Title: Family planning providers hold the line in salary and staffing levels in 2004.

POPLINE Document Number: 281890

Source citation:

Contraceptive Technology Update, 2004 Dec;25(12):[3] p..

Abstract:

Good news for family planning providers: Salary levels are reflecting a modest increase in 2004, according to the results of the annual Contraceptive Technology Update salary survey. (See “What is Your Salary Level?”, and "In the Past Year, How Has Your Salary Changed?") The survey was mailed in July 2004 to 1,247 subscribers and had a response of 229, for a response rate of 18.36%. Average salary for nurse practitioners (NPs) rose to $55,265 in 2004, up from $51,472 in 2003, according to the 2004 results. Median salaries for this group also moved up to $55,465, climbing from 2003’s $52,368 level. The gain in pay offsets a decline in salaries reported in 2003; NPs had recorded slight increases in their paychecks in 2001 and 2002. Nurse practitioners represent almost half (41.92%) of the 2004 responses. “It is encouraging that salaries are going up,” says Susan Wysocki, RNC, NP, president and chief executive officer of the Washington, DC-based National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health. When it comes to pay, location and place of employment can make a difference in compensation, she reports. About half (45.41%) of CTU responses came from those working in health departments, while another 24% said they were employed in a clinic setting. When analyzed by geographic location, 35% of CTU responses came from the Southeast, with about 23% from the Midwest and 21% from the Southwest. Jobs in Southeastern public health settings typically record lower levels of pay, Wysocki notes. (excerpt)

Keywords:

United States
Nurses and Nursing
Health Personnel
Family Planning Programs
Family Planning Centers
Income
Wages
Staff Attitude
North America
Americas
Developed Countries
Delivery of Health Care
Health
Family Planning
Programs
Organization and Administration
Health Facilities
Socioeconomic Factors
Economic Factors
Macroeconomic Factors
Attitude
Psychological Factors
Behavior