Physician Assistants salary in Albuquerque, NM

Median pay for physician assistants in Albuquerque, NM: $129,980/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $58,620 – $160,570 · about 230 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($125,700) by +$4,280 (+3%).

What it's really worth in Albuquerque

With Albuquerque's cost of living at 94 (US=100), that $129,980 has the buying power of about $138,827 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $63,971 · median home $352,894 · median rent $1,502/mo.

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How Albuquerque ranks for this job

On raw pay, Albuquerque, NM is 54th of the 180 metros we hold physician assistants wages for. Once Albuquerque's cost of living is applied, it ranks 34th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Albuquerque is one of the places where physician assistants gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.

What that salary buys in Albuquerque

A median home in Albuquerque, NM costs $352,894 — about 2.7× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,502/mo works out at 14% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where physician assistants earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Albuquerque.

Metro	Median pay	vs Albuquerque	Rent vs Albuquerque
San Jose, CA	$208,000	+60%	2.4×
Vallejo, CA	$174,670	+34%	1.6×
Modesto, CA	$171,600	+32%	1.4×
San Francisco, CA	$171,470	+32%	2.2×

Who hires physician assistants around Albuquerque

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• University of New Mexico · Education
• Albuquerque Public Schools · Education
• Presbyterian Healthcare Services · Healthcare

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