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Lyon, FR posts a physician assistant median of 85 200 €, which is 51% under the France average. The useful question is whether lower prices (COL index 100) and a modeled 1-bedroom near 1 420 €/month close that gap in real life.
Physician assistants examine, diagnose, and treat patients under a physician's supervision. Healthcare pay in Lyon, FR is sensitive to setting, shifts, and public vs private employers. The 85 200 € median is a useful average, not what a night-shift specialist or a clinic role will actually land. Long-term employment for this occupation is modeled at about +27% over a decade — a national sketch, not a Lyon, FR hiring guarantee.
The percentiles on this page are observed metro figures for Physician Assistant in Lyon, FR, not a national median multiplied by a pay index. That matters: you are looking at how this labour market actually priced the role, including local industry mix. They are still estimates of the market — not a promise of what one employer will offer.
Lyon is one of 2 France metros we can compare for this role. Paris leads this comparison at 130 000 € (+53% vs Lyon). Use those gaps to test a relocation thesis: a 15% cash raise that lands in a much more expensive metro can disappear in rent.
Lyon’s COL index (100) sits nearer the global baseline, so headline and adjusted pay are not far apart (85 200 € vs 85 200 €). Rent still matters: the 1-bedroom model is 1 420 € / month, about 27% of take-home, with leftover near 2 320 €.
If you are comparing a Lyon office offer with a location-flexible one, the France national median for this role is about 173 000 €. Local pay is 51% lower — a 87 800 € gap. Remote employers often anchor to the national figure; on-site employers in Lyon are anchoring to this page.
World Bank consumer-price inflation for France was about 0.9% in 2025; an illustrative model tied to inflation and the occupation’s outlook suggests pay has risen about 15% over the last few years. Passeport Talent / work permit is the usual skilled-hire route (moderate for typical hires): Qualified employees can use Passeport Talent or employer-backed work authorisation; thresholds and paperwork vary by skill level and contract length. At 2× France GDP per capita, this median is well above a typical national living standard. Unemployment was about 7.5% in 2025. None of that is tax, immigration, or career advice — run the calculators and confirm rules officially.
How to read a physician assistant offer in Lyon
Start with gross cash, not the recruiting headline. If an offer lands near 85 200 €, you are in the lower half of this metro’s observed distribution; near 85 200 € you are already paid like a stronger local hire. Then subtract a realistic tax path (simplified national effective rate here is about 25%, leaving 63 900 € a year) and a housing number you would actually accept — not only the 1 420 € model.
Because this distribution is relatively compact (2.0× from 10th to 90th), a “market” offer in Lyon will often cluster near 85 200 €. Negotiation still matters, but the bigger lever may be seniority rules, a different setting, or a different occupation rather than a 3% cash bump.
Demand and the physician assistant pipeline
Occupation-level employment for physician assistants is projected at about +27% over ten years. That is a national sketch of demand, not a forecast that Lyon will hire at that rate. Local openings still follow Lyon’s industry mix — hospitals, studios, public employers, or product companies — which is already baked into the observed percentiles more than into the outlook percentage.
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