Compensation & Employment Report



Compensation & Employment Report

2010

conducted its Annual Compensation and Employment Survey in the early spring of 2010. Survey respondents represent physicians who practice on a locum tenens basis as well as those with permanent salaries. Physicians also shared the one "action item" they would give their superiors to improve their practice environment.

This report includes compensation and employment statistics for the field of general surgery.

General Surgery

At a glance General Surgery survey respondents: 89% Board Certified; 5% Eligible 90% Male; 10% Female 30% Have worked on a locum tenens basis 65% Have not but may consider working locum

tenens in the future

years in practice

Respondent Demographics:

15% 17%

14% 31%

23%

5 or less years 6-12 years 13-20 years 21-30 years more than 30 years

by region

18% 25%

13%

28% 16%

Northeast Southwest

Southeast West

Midwest

next job change

employment status

16% 2%

4% 0%

50% 28%

salaried owner or partner of practice/group locum tenens or independent contractor exclusively retired resident/fellow other

20% 17% 8% 13%

42%

in the next 6 months 6 months - 1 year 1-2 years 2-3 years no plans at this time

2010 Compensation and Employment Survey -- General Surgery

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Compensation & Employment Report

2010

2010 Average Annual General Surgeon Salary: $284,642

Based on Full-time Employment

years in practice gender

employment status

$350k

$300k $250k $200k

$283,322 $265,000

$286,652 $283,791

$150k

$100k $50k

5 or less years 6-12 years 13-20 years 21-30 years

male female

owner or partner of practice/group salaried employee

0

more than 30 years

All compensation data above includes respondents who selected full-time employment status. Compensation includes salary and bonuses only. Respondents who selected part-time, locum tenens, contractor exclusively, retired, or resident/fellow are not included.

The single "action item" salaried employees and owners/partners would like to improve in their practice environment:

-Flexibility -Need more help ? MDs, PAs, NPs, RNs -Listen to input from clinicians caring for patients -Simplify dealing with insurance companies -Update equipment

-Better communication -Better equipment -Compassion -Partner with doctors -Fee payment schedule -The paperwork

Salaried Employees Said

(medical facility, hospital, clinic, group VA, etc)

Owners/Partners Said

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