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Physician assistant jobs in New Mexico

6 open physician assistant jobs in New Mexico at 3 employers. BLS measures a median of $67.27 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Physician Assistants in New Mexico, opens in a new tab) for physician assistants here.

6
Open in NM
3
Employers hiring
7
Towns
$67.27
BLS median in NM
13th of 51 states and territories

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Where the physician assistant jobs are in New Mexico

Towns with the most open jobs in this occupation. A town with a page lists every care job open there, by occupation.

What physician assistants earn in New Mexico

The hourly pay open jobs here post, beside what BLS measured people employed in the occupation earned in the state and its metro areas.

Posted on open jobs in New Mexico

Too few open jobs here post an hourly rate for a typical range (it takes eight from three employers).

Measured by BLS in New Mexico, May 2025

$67.27/hr ($139,920 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Physician Assistants in New Mexico, opens in a new tab)

Median for physician assistants, against $65.33 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Physician Assistants, national, opens in a new tab) for the whole US; 700 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Physician Assistants in New Mexico, opens in a new tab) employed in New Mexico.

By metro area

BLS OEWS May 2025 metropolitan area estimates for Physician Assistants; areas that cross a state line list every state.

Employers hiring physician assistants in New Mexico

What the job takes

A master's degree from an accredited PA program, then the PANCE exam and a state license.

  • License

    PA-C certification (PANCE exam)

    National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants. Every state requires it for a PA license

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Physician assistant jobs in New Mexico: common questions

How much do physician assistants make in New Mexico?

Too few open physician assistant jobs in New Mexico post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $67.27/hr ($139,920 a year) for physician assistants in New Mexico (May 2025), against $65.33 nationally, 13th highest of 51 states and territories.

Where in New Mexico are the most physician assistant jobs?

Albuquerque (5), Santa Fe (2), Edgewood (1), Farmington (1) and Las Cruces (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring physician assistants in New Mexico?

By open jobs on this board: Genesis HealthCare (4), DOCS Health (1) and First Choice Community Healthcare (1). In all, 3 employers have physician assistant jobs open in New Mexico.

What do you need to work as a physician assistant in New Mexico?

A master's degree from an accredited PA program, then the PANCE exam and a state license. PA-C certification (PANCE exam) (National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants; every state requires it for a PA license). Where a license is state-issued, it comes from New Mexico's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

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Sources and method

A job counts here when one of its locations is in New Mexico, once however many locations there it lists. Its occupation is read from its title. Posted pay is the middle half of the hourly rates jobs here state, shown when at least eight jobs from three employers state one. BLS figures are as published for the state, never adjusted.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in New Mexico, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 21, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Physician Assistants (SOC 29-1071), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Physician Assistants, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Physician Assistants by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026
  5. PA-C certification (PANCE exam): National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Physician assistant jobs in New Mexico. Data as of October 21, 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/physician-assistant/new-mexico

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