The ASC Association has released the results of its 2009 ASC Employee Salary & Benefits Survey. Data were collected using a 82-question survey sent to 5,111 ASCs, including ASC Association members and Medicare-certified ASCs. Participants were instructed to provide the annual salaries for positions as of Jan. 1, 2009. Responses were returned through fax or mail or completed online.
Here are 10 significant findings from the 2009 ASC Employee Salary & Benefits Survey.
- Administrator — 1 percent ($92,957, up from $92,000)
- Director of nursing — 2.8 percent ($76,000, up from $73,913)
- Business office manager — 3.9 percent ($53,000, up from $51,000)
- Materials manager — 0.7 percent ($43,975, up from $43,680)
2. Administrators who have achieved the CASC credential report higher salaries that those who did not have the CASC credential. The median salary of an administrator with the CASC credential and no clinical background was $102,000 and an administrator with the CASC credential and a clinical background was $105,000. Administrators with a clinical background and no CASC credential earned a median salary of $89,500.
3. States in Region II (New Jersey, New York and Puerto Rico) saw the highest median administrator salary for 2009 at $110,000. States in Region X (Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii and Nevada) saw the lowest median administrator salary at $84,764.
- Licensed practical nurse — $41,463
- Registered nurse — $62,111
- Certified registered nurse anesthetists — $151,365
5. Here are the 2009 median salaries for other non-managerial ASC staff members:
- Anesthesiologist — $275,000
- Coder — $36,000
- Insurance clerk — $31,720
- Scheduling clerk — $32,000
6. For most ASC positions, 2009 salaries were higher than 2008 salaries. Here are the three positions which saw the largest salary increases:
- Operating room technicians — 4.6 percent ($40,000, up from $38,230)
- Licensed practical nurses — 4.1 percent ($39,500, up from $37,958)
- Receptionists/admitting clerks — 4.0 percent ($28,662, up from $27,560)
7. The only position to see a decline in salary for 2009 was radiology technician, which decreased by 1.5 percent ($47,840, down from $48,561).
8. Sixty-three percent of ASCs surveyed reported that recruiting new employees was easier in 2009 than in 2008. In 2008, only 6 percent of ASCs reported that recruiting new employees was easier than the year before.
9. Of the ASCs surveyed, 98 percent reported that they offer healthcare benefits to their employees, and 80 percent reported offering retirement benefits.
10. Most ASCs surveyed (31 percent) employed 1-10 full-time employees, and 29 percent employed 11-20 full-time employees.
About the 2009 ASC Employee Salary & Benefits Survey
The report includes national and regional data, state-specific data for 34 states and the District of Columbia, in-state regional data for California, Florida, Illinois, Pennsylvania and Texas, selected salaries by caseload, size, ASC type, number of employees and location, benefits packages and employee bonus information, recruiting trends as well as other benchmarking information.
Copies of the report sell for $40 to ASC Association members and $195 to nonmembers.
To order a copy of the 2009 ASC Employee Salary & Benefits Survey, call (703) 836-8808 or visit www.ascassociation.org/store.
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