pa salaries continue to increase

[deleted6669]

The American Academy of Physician Assistants released the good news just in time for PA Week.
For the eighth consecutive year, mean total annual income (MTI) from primary employer for full-time clinical PAs increased.
The MTI for full-time clinically practicing PAs reached $84,396, according to the 2006 AAPA PA Census That represents a jump of $3,267 from the 2005 census—the largest single-year increase since the MTI rose $4,480 from 1996 to 1997 (see chart below).
The AAPA also released a detailed report on the changes in inflation-adjusted MTI in 2004-2005 and 2005-2006.
A total of 23,436 PA responded to the AAPA census. The voluminous census report includes 41 tables of data.
A few tidbits:
62.3% of census respondents were female.
34.6% of respondents received a master's degree from PA school.
31.5% of respondents were employed by single-specialty physician groups.
26.5% of respondents practiced family/general medicine for their primary employers.
47.7% of respondents practice in a metro area with a population greater than 1 million.
83.8% of respondents practice in a metro area.
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Chart: Mean total annual income (MTI) from primary employer for full-time PAs in clinical practice. Year MTI
2006 $84,396

2005 $81,129

2004 $78,257

2003 $76,039

2002 $72,241

2001 $71,046

2000 $68,757

1999 $68,164
1998 $64,269
1997 $65,973
1996 $61,493

Source: American Academy of Physician Assistants

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[beans&flowers]

great news!

 

[adamdowannabe]

I have a friend who just entered PA school last semester at a small private college in Pittsburg and she tells me that career services at her school told them to expect around 48K at graduation. Isnt that low? Also is it true that no matter how much you make as a PA there is going to be a dead end where you can only make so much, usually way below the lowest paying Physician Specialty.

Yes.......

No...... (depending on how well you negotiate, and who you work for...earnings can definately exceed many physician specialties. There are rare cases, when a physician is plain and simple..generous, and if the PA makes a large amount of money for the practice, a majority of the net might go into the PA's pocket)

 

[prairiedog]

The American Academy of Physician Assistants released the good news just in time for PA Week.
For the eighth consecutive year, mean total annual income (MTI) from primary employer for full-time clinical PAs increased.
The MTI for full-time clinically practicing PAs reached $84,396, according to the 2006 AAPA PA Census Report (available at www.aapa.org/research/index.html).
The AAPA also released a detailed report on the changes in inflation-adjusted MA total of 23,436 PA responded to the AAPA census. The voluminous census report includes 41 tables of data.
A few tidbits:
62.3% of census respondents were female.
34.6% of respondents received a master’s degree from PA school.
31.5% of respondents were employed by single-specialty physician groups.
26.5% of respondents practiced family/general medicine for their primary employers.
47.7% of respondents practice in a metro area with a population greater than 1 million.
83.8% of respondents practice in a metro area.
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I thought a masters was required for most PA programs? 34% seems low

 

[deleted6669]

I thought a masters was required for most PA programs? 34% seems low

this is a survey of all practicing pa's who graduated from 1967 to the present. the masters craze has only been around for a decade or so and lots of old timers have a bs, as, or certificate just like older np's.