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Surgical PA Salaries
The physician assistant (PA) in my surgical practice wants a raise. What should she expect to get paid?
Question: The physician assistant (PA) in my surgical practice wants a raise. What should she expect to get paid?
Answer: Salary benchmarks for surgical physician assistants vary by geographical area (based on demand and cost of living) and experience. It may help to consider several data sources to get a fair sense. Here are some:
- The Medical Group Management Association - Surgical PAs with one to two years of experience, $62,025; with three to seven years of experience, $75,000.
- The American Medical Group Association - Surgical PAs, $83,184.
- Health Care Job Store - This organization does not distinguish surgical PAs from others, but says the median salary for all PAs is $68,826, with an average bonus of 3 percent.
- American Academy of Physician Assistants - This group also lumps surgical and nonsurgical salaries. Its median for all PAs is $78,257.
Asset Protection and Financial Planning
December 6th 2021Asset protection attorney and regular Physicians Practice contributor Ike Devji and Anthony Williams, an investment advisor representative and the founder and president of Mosaic Financial Associates, discuss the impact of COVID-19 on high-earner assets and financial planning, impending tax changes, common asset protection and wealth preservation mistakes high earners make, and more.
Reducing burnout with medical scribes
November 29th 2021Physicians Practice® spoke with Fernando Mendoza, MD, FAAP, FACEP, the founder and CEO of Scrivas, LLC, about the rising rates of reported burnout among physicians and how medical scribes might be able to alleviate some pressures from physicians.
