2nd Annual PracticeMatch Survey of PAs, NPs Reveals Continued Career Growth, Job Satisfaction for Advanced Practice Clinicians
St. Louis, MO, July 18, 2018- Nurse practitioners and physician assistants report that they earned more and remained generally satisfied with their healthcare careers in the past year, according to the second annual survey of advanced practice clinicians recently released by PracticeMatch, which provides healthcare employers and jobseekers with a wide variety of career- and employment-related resources including physician/candidate database, job boards, career fairs, and career guidance.
As demand soars for advanced practice clinicians, NPs and PAs reported job satisfaction levels comparable to the previous year. Only five percent of this year's respondents described themselves as unsatisfied in their careers as PAs and NPs, compared to six percent the previous year. The survey of nearly 1,100 NPs and PAs was conducted in March of 2018 via M3 Global Research.
NPs reported an average salary of $113,900, an increase of 6.6% over last year's average reported salary of $106,000. PAs reported an average salary of $117,000, up 4.9% from the previous year's reported average of $111,500. Additionally, 8% of PAs, and 5% of NPs reported earning more than $150,000 in 2017. These competitive, growing income levels equate to high levels of job satisfaction, and 86% of PAs and NPs reported being satisfied to some degree with their income level as well.
"Advanced practice clinicians such as NPs and PAs continue to be in extremely high demand among healthcare employers, especially in light of ongoing physician shortages," states Mike York, chief executive officer of PracticeMatch. "Our annual survey shows that they are enjoying increased salary levels and job satisfaction rates that confirm how highly valued their clinical services are in a variety of medical settings, including hospitals and private groups across the country."
"The results of our annual PA and NP salary survey provide valuable insight into the advanced practice workforce," York adds. "Knowledge of current recruiting and compensation trends can help healthcare employers optimize their recruiting strategies to attract and retain top talent among advanced practice clinicians."