For its survey, Physicians Practice gathered data from physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurse managers, registered nurses, billing managers, medical billers, medical assistants, front desk staff and medical record clerks from more than 1,260 medical practices. Data is based on the fourth quarter of 2011. Here are 45 salary statistics from that survey based on levels of experience.
Physician assistant
0-2 years: $72,171
3-5 years: $77,950
6-10 years: $84,657
11-20 years: $91,119
More than 20 years: $94,243
Nurse practitioner
0-2 years: $73,816
3-5 years: $80,903
6-10 years: $85,011
11-20 years: $88,395
More than 20 years: $90,794
Nurse manager
0-2 years: $55,467
3-5 years: $60,179
6-10 years: $60,854
11-20 years: $67,280
More than 20 years: $75,324
Registered nurse
0-2 years: $46,375
3-5 years: $50,964
6-10 years: $55,256
11-20 years: $59,945
More than 20 years: $65,046
Billing manager
0-2 years: $38,851
3-5 years: $41,801
6-10 years: $44,752
11-20 years: $48,417
More than 20 years: $51,323
Medical biller
0-2 years: $28,281
3-5 years: $32,007
6-10 years: $35,705
11-20 years: $38,375
More than 20 years: $39,363
Medical assistant
0-2 years: $25,942
3-5 years: $28,189
6-10 years: $31,348
11-20 years: $34,402
More than 20 years: $36,406
Front desk staff
0-2 years: $24,215
3-5 years: $26,913
6-10 years: $29,964
11-20 years: $32,421
More than 20 years: $34,949
Medical records clerk
0-2 years: $21,554
3-5 years: $24,403
6-10 years: $26,419
11-20 years: $27,906
More than 20 years: $27,723
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