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State comparison · 2025

Physician Assistants salary: New Jersey vs North Dakota

Occupation

Physician Assistants in New Jersey earn a median of $165,690. In North Dakota, $133,450. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.6% — not 24.2%.

Nominal pay gap
+24.2%
New Jersey vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+1.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

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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North Dakota

Physician Assistants

Median
$133,450
p25
$107,030
p75
$155,010
p10
$77,300
p90
$173,860
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
89.0
See full breakdown for North Dakota

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.