Here are 34 statistics to know on ASC staff and leader pay collected from various sources in the industry.
OR Manager's 2018 Salary/Career survey reported statistics on hospital and ASC leader pay and demographics.
1. Forty-three percent of hospital leaders said they earned $120,000 or more, compared to 37 percent of ASC leaders.
2. In 2017, 40 percent of hospital leaders said they earned $120,000 or more, compared to 29 percent of ASC leaders.
3. Only 16 percent of ASC leaders said they earned less than $80,000.
HealthCare Appraisers surveyed 15 respondents representing more than 700 surgery centers across the U.S. to compile its report on the percentage of revenue ASCs spend on salary and benefits.
Salary and benefits
4. 10 percent to 19.9 percent: 7 percent
5. 20 percent to 29.9 percent: 87 percent
6. 30 percent to 39.9 percent: 7 percent
ASCs in the Pacific region pay nurses the highest median hourly wages in the country, according to VMG Health's 2018 Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study.
Here's the breakdown by region:
All facilities
7. Nurse staff: $35.93
8. Tech staff: $23.11
9. Administrative staff: $26.71
10. All full-time equivalents: $30.61
Atlantic
11. Nurse staff: $35.01
12. Tech staff: $21.31
13. Administrative staff: $25.38
14. All FTE: $28.52
Midwest
15. Nurse staff: $32.07
16. Tech staff: $22.88
17. Administrative staff: $26.54
18. All FTE: $28.36
Mountain
19. Nurse staff: $37.96
20. Tech staff: $25.05
21. Administrative staff: $28.69
22. All FTE: $32.46
Northeast
23. Nurse staff: $39.64
24. Tech staff: $25
25. Administrative staff: $26.75
26. All FTE: $32.76
Pacific
27. Nurse staff: $41.02
28. Tech staff: $25.20
29. Administrative staff: $28.01
30. All FTE: $32.96
South
31. Nurse staff: $35.28
32. Tech staff: $22.68
33. Administrative staff: $25.78
34. All FTE: $29.86