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Family medicine was the most popular practice area for NPs (21.5%), but psychiatry practitioners (5.5%) made higher salaries.
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Emergency medicine PAs (7.5%) made the highest salaries.
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On average, NPs practicing for 16 to 20 years (14.3%) made higher salaries.
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In conjunction with NPs, PAs also working for 16 to 20 years (17.1%) made higher salaries.
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NPs working on the West coast made higher salaries than those working in the Midwest, Northeast, or South.
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While most PAs work in the South, those working in the West made the highest salaries.
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NPs working in urban locations (41.5%) made the highest salaries.
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PAs who also work in urban locations (39.6%) made the highest salaries.
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While more female NPs (2,136) and PAs (518) completed the survey, both male NPs and PAs made higher salaries.
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NPs who practice in stand alone clinic (18.09%) make the lowest salaries.
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PAs who work in an office practice (19.1%) make the lowest salaries.
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55.2% of NPs report making a higher salary than last year.
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53.9% of PAs report making a higher salary this year.
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Only 3.5% of NPs expect to make less money in 2018.
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4.3% of PAs expect to make less money next year.
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30.25% of NPs see 26 to 50 patients every week.
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Approximately 25% of PAs see anywhere from 26 to 75 patients every week.
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By Madeline Morr and Colby Stong
Is now a good time to ask for a raise? According to results from The Clinical Advisor’s 2017 Salary Survey, it may be. About 55% of nurse practitioners (NPs) and 54% of physician assistants (PAs) earned a higher income this past year than they did in 2015-2016.
The average salaries in 2016-2017 for NPs and PAs are:
Nurse Practitioners: $105,928
Physician Assistants: $115,906
The gender pay gap remains, and the West prevails
The wage gap between men and women continues in all lines of work, and the medical field is no exception. A total of 2136 (89.3%) NP survey responders and 518 (62.3%) PA survey responders were women, compared with 216 male NPs and 307 male PAs. However, male NPs earned $123,547, compared with $104,097 for women. Male PAs earned $128,966, compared with $107,957 for women.
Similar to last year’s results, the West remains the region with the highest average salaries for NPs ($113,035) and PAs ($123,875). A majority of NP and PA responders practice their profession in the South, where the average salary for NPs is $104,427 and the average salary for PAs is $114,302. The Midwest has the lowest average salary for NPs ($102,571), and the Northeast has the lowest average salary for PAs ($110,702).