Physician Assistants salary in New York, NY

Median pay for physician assistants in New York, NY: $143,400/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $86,870 – $178,070 · about 15,020 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($125,700) by +$17,700 (+14%).

What it's really worth in New York

With New York's cost of living at 113 (US=100), that $143,400 has the buying power of about $127,303 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $93,610 · median home $727,625 · median rent $3,503/mo.

Full New York cost of living & taxes →

How New York ranks for this job

On raw pay, New York, NY is 18th of the 180 metros we hold physician assistants wages for. Once New York's cost of living is applied, it ranks 105th.

The headline number flatters New York. Once housing and everyday costs are taken into account, physician assistants here keep less of what they earn than the raw salary implies.

What that salary buys in New York

A median home in New York, NY costs $727,625 — about 5.1× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $3,503/mo works out at 29% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where physician assistants earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to New York.

Metro	Median pay	vs New York	Rent vs New York
San Jose, CA	$208,000	+45%	1×
Vallejo, CA	$174,670	+22%	0.7×
Modesto, CA	$171,600	+20%	0.6×
San Francisco, CA	$171,470	+20%	0.9×

Same job elsewhere in NY

Metro	Median pay	vs New York	Rent vs New York
Binghamton, NY	$135,080	−6%	0.4×
Albany, NY	$129,180	−10%	0.5×
Utica, NY	$126,730	−12%	0.4×
Syracuse, NY	$126,280	−12%	0.5×

Staying in NY keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

Who hires physician assistants around New York

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• NYC Department of Education · Education
• Northwell Health · Healthcare

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