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Table 1a_Salary Survey Slideshow
For the third consecutive year, the highest percentage of NP and PA respondents were family/adult medicine practitioners. The only significant change from last year’s survey was psychiatry replacing oncology/hematology at fifth place on the NP list. Salaries were higher in all practice areas listed, with the largest gain seen among pediatric NPs.
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Table 2_Salary Survey SS
The proportion of PAs working within specific specialties remained virtually the same as last year.
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Table 3_Salary Survey SS
Similar to 2012, NP salaries are not significantly affected by experience beyond the first five years of practice.
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Table 4_Salary Survey SS
PAs see a small but steady growth in income through the first 20 years of employment.
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Table 5_Salary Survey SS
The distribution of NPs and PAs by practice setting appears entrenched. Very little movement has been reported by respondents over the past three years. Office-based NPs and PAs (see next slide) remain well-represented in our survey, but hospital-based clinicians earned higher salaries.
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Figure 1_Salary Survey SS
For the first time since this survey began, average salaries of NPs and PAs (see next slide) in all regions climbed above $90,000.
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Figure 2_Salary Survey SS
PAs in the West continue to report the highest annual pay.
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Figure 3_Salary Survey SS
The proportion of NPs and PAs who work at more than one location was nearly identical to what was shown in the previous surveys.
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Figure 4_Salary Survey SS
Roughly one out of every three respondents travels from job to job throughout the week.
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Figure 5_Salary Survey SS
Despite an uncertain economic climate, clinicians are optimistic about their financial future. Just over 45% of NPs reported an increase in income over 2011.
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Figure 6_Salary Survey SS
Just over 48% of PAs reported an increase in income over 2011.
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Figure 7_Salary Survey SS
When asked about their expectations for next year, more than 95% of NPs and PAs (see next slide) anticipate that their income would stay the same or increase.
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Figure 8_Salary Survey SS
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Figure 9_Salary Survey SS
As in previous years, the 2013 survey included questions designed to provide some insight into the typical workweek of our readers. No discernible difference was noted in the amount of time NPs and PAs spend on the job. Approximately 80% of all respondents work between 30 and 50 hours per week.
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Figure 10_Salary Survey SS
There was some diversity with regard to the number of patients seen per week, but the NP (previous slide) and PA breakdowns remained similar.
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Figure 11_Salary Survey SS
Finally, prescription-writing behavior stayed consisted across all disciplines. Approximately two thirds of NPs and PAs (see next slide) write fewer than 75 prescriptions per week.
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Figure 12_Salary Survey SS
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Table 6_Salary Survey SS
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Salary Survey_0513 Feature
The average salary among all NPs earning between $20,001 and $149,999/year is $94,881.22 and the average salary among all PAs earning between $20,001and $149,999 per year is $100,497.78.
