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P25 / P50 / P75 ranges from real listings in each region (not estimates).
| Region | Low (P25) | Median (P50) | High (P75) | Samples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | $110K | $115K | $152K | n=2 |
| San Diego | $112K | $120K | $165K | n=2 |
| Bay Area | $120K | $120K | $155K | n=2 |
| Central Valley | $115K | $115K | $148K | n=3 |
| Inland Empire | $115K | $115K | $155K | n=1 |
8 community health centers hiring this role — ranked by openings.
United Health Centers
Parlier · Central Valley
Glassdoor: 3.4 / 5
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Family Health Centers of San Diego
San Diego · San Diego
Glassdoor: 4.3 / 5
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Petaluma Health Center
Petaluma · Bay Area
Glassdoor: 3.9 / 5
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Neighborhood Healthcare
Escondido · San Diego
Glassdoor: 3.7 / 5
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Clinicas de Salud del Pueblo
Brawley · Inland Empire
Glassdoor: 3.4 / 5
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AltaMed Health Services
Los Angeles · Los Angeles
Glassdoor: 3.3 / 5
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LifeLong Medical Care
Berkeley · Bay Area
Glassdoor: 3.3 / 5
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Northeast Valley Health Corporation
San Fernando · Los Angeles
Glassdoor: 3.2 / 5
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Physician Assistants at FQHCs work in a meaningfully different environment from hospitals or private clinics: Medi-Cal patient populations, programs like ECM and CalAIM, and an explicit community health mission. Some clinical roles may support an NHSC or Nurse Corps loan-repayment application, but site status, discipline, HPSA score, HRSA cycle, and award status must be verified separately. Use Career Insights to compare role expectations, or Salary Intelligence for deeper regional comparison.
FQHCs value staff who generate billable revenue or expand access. Name these skills on your résumé and in the interview.
CalAIM makes CHWs, care coordinators, RNs, and BH staff into revenue generators — Enhanced Care Management (ECM) and Community Supports are billable.
How this role generates billable revenue
Programs in California
Every patient you can see — directly or through your team — is one more person who gets primary care instead of an ER.
Verify current codes & programs with your state Medicaid department.
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