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Physician Assistants salary in New Jersey

The median physician assistants in New Jersey earns $165,690 a year, 22% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $9,686 a month.

10th percentile
$117,860
25th percentile
$134,710
Median percentile
$165,690
75th percentile
$192,370
90th percentile
$207,000

Based on 4,790 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$116,231 take-home a year
Gross pay$165,690
Federal income tax−$28,500
Social Security + Medicare−$12,675
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$8,285
Monthly take-home$9,686
Every two weeks$4,470

Does it go far here?

$152,282Median pay in New Jersey is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
18%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,720 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in New Jersey

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$437,890
Emergency Medicine Physicians$315,340
Chief Executives$310,440
Family Medicine Physicians$292,170
Physicians, All Other$285,010
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$228,870
Commercial Pilots$226,710
Natural Sciences Managers$207,030

All physician assistants salaries · Take-home pay in New Jersey