FEATURE: SALARY SURVEY

FEATURE: SALARY SURVEY

Are you being fairly compensated?

As Clinical Advisor continues to be a champion See how your

The West Coast remains the region with

salary compares for the nurse practitioner (NP) and physician

assistant (PA) audiences, we recognize that just

the highest average yearly compensation, with NPs earning $117,311 and PAs earning

as clinical practice has evolved over the past year, so too has compensation. Are you considering a career in a new location or specialty

with those of your peers as

$125,307. The majority of NPs surveyed reported practicing in suburban locations (38%); however, those practicing in urban

and unsure about how this change may a ect your compensation? The results of the 2019 NP/PA Salary Survey are in and available to help guide your next big career move.

Similar to the results from previous surveys,

reported in the 2019 NP/PA

SALARY

locations (36.8%) earned the highest salary. Like NPs, the majority of PAs surveyed practiced in suburban locations (42.2%), but PAs working in rural areas earned the highest salary ($118,344).

more than half of all NPs and PAs who responded to the survey reported earning

SURVEY

Interestingly, family medicine is no longer the specialty in which the majority of NPs

more in 2018-2019 than in the prior year.

and PAs are employed (27% and 13.8%,

respectively). Like last year, most NP and PA respondents

NPs and PAs reported average annual salaries in the practice in a stand-alone clinic, but those working in

2019 survey of $107,973 and $115,881, respectively.

hospitals reported earning the highest salary ($122,598

and $127,173, respectively). Additionally, 40.5% of NPs

Although the wage gap persists between male and and 41.1% of PAs report working in more than 1 location,

female advanced practice providers, it has narrowed in and approximately one-fourth of respondents see 51-75

2019. In 2018, men earned approximately $17,000 more patients per week.

than their female counterparts. In contrast, results from

The majority of NPs and PAs anticipate earning as much

the 2019 salary survey indicate that male NPs earned or more than they currently earn in the year to come,

approximately $11,000 more than female NPs, and male with more than half of all clinician respondents expecting

PAs earned approximately $15,000 more than female PAs. more money in their paychecks in 2020.

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TABLE 1. Average NP salary

Profession

Percent response

Nurse Practitioner

100.0% (n=1,644)

Average salary

$107,973

Average hourly rate

$59.89

TABLE 3. Average NP salary by practice area

Practice area

Percent response Average salary

Family Medicine

27.0% (n=444)

$102,158

Pediatrics

6.8% (n=111)

$97,160

Psychiatry

5.6% (n=92)

$130,382

Adult Medicine

5.4% (n=88)

$107,672

Primary Care

5.2% (n=86)

$104,032

Urgent Care

4.7% (n=77)

$116,293

Geriatric Medicine

4.3% (n=70)

$112,177

Other

41.1% (n=676)

$110,096

TABLE 5. Average NP salary by degree attained

Degree

Percent response Average salary

Masters

83.2% (n=1,367)

$107,348

Doctorate

Certi cate of completion

13.4% (n=221) 3.4% (n=56)

$114,910 $92,153

TABLE 7. Average NP salary according to gender

Female

Male

$107,177 (n=1,500)

$118,200 (n=137)

FIGURE 1. Average NP salary by geographic region

West (n=273) $117,311 average salary

Midwest (n=451) $103,059 average salary

Northeast (n=311) $111,502 average salary

TABLE 2. Average PA salary

Profession

Percent response

Physician Assistant

100.0% (n=557)

Average salary

$115,881

Average hourly rate

$62.86

TABLE 4. Average PA salary by practice area

Practice area

Percent response Average salary

Family Medicine

13.8% (n=77)

$109,259

Pediatrics

7.4% (n=41)

$116,806

Psychiatry

6.8% (n=38)

$109,000

Adult Medicine

6.1% (n=34)

$120,577

Primary Care

5.8% (n=32)

$120,887

Urgent Care

3.8% (n=21)

$125,281

Geriatric Medicine

3.6% (n=20)

$165,833

Other

52.8% (n=296)

$112,730

TABLE 6. Average PA salary by degree attained

Degree

Percent response Average salary

Masters

65.5% (n=365)

$115,552

Doctorate

Certi cate of completion

5.4% (n=30) 29.1% (n=162)

$110,220 $117,946

TABLE 8. Average PA salary according to gender

Female

Male

$111,194 (n=351)

$126,334 (n=200)

FIGURE 2. Average PA salary by geographic region

West (n=125) $125,307average salary

Midwest (n=130) $110,789 average salary

Northeast (n=128) $113,431 average salary

South (n=609) $106,255 average salary

South (n=174) $115,000 average salary

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FEATURE: SALARY SURVEY

FIGURE 3. Did you earn more this year (NPs)?

11.4%

More

Same

35.1% 51.2%

Less

FIGURE 4. Did you earn more this year (PAs)?

7.7%

More

Same

35.9% 53.7%

Less

FIGURE 5. Do you expect to earn more next year (NPs)?

4.3%

More

Same

42.9%

50.5%

Less

FIGURE 6. Do you expect to earn more next year (PAs)?

3.2%

More

Same

39.5%

54.6%

Less

TABLE 9. Average NP salary by experience level

Experience in years Percent response Average salary

20

22.9% (n=377)

$112,989

FIGURE 7. Do you work in multiple locations (NPs)?

59.5%

40.5%

No

(n=978)

(n=666)

Yes

TABLE 10. Average PA salary by experience level

Experience in years Percent response Average salary

20

33.0% (n=184)

$120,140

FIGURE 8. Do you work in multiple locations (PAs)?

58.9%

41.1%

No

(n=328)

(n=229)

Yes

TABLE 11. Average NP salary by urban, suburban, or rural location

Practice location Percent response Average salary

Suburban

38.0% (n=624)

$108,633

Urban

36.8% (n=605)

$110,231

Rural

25.2% (n=415)

$103,565

TABLE 12. Average PA salary by urban, suburban, or rural location

Practice location Percent response Average salary

Suburban

42.2% (n=235)

$117,333

Urban

39.5% (n=220)

$113,295

Rural

18.3% (n=102)

$118,344

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TABLE 13. Average NP salary according to practice setting

Practice setting Percent response Average salary

Clinic: Stand-Alone

23.4% (n=385)

$103,352

Clinic: Hospital

19.6% (n=323)

$108,965

Office Practice

18.3% (n=301)

$104,466

Hospital

13.1% (n=216)

$122,598

Walk-in/ Ambulatory Care

5.5% (n=90)

$105,814

Long-term Care

2.4% (n=40)

$115,000

TABLE 15. Number of patients seen per week (NPs)

Number of patients

Percent response

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