How much do Physician Assistants make in New Haven, CT?

Percentile spread

For Physician Assistants, the published 10th percentile is $125,350 and the 90th percentile is $185,920. The difference is $60,570, which is 40.4% 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 $137,670 to the 75th at $180,680, covers $43,010.

The mean annual wage is $156,420, which sits above the median of $149,960. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The New Haven, CT median is 10.4% higher than the national median of $135,880 for Physician Assistants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $143,421, which is 5.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.2% higher than the Connecticut median of $139,860.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for New Haven, CT is 104.559, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $149,960 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Physician Assistants at $143,421 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

27 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Physician Assistants. New Haven, CT ranks 8th of 28 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).).

• Waterbury-Shelton, CT is 20 miles away, with a median of $134,120 and employment of 170. That median is 10.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $134,418, against $143,421 here.
• Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT is 29 miles away, with a median of $145,400 and employment of 940. That median is 3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $136,061, against $143,421 here.
• Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 31 miles away, with a median of $138,680 and employment of 1,460. That median is 7.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $134,974, against $143,421 here.

Employment share

Physician Assistants accounts for 0.26% of wage-and-salary employment in New Haven, CT (740 of 281,410). Nationally the occupation is 0.10% of employment (162,150 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.52 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.