Physician Assistant Salary in New York
Median annual pay in New York
$160,880
$77.35/hour
BLS OEWS, May 2025
Adjusted for cost of living in New York
$149,072
Regional Price Parity: 107.921 (U.S. = 100)
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Difference from the U.S. median ($135,880): +$25,000 (+18.4%)
New York ranks 5th of 51 states by median pay, and 13th of 51 after adjusting for cost of living.
Pay
| Annual | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $106,440 | $51.18 |
| 25th percentile | $134,480 | $64.65 |
| Median | $160,880 | $77.35 |
| 75th percentile | $174,710 | $84.00 |
| 90th percentile | $201,410 | $96.83 |
Employment
- Employment in New York
- 19,140
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Comparison
Compared with the U.S.
- Median annual pay in New York
- $160,880
- Median annual pay in the U.S.
- $135,880
- Difference
- +$25,000 (+18.4%)
Cost of living
$160,880 ÷ 107.921 × 100 = $149,072
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Ranking
| Rank | Median annual pay | Adjusted for cost of living (annual) |
|---|---|---|
| Washington | ||
| 3rd | $164,360 | $153,589 3rd |
| Hawaii | ||
| 4th | $164,050 | $149,203 12th |
| New York This page | ||
| 5th | $160,880 | $149,072 13th |
| Oregon | ||
| 6th | $155,780 | $150,714 7th |
| New Hampshire | ||
| 7th | $150,960 | $144,924 19th |
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Outlook
- Projected employment change, 2025–35 (U.S.)
- +21.1%
- Typical education needed for entry (U.S.)
- Master's degree
BLS publishes employment projections only for the U.S. as a whole. BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35
Specialties included in this occupation
- Anesthesiologist Assistants
BLS publishes one wage figure for all Physician Assistants; it does not publish separate data for these specialties.
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Physician Assistant salary in nearby places
- Physician Assistant salary in Connecticut
$139,860/year Connecticut
- Physician Assistant salary in Massachusetts
$142,410/year Massachusetts
- Physician Assistant salary in New Jersey
$165,690/year New Jersey
- Physician Assistant salary in Pennsylvania
$127,070/year Pennsylvania
- Physician Assistant salary in Rhode Island
$139,930/year Rhode Island
- Physician Assistant salary in Vermont
$150,490/year Vermont
- Physician Assistant salary in the U.S.
$135,880/year U.S.
Sources and update
- Wages and employment: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025.
- Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
- Related occupations and specialties: O*NET® 31.0 Database, CC BY 4.0. Attributions
- Employment projections and typical education: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35.
- Neighboring states: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File, 2024.
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