SOC 29-1071 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025
How much do Physician Assistants make in Burlington-South Burlington, VT?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Physician Assistants in Burlington-South Burlington, VT is $163,560. The 10th percentile is $109,510 and the 90th percentile is $218,190. Employment is 200.
Median annual wage
$163,560
- 10th percentile
- $109,510
- 25th percentile
- $137,490
- Median
- $163,560
- 75th percentile
- $166,050
- 90th percentile
- $218,190
- Mean
- $156,280
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Physician Assistants, the published 10th percentile is $109,510 and the 90th percentile is $218,190. The difference is $108,680, which is 66.4% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $137,490 to the 75th at $166,050, covers $28,560.
The mean annual wage is $156,280, which sits below the median of $163,560. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Burlington-South Burlington, VT median is 20.4% higher than the national median of $135,880 for Physician Assistants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $162,022, which is 19.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 8.7% higher than the Vermont median of $150,490.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Burlington-South Burlington, VT is 100.949, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $163,560 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Physician Assistants at $162,022 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
14 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Physician Assistants. Burlington-South Burlington, VT ranks 1st of 15 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- Glens Falls, NY is 91 miles away, with a median of $132,700 and employment of 100. That median is 18.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $139,882, against $162,022 here.
- Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY is 139 miles away, with a median of $137,850 and employment of 770. That median is 15.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $138,451, against $162,022 here.
- Manchester-Nashua, NH is 139 miles away, with a median of $139,210 and employment of 260. That median is 14.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $131,757, against $162,022 here.
Employment share
Physician Assistants accounts for 0.17% of wage-and-salary employment in Burlington-South Burlington, VT (200 of 120,150). Nationally the occupation is 0.10% of employment (162,150 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.60 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.
Highest-paying jobs in Burlington-South Burlington, VT · Physician Assistants by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Physician Assistants make in Burlington-South Burlington, VT?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Physician Assistants in Burlington-South Burlington, VT is $163,560. The 10th percentile is $109,510 and the 90th percentile is $218,190. Employment is 200.
How does that compare with the national median for Physician Assistants?
The local median is 20.4% higher than the national median of $135,880.
What is Physician Assistants pay in Burlington-South Burlington, VT after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Burlington-South Burlington, VT is 100.949, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $163,560 is $162,022. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Burlington-South Burlington, VT compare with nearby metros for Physician Assistants?
Glens Falls, NY is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 91 miles away, at $132,700. Burlington-South Burlington, VT ranks 1st of 15 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.