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State comparison · 2025

Physician Assistants salary: Nebraska vs New Jersey

Occupation

Physician Assistants in New Jersey earn a median of $165,690. In Nebraska, $133,040. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3% — not 19.7%.

Nominal pay gap
-19.7%
Nebraska vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Nebraska

Physician Assistants

Median
$133,040
p25
$112,820
p75
$146,790
p10
$103,720
p90
$165,540
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
90.1
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New Jersey

Physician Assistants

Median
$165,690
p25
$134,710
p75
$192,370
p10
$117,860
p90
$207,000
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
108.8
Hiring velocity (180d)
0%
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BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.