PA salary

[MSc44]

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what can one expect to make as a PA, or what are the averages in a few diff fields

anyone who can shead some info it is greatly appreachiated

 

[melcal]

depends on specialty, location, years of experience, etc.

for example, a new grad in radiation oncology, city of chicago: $70K + nice benefits.
a classmate is in internal med, chicago suburbs, $67K.
you can look on salary.com and tailor it your specific location.

 

[deleted6669]

what can one expect to make as a PA, or what are the averages in a few diff fields

anyone who can shead some info it is greatly appreachiated

INCOME - Results of the 2005 AAPA Physician Assistant Census Survey indicate that the mean total income from primary employer for PAs who are not self-employed and who work at least 32 hours per week for their primary employer is $81,129 (standard deviation $21,254); the median is $77,402. The comparable mean for PAs who have been in clinical practice for less than one year is $68,116 (standard deviation $13,077); the median is $66,591.

avg by specialty:
http://physician-assistant.advanceweb.com/common/Editorial/Editorial.aspx?CC=66397

 

[MSc44]

depends on specialty, location, years of experience, etc.

for example, a new grad in radiation oncology, city of chicago: $70K + nice benefits.
a classmate is in internal med, chicago suburbs, $67K.
you can look on salary.com and tailor it your specific location.

Im not sure how much i believe salary .com for my area NYC, Long island it says that regular PA's make more thes surgical PA's

 

[MiesVanDerMom]

why do PAs in Pennsylvania make so little?

 

[PACPhD]

Depends on the specialty. EM pays some of the best money. Forget what most say about CT surgery. Count up their HOURLY pay scale and see what they really make. I work for a group that is not the best payors and I make about $130k/yr and will start receiving my producton now (after first year) which is around $30k. I also get 12% towards my 401k and full benefits plus $5000k CME. I work about 45-50 hrs a week, which is quite a lot for EM. My last job paid $105k year but I only worked a 32 hour week, and it worked out to only 28hr week after I subtracted the 6 weeks vacation.

 

[MSc44]

Depends on the specialty. EM pays some of the best money. Forget what most say about CT surgery. Count up their HOURLY pay scale and see what they really make. I work for a group that is not the best payors and I make about $130k/yr and will start receiving my producton now (after first year) which is around $30k. I also get 12% towards my 401k and full benefits plus $5000k CME. I work about 45-50 hrs a week, which is quite a lot for EM. My last job paid $105k year but I only worked a 32 hour week, and it worked out to only 28hr week after I subtracted the 6 weeks vacation.

did you do a residency
I know a few guys in CT surgery that did residency and they are racking in LOTS of money, they are about 5 years out of school this is NY also

 

[preludexl]

MSC. I just look up the job ads at paworld.net to gauge how much people are making. They dont seem very high if you ask me.

 

[PACPhD]

MSC - Yes, I did a 2 year residency in EM in which I received a masters degree. But other than sometimes starting on the upper end of the pay scale off the bat, I get the same money as everyone else.

Preludexl - I wouldn't go by the salaries in PA World. The AAPA has salary profiles and my state, Nevada shows that we pay the 4th highest salaries in the country. I'll bet about a dozen people answered the survey, so it may not be all that accurate.

 

[preludexl]

MSC - Yes, I did a 2 year residency in EM in which I received a masters degree. But other than sometimes starting on the upper end of the pay scale off the bat, I get the same money as everyone else.

Preludexl - I wouldn't go by the salaries in PA World. The AAPA has salary profiles and my state, Nevada shows that we pay the 4th highest salaries in the country. I'll bet about a dozen people answered the survey, so it may not be all that accurate.

Agreed. I just look at paworld to see what the general soliciting pay is. I'm sure there are lots of negotiating that goes around.

 

[deleted6669]

INCOME - Results of the 2005 AAPA Physician Assistant Census Survey indicate that the mean total income from primary employer for PAs who are not self-employed and who work at least 32 hours per week for their primary employer is $81,129 (standard deviation $21,254); the median is $77,402. The comparable mean for PAs who have been in clinical practice for less than one year is $68,116 (standard deviation $13,077); the median is $66,591.

avg by specialty:
http://physician-assistant.advanceweb.com/common/Editorial/Editorial.aspx?CC=66397

the 2006 aapa member survey just came out this week. avg pa pay is up to $84,396/yr for pa's working at least 32 hrs/week at 1 job.
http://www.aapa.org/research/06census-intro.html