Here are 100 statistics on compensation for orthopedic surgeons, neurosurgeons, advanced practitioners and medical office staff from numerous reports and surveys.
Orthopedic surgeon compensation
Compensation based on quartiles:
1. Bottom 10 percent: $258,227
2. 25th percentile: $341,047
3. 50th percentile: $432,013
4. 75th percentile: $558,734
5. Top 10 percent: $674,107
National average orthopedic surgeon compensation — salary plus bonus:
6. Bottom 10 percent: $278,891
7. 25th percentile: $369,486
8. 50th percentile: $468,992
9. 75th percentile: $612,553
10. Top 10 percent: $743,257
Benefits package amounts and percentage of overall compensation:
11. Social Security: $13,858 — 1.6 percent
12. 401k/403b: $9,000 — 1.6 percent
13. Disability: $4,226 — 0.7 percent
14. Healthcare: $6,592 — 1.1 percent
15. Pension: $15,750 — 2.7 percent
16. Time off: $57,793 — 10 percent
Medscape Orthopedist Compensation Report 2014
Compensation according to practice setting:
17. Employed — $388,000
18. Self-employed — $439,000
19. Office-based multispecialty group practice — $459,000
20. Healthcare organization — $449,000
21. Office-based single-specialty group practice — $442,000
22. Hospital — $397,000
23. Outpatient clinic — $388,000
24. Office-based solo practice — $348,000
25. Academic, military, research & government organizations — $319,000
Compensation according to location:
26. Northwest — $468,000
27. Great Lakes — $449,000
28. Southeast — $432,000
29. Northeast — $410,000
30. Southwest — $408,000
31. Mid-Atlantic — $397,000
32. North Central — $391,000
33. West — $343,000
Locum Tenens compensation and employment report
34. Orthopedic surgeon compensation — $501,808.
35. Joint replacement specialist — $503,809.
36. Orthopedic spine surgeon compensation — $677,158.
37. Pediatric orthopedic surgeon compensation — $435,318.
38. Orthopedic hand surgeons — $476,384.
Merritt Hawkins 2011 Review of Physician Recruiting Incentives report
Low, average and high orthopedic surgeon compensation from 2006 to 2011:
2006 to 2007
39. Low: $250,000
40. Average: $413,000
41. High: $650,000
2007 to 2008
42. Low: $250,000
43. Average: $439,000
44. High: $750,000
2008 to 2009
45. Low: $300,000
46. Average: $481,000
47. High: $1 million
2009 to 2010
48. Low: $300,000
49. Average: $519,000
50. High: $825,000
2010 to 2011
51. Low: $300,000
52. Average: $521,000
53. High: $700,000
Neurosurgeon compensation
Jackson & Coker's physician salary calculator
Average annual compensation of full-time neurosurgeons:
54. Salary: $690,548
55. Benefits: $138,110
56. Total compensation: $828,658
57. National average gross revenue per neurosurgeon: $2,632,463
Average hourly compensation of full-time neurosurgeons:
58. Salary: $332
59. Benefits: $66
60. Total compensation: $398
61. National average gross revenue per neurosurgeon: $1,266
Merritt Hawkins 2014 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives
62. Neurosurgeon compensation — $591,000, the highest average base salary among the most-requested physician and advanced practitioner searches.
Hourly pay:
63. Lowest 10 percent: $49/hour
64. 25 percentile: $103/hour
65. 50 percentile: $173/hour
66. 75 percentile: $260/hour
67 Top 10 percent: $336/hour
Mercer report
Base salary:
68. 25th percentile: $629,160
69. 50th percentile: $663,760
70. 75th percentile: $702,700
Neurosurgeon total cash compensation:
71. 25th percentile: $664,330
72. 50th percentile: $713,740
73. 75th percentile: $778,890
Spine surgeon compensation:
American Medical Group Association report
74. Average spine surgeon compensation in 2012 was $710,556
Compensation by years worked:
75. First two years — $400,000
76. Third year — $670,000
77. Maximum salary — $1.3 million
78. After six years of practice, median income is $625,000.
Practice and ambulatory surgery center staff compensation
VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2012:
Orthopedics-driven ASC staffing:
79. Nurse staff wage: $32.71/hour
80. Tech staff wage: $21.40/hour
81. Administrative staff wage: $24.50/hour
82. Administrator salary: $126,965
83. Employee salary and wages: 21.2 percent of net revenue
84. Employee salary and wages per case: $508.77
2014 Staff Salary Survey by Physician's Practice:
Salaries of medical staff members who have more than 20 years of experience:
85. Nurse practitioner — $98,139
86. Physician assistant — $96,479
87. Nurse manager — $76,605
88. Registered nurse — $64,150
89. Billing manager — $53,660
90. Care coordinator — $53,162
91. Medical biller — $41,185
92. Medical assistant — $35,836
93. Front-desk staff — $34,825
94. Medical records clerk — $32,366
Medscape's Clinical & Office Staff Salary Report 2013
Average salary for PAs:
95. Less than $30,000 — Less than 5 percent
96. Between $30,000 and $60,000 — Between 10 and 15 percent
97. Between $60,000 and $80,000 — Between 25 and 30 percent
98. Between $80,000 and $100,000 — Almost 40 percent
99. More than $100,000 — Between 15 and 20 percent
The medical records clerk salary ranges include:
100. 71 percent receive less than $30,000 per year
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