Best States for Physician Assistants

Ranked by the Career Atlas Opportunity Score, not raw pay — a high-paying state with few jobs or a high cost of living can rank below a more balanced one.

  1. 1New York88.6 / 100
  2. 2Alaska75.4 / 100
  3. 3Vermont73.1 / 100
  4. 4New Jersey71.6 / 100
  5. 5South Dakota71.6 / 100
  6. 6New Hampshire70 / 100
  7. 7North Carolina68 / 100
  8. 8West Virginia67.7 / 100
  9. 9Nebraska67.5 / 100
  10. 10Oregon67.5 / 100
  11. 11Oklahoma67.3 / 100
  12. 12Washington67.2 / 100
  13. 13Connecticut67.1 / 100
  14. 14Minnesota66.3 / 100
  15. 15Delaware65.9 / 100

Also see highest-paying states (ranked by salary alone).