ACEP Salary Survey Results

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Only had a 3% response rate of 1774 total. But the results are troubling.

https://www.acep.org/siteassets/sites/acep/media/compensation-report/2025-salary-survey-findings.pdf

 

[alpinism]

We've talked about it before in old threads but most SDG jobs were paying 300/hr rates for docs back in the golden years.

Compare that with today where most SDGs stopped partnership tracks and instead will offer 200/hr rates for senior residents.

 

[Mount Asclepius]

We've talked about it before in old threads but most SDG jobs were paying 300/hr rates for docs back in the golden years.

Compare that with today where most SDGs stopped partnership tracks and instead will offer 200/hr rates for senior residents.

SDG jobs are fewer and farther between, but they’re still out there and still paying better than most as reflected in this survey.

 

[Porfirio]

Everyone is looking to get their hands on your cookie jar now (CMG, hospital W2, predatory SDG). It is hard to find a good job.

 

[Pudortu]

How can we put any weight into a survey with a 3% response rate?

 

[Brigade4Radiant]

You can work urgent care in Santa Monica for 200 an hour lol

 

[watermanMD]

We've talked about it before in old threads but most SDG jobs were paying 300/hr rates for docs back in the golden years.

Compare that with today where most SDGs stopped partnership tracks and instead will offer 200/hr rates for senior residents.

300/hr for partnership track? Dayum.

 

[xaelia]

We've talked about it before in old threads but most SDG jobs were paying 300/hr rates for docs back in the golden years.

Compare that with today where most SDGs stopped partnership tracks and instead will offer 200/hr rates for senior residents.

I remember being an academic attending ~2011-2014 in Texas where the senior residents would graduate and go out and make 400+/hr in regional TX.

With no state income tax, that made the student loans go away Real Fast.

 

[emergentmd]

If you get 3% respondents, then you should not even publish it. These surveys always tilts towards the low end it seems. The ones making the big bucks don't want to share this secret.

If I were making $500/hr somewhere, I surely would not answer this survey.

 

[JacobMcCandles]

A 3% response rate is laughable but I can’t really say anything because I didn’t respond. I have nothing to gain with sharing that intimation with ACEP. I also wouldn’t trust ACEP’s close ties with CMGs and them having that information.

 

[Apollyon]

3% (or less) works for Press Ganey! Those stats are airtight, and you can trust them.

Also, I have a bridge for you at a great price!

 

[EctopicFetus]

If you get 3% respondents, then you should not even publish it. These surveys always tilts towards the low end it seems. The ones making the big bucks don't want to share this secret.

If I were making $500/hr somewhere, I surely would not answer this survey.

Yeah, when i looked at it the mean and median were about 50k lower than other surveys. The issue and its a big one is EM is so variable. Some people work 80 hours a month, then we have people on here working 220 hours. Hard to compare their income.

I think the most useful metrics are $/hr and $/pt. None are perfect. I would pick up a locums gig for $300/hr if I could do a 72 hours shift and volumes were 10-12 / day.

I had the opportunity to do 275/hr for similar volumes but they wouldnt let me do a 72. So i said no thanks.

 

[TooMuchResearch]

Yeah, when i looked at it the mean and median were about 50k lower than other surveys. The issue and its a big one is EM is so variable. Some people work 80 hours a month, then we have people on here working 220 hours. Hard to compare their income.

I think the most useful metrics are $/hr and $/pt. None are perfect. I would pick up a locums gig for $300/hr if I could do a 72 hours shift and volumes were 10-12 / day.

I had the opportunity to do 275/hr for similar volumes but they wouldnt let me do a 72. So i said no thanks.

I'd consider that gig for full time lol.