shifts · SYHealth
- Field Remote Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant (Must be able to conduct home visits in San Diego, CA) · Alignment Health
- Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant (Downtown) · Neighborhood Healthcare
- Physician Assistant PRN · Concentra
- Physician Assistant- All Shifts · SYHealth
- Advanced Practice-Physician Assistant (PA), Locum · Astrya Global
- Physician Assistant-Physician Assistant, Travel · Prime Staffing NYC
- Physiatry (PM&R) Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant · IconicCare
- Advanced Practice-Physician Assistant (PA), Locum · Astrya Global
- Physician Assistant-Physician Assistant, Travel · Prime Staffing NYC
- Physician Assistant ( Sleep Medicine) GS-0603-12 · Defense Health Agency Civilian Corps, Falls Church, VA
- Physician Assistant (EVH) - Cardiac Programs - Sharp Grossmont Hospital - FT - Days · Sharp HealthCare
- Physician Assistant (EVH) - Cardiac Programs - Sharp Grossmont Hospital - Per Diem- 10Hr Days · Sharp HealthCare
- Physician Assistant-Primary Care · Essenza Mind and Body Longevity Clinic
Physician Assistant jobs in San Diego: what applicants need to know
Current answers for a difficult AI-era job search, grounded in this publishable role and location market view rather than generic career advice.
- 01
How many physician assistant jobs are open in San Diego?
Metaintro tracks 45 live physician assistant openings from 25 employers in the San Diego, CA area over the last 30 days.
- 02
What do physician assistant jobs in San Diego pay?
The median posted salary is $156,000 a year. The middle half of posted salaries runs $130,332 to $178,256. Based on the 89% of current listings that disclose pay.
- 03
Which companies are hiring for physician assistant jobs in San Diego?
AFC Urgent Care San Diego, Sharp HealthCare, Astrya Global, and Neighborhood Healthcare have the most open physician assistant roles here right now, out of 25 hiring employers.
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Nearby cities
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Related roles
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Level views
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Labor market data
Layoffs, WARN notices and hiring demand beside the San Diego market
- Layoffs trackerEvery tracked layoff, store closure and office mandate, by company.
- Monthly layoffs reportsEach month's cuts, the companies behind them and the trend.
- 2026 layoffs year in reviewThe year's cuts by month, company, cause and state.
- WARN notices by stateEvery state's official layoff and plant closing notice list.
- Hiring Demand MonitorDaily open jobs at 280,000 employers, from their own career sites.
- Job markets by role and cityLive openings, employers and pay for each local market.
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