How to Use the Staff Salary Survey... x Job Positions / Descriptions... xii Regions... xvii Divisions... xviii Map of Census Regions and Divisions of the U.S.... xix Metropolitan Statistical Areas... xx Salary Increases & Reviews... xxvii Benefits Provided by Practice for Staff... xxviii Benefits Provided by Practice for Management / Supervisors... xxix Paid Days Off... xxx Full-time Employees / Doctors; Practice Ownership... xxxii Management: Full-time Doctors vs. Average Salary... xxxiii Operational Expenses for Staff... xxxix I. Staff Salary Survey Summary by Job Position Nationwide Administrator / Executive Director... 1 Aesthetician... 1 ASC Nurse Manager / Supervisor... 1 Audiologist / Hearing Instrument Specialists... 1 Billing / AR Clerk... 1 Billing Coordinator... 1 Billing Manager... 1 Bookkeeper... 1 Business Manager... 1 Certified Coder... 2 Certified Ophthalmic Assistant (COA)... 2 Certified Ophthalmic Medical Technologist (COMT)... 2 Certified Ophthalmic Photographer (COP)... 2 Certified Ophthalmic Technician (COT)... 2 Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)... 2 Clerical / Insurance... 2 Clinical Manager... 2 Contact Lens Technician... 2 Data Entry... 3 Director of Refractive Surgery... 3 i
I. Staff Salary Survey Summary by Job Position Nationwide (continued) File Clerk / Medical Records Clerk... 3 Head / Lead Technician Manager / Supervisor... 3 Human Resource Manager... 3 Imaging Technician... 3 Information Technician / Management... 3 Insurance Coordinator... 3 Laboratory Technician... 3 Licensed Practical Nurse... 4 Medical Assistant... 4 Medical Secretary / Administrative Assistant... 4 Medical Transcriptionist... 4 Multi-Purpose Worker... 4 Nurse Manager / Supervisor... 4 Nurse Practitioner... 4 Office Manager... 4 Ophthalmic Assistant / Technician (Non-certified)... 4 Ophthalmic Echographer (Certified CDOS)... 4 Ophthalmic Echographer (Non-certified)... 5 Ophthalmic Photographer (Non-certified)... 5 Ophthalmic Ultrasound Biometrist (Certified ROUB)... 5 Optical Manager... 5 Optician... 5 Optometrist... 5 Physician Assistant... 5 Receptionist / Front Desk... 5 Refractive Coordinator... 5 Registered Nurse... 5 Scribe... 6 Surgical / Scrub Technician... 6 Surgical Coordinator / Scheduler... 6 Visual Field Technician... 6 ii
II. Staff Salary Survey Summary by Region Midwest... 7 Northeast... 12 South... 17 West... 23 III. Staff Salary Survey Summary by Division East North Central... 28 East South Central... 33 Mid-Atlantic... 36 Mountain... 41 New England... 45 Pacific... 49 South Atlantic... 53 West North Central... 59 West South Central... 63 IV. Staff Salary Survey Summary by State Alabama... 67 Alaska... 69 Arizona... 70 Arkansas... 72 California... 75 Colorado... 79 Connecticut... 82 Delaware... 84 Florida... 86 Georgia... 91 Hawaii... 94 Idaho... 96 Illinois... 98 Indiana... 100 Iowa... 102 Kansas... 105 Kentucky... 106 Louisiana... 108 iii
IV. Staff Salary Survey Summary by State (continued) Maine... 110 Maryland... 113 Massachusetts... 115 Michigan... 118 Minnesota... 121 Mississippi... 124 Missouri... 125 Nebraska... 127 Nevada... 128 New Hampshire... 129 New Jersey... 131 New Mexico... 133 New York... 135 North Carolina... 138 North Dakota... 142 Ohio... 143 Oklahoma... 147 Oregon... 148 Pennsylvania... 151 Puerto Rico... 155 Rhode Island... 156 South Carolina... 157 South Dakota... 159 Tennessee... 161 Texas... 164 Utah... 168 Vermont... 170 Virginia... 171 Washington... 175 West Virginia... 177 Wisconsin... 178 Wyoming... 179 iv
V. Staff Salary Survey Summary by Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) Akron, OH... 180 Alabama Rural (No MSA)... 181 Albany, GA... 182 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY... 183 Albuquerque, NM... 184 Alexandria, LA... 186 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ... 187 Amarillo, TX... 188 Anchorage, AK... 190 Ann Arbor, MI... 191 Arkansas Rural (No MSA)... 192 Asheville, NC... 194 Athens-Clark County, GA... 196 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA... 197 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC... 199 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX... 200 Baltimore-Towson, MD... 202 Bangor, ME... 204 Binghamton, NY... 205 Birmingham-Hoover, AL... 206 Boise City-Nampa, ID... 207 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH... 208 Boulder, CO... 210 Bremerton-Silverdale, WA... 211 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY... 212 Burlington-South Burlington, VT... 213 California Rural (No MSA)... 214 Canton-Massillon, OH... 215 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL... 217 Cape Girardeau-Jackson, MO-IL... 220 Charleston, WV... 221 Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC... 222 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 223 Chattanooga, TN-GA... 227 Cheyenne, WY... 228 v
V. Staff Salary Survey Summary by Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) (continued) Chicago- Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI... 229 Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN... 231 Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH... 234 Colorado Rural (No MSA)... 235 Columbia, SC... 236 Columbus, GA-AL... 237 Columbus, IN... 239 Columbus, OH... 240 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX... 242 Danville, IL... 244 Danville, VA... 245 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL... 246 Dayton, OH... 248 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL... 249 Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO... 251 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA... 253 Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI... 254 Elmira, NY... 257 Erie, PA... 259 Eugene-Springfield, OR... 260 Fargo, ND-MN... 262 Fayetteville, NC... 263 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO... 265 Flint, MI... 267 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO... 268 Fort Wayne, IN... 270 Gainesville, GA... 271 Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI... 272 Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC... 274 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS... 276 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA... 277 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT... 278 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC... 279 Honolulu, HI... 281 Huntsville, AL... 283 Idaho Rural (No MSA)... 284 Illinois Rural (No MSA)... 285 Indianapolis-Carmel, IN... 286 vi
V. Staff Salary Survey Summary by Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) (continued) Iowa Rural (No MSA)... 287 Jackson, MS... 289 Jackson, TN... 290 Jacksonville, NC... 292 Jonesboro, AR... 293 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI... 294 Kansas Rural (No MSA)... 295 Kansas City, MO-KS... 296 Knoxville, TN... 297 Lafayette, LA... 299 Lancaster, PA... 300 Lebanon, PA... 302 Lewiston, ID-WA... 303 Lewiston-Auburn, ME... 304 Lexington-Fayette, KY... 305 Lima, OH... 307 Lincoln, NE... 308 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA... 309 Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN... 311 Maine Rural (No MSA)... 313 Manchester-Nashua, NH... 314 Mansfield, OH... 316 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX... 317 Memphis, TN-MS-AR... 318 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL... 320 Michigan Rural (No MSA)... 321 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI... 323 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI... 324 Minnesota Rural (No MSA)... 327 Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN... 328 New Hampshire Rural (No MSA)... 329 New Haven-Milford, CT... 330 New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA... 331 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA... 334 North Carolina Rural (No MSA)... 336 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL... 338 vii
V. Staff Salary Survey Summary by Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) (continued) Ocala, FL... 339 Ogden-Clearfield, UT... 341 Ohio Rural (No MSA)... 343 Oklahoma Rural (No MSA)... 344 Oklahoma City, OK... 345 Oregon Rural (No MSA)... 346 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL... 347 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA... 349 Pascagoula, MS... 350 Pennsylvania Rural (No MSA)... 351 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL... 353 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD... 354 Pittsburgh, PA... 357 Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME... 359 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA... 362 Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA... 363 Punta Gorda, FL... 364 Rapid City, SD... 365 Reading, PA... 367 Reno-Sparks, NV... 369 Richmond, VA... 370 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA... 371 Roanoke, VA... 372 Rochester, NY... 374 Rockford, IL... 376 Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA... 377 Salt Lake City, UT... 378 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX... 380 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA... 382 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA... 383 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA... 384 San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR... 385 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA... 386 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA... 387 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA... 389 Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL... 391 viii
V. Staff Salary Survey Summary by Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) (continued) Sherman-Denison, TX... 393 Sioux Falls, SDI... 394 South Carolina Rural (No MSA)... 395 South Dakota Rural (No MSA)... 396 Springfield, MA... 397 St. Louis, MO-IL... 398 Stockton, CA... 400 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 401 Terre Haute, IN... 402 Texas Rural (No MSA)... 403 Toledo, OH... 404 Topeka, KS... 405 Trenton-Ewing, NJ... 406 Tucson, AZ... 407 Vermont Rural (No MSA)... 409 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC... 410 Washington Rural (No MSA)... 412 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV... 413 Winston-Salem, NC... 415 VI. Staff Salary Survey Summary by Gross Revenue <$1,000,001... 416 $1,000,001-$3,000,000... 418 $3,000,001-$6,000,000... 423 $6,000,001-$9,000,000... 428 $9,000,001 - $11,000,000... 433 $11,000,0001 - $13,000,000... 437 $13,000,001 - $16,000,000... 440 > $16,000,000... 443 ix