Becker's Hospital Review

18 CFO / FINANCE Average base salaries for 20 recruited medical specialties By Kelly Gooch P hysician assistants saw the greatest year-over-year increase to base salaries offered to recruits, according to Mer- ritt Hawkins' "2021 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives." e review, released Aug. 9, is based on a representative sample of 2,458 permanent physician and advanced practitioner search assignments that were ongoing or conducted by Merritt Hawkins/AMN Healthcare's phy- sician staffing companies from April 2020 to March 2021. ose searches were primarily conducted for hospitals (33 percent), group practices (29 percent) and academic settings (20 percent). e searches also occurred for urgent care, federally qualified health centers, Indian Health Service and concierge medicine. e following figures reflect base salaries or guaranteed income only and do not include production bonuses and benefits. Specialties are in descending order based on the most requested searches. Nurse practitioner Average: $140,000 High: $300,000 Low: $90,000 Year-over-year difference: +12 percent Family medicine Average: $243,000 High: $400,000 Low: $180,000 Year-over-year difference: +1 percent Radiology Average: $401,000 High: $825,000 Low: $150,000 Year-over-year difference: -3 percent Psychiatry Average: $279,000 High: $400,000 Low: $185,000 Year-over-year difference: +1 percent Internal medicine Average: $244,000 High: $500,000 Low: $170,000 Year-over-year difference: -12 percent OB-GYN Average: $291,000 High: $750,000 Low: $207,000 Year-over-year difference: -11 percent Anesthesiology Average: $367,000 High: $750,000 Low: $245,000 Year-over-year difference: -8 percent Hematology/oncology Average: $385,000 High: $1 million Low: $180,000 Year-over-year difference: -4 percent Gastroenterology Average: $453,000 High: $750,000 Low: $125,000 Year-over-year difference: -1 percent Certified registered nurse anesthetist Average: $222,000 High: $353,000 Low: $158,000 Year-over-year difference: +3 percent Cardiology (noninvasive) Average: $446,000 High: $700,000 Low: $350,000 Year-over-year difference: +9 percent Cardiology (interventional) Average: $611,000 High: $1 million Low: $400,000 Year-over-year difference: -5 percent Neurology Average: $332,000 High: $850,000 Low: $215,000 Year-over-year difference: +13 percent Orthopedic surgery Average: $546,000 High: $1 million Low: $300,000 Year-over-year difference: -13 percent Dermatology Average: $378,000 High: $1 million Low: $200,000 Year-over-year difference: -10 percent Pulmonology Average: $385,000 High: $650,000 Low: $250,000 Year-over-year difference: -10 percent Oral maxillofacial surgery Average: $349,000 High: $1.2 million Low: $275,000 Year-over-year difference: N/A Physician assistant Average: $128,000 High: $350,000 Low: $100,000 Year-over-year difference: +14 percent Pediatrics Average: $236,000 High: $400,000 Low: $180,000 Year-over-year difference: +7 percent Endocrinology Average: $241,000 High: $325,000 Low: $200,000 Year-over-year difference: N/A n

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