The study was the first since 1992 to assess gender differences in PA salaries. The researchers analyzed data from 18,901 civilian PA participants in the 2009 AAPA Physician Assistant Census. They studied differences in orthopedic surgery, emergency medicine and family practice.
Data revealed that men reported higher total income, base pay, overtime pay, administrative pay, on-call pay and incentive pay based on productivity and performance than women. The gap in compensation remained in all specialties when evaluated independent of clinical experience or workload.
Compared to women, men also reported working more years as a PA in their specialty, working more hours per month on-call, providing more direct care to patients and receiving more funding from their employer for professional development.
Read the Clinical Advisor report on gender differences in physician assistant compensation.
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