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Emergency Care Compensation
Jan.–Feb. 2008
Table 1 Source: 2007 Physician Compensation Survey, The American Medical Group Association
(www.amga.org).
Table 2 Source: Modern Healthcare's "By the Numbers," December 24, 2007.
Physician compensation surveys show average compensation for emergency medicine physicians can range from $207,600 to $272,500. Additionally, physicians in eastern regions of the U.S. make a fair amount less than their counterparts in other areas of the country.
| Specialty |
All
Physicians |
Starting |
Eastern |
Western |
Southern |
Northern |
|
Emergency
Care
|
$255,530
|
$178,000 |
$224,373 |
$260,175 |
$256,590 |
$257,745 |
| Compensation Ranges from $272,500 to $207,600 |
| Source |
Average*
|
% Change 2006-2007 |
|
Pinnacle
|
$272,500
|
20.5%
|
|
Delta
|
$261,250
|
0
|
|
AMGA
|
$258,211
|
4.1
|
|
MGMA
|
$257,409
|
3.9
|
|
Pacific
|
$253,194
|
1.9
|
|
Jackson
|
$251,500
|
14.8
|
|
Sullivan
|
$248,457
|
5.8
|
|
Cejka
|
$247,500
|
37.5
|
|
MDN
|
$245,000
|
5.6
|
|
HHCS
|
$240,399
|
0
|
|
Merritt
|
$239,000
|
3.9
|
|
Martin
|
$235,000
|
(6)
|
|
Hay
|
$207,600
|
0
|
*Figures represent average total cash compensation, which includes salary and bonuses.
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