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Physician Assistants in New Hampshire

Want to work in New Hampshire as a Physician Assistant? Read this first!

36.1% Jobs Projection
$112,530 Median Salary
60 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Physician Assistants in New Hampshire are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Physician Assistants in New Hampshire is growing faster than average.

  • Physician Assistants in New Hampshire earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Physician Assistants Work in New Hampshire?

710 people worked as Physician Assistants in 2018 in this state.

There were 710 Physician Assistants employed in this state in 2017.

The amount of jobs between 2017 and 2018 is holding steady.

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The typical state has 1,190 Physician Assistants working in it, which means New Hampshire has fewer Physician Assistants than average.

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Job Projections for New Hampshire

Jobs for Physician Assistants in this state are growing at a rate of 36.1% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 37.4%.

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New Hampshire Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 60 annual job openings, and a total of 830 jobs for New Hampshire Physician Assistants in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 10,600 annual jobs and 145,900 total jobs in 2026.

What do Physician Assistants Make in New Hampshire?

In 2018 wages for Physician Assistants ranged from $84,920 to $135,620 with $112,530 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $40.83 to $65.2. The median hourly rate was $54.1.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $53.63 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.47.

The median salary in New Hampshire is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top New Hampshire Metros for Physician Assistants

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Physician Assistants.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 2,820 $108,080
Manchester, NH 150 $117,090
Portsmouth, NH-ME 120 $117,110
Dover-Durham, NH-ME 40 $95,330

Top States for Physician Assistants Employment

The table below shows the states where most Physician Assistants work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
New York 12,060 $117,060
California 10,520 $118,500
Texas 7,930 $110,080
Pennsylvania 6,650 $97,720
Florida 6,040 $104,420
North Carolina 5,010 $102,180
Michigan 4,490 $108,200
Ohio 4,430 $105,940
Massachusetts 3,720 $110,110
Georgia 3,470 $104,460
Colorado 3,190 $103,070
Maryland 3,040 $106,940
New Jersey 2,810 $120,700
Illinois 2,670 $105,660
Virginia 2,510 $99,980
Washington 2,470 $122,710
Connecticut 2,300 $126,320
Arizona 2,100 $105,120
Wisconsin 2,020 $111,890
Tennessee 2,010 $93,010

Below are the states where Physician Assistants get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Connecticut $126,320
Washington $122,710
Alaska $120,990
New Jersey $120,700
Nevada $119,570
California $118,500
Wyoming $118,090
New York $117,060
Hawaii $116,230
District of Columbia $115,460

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