The median total cash compensation paid to physician assistants and nurse practitioners varies by region, according to one survey.
The finding is from an annual advanced practitioner compensation survey from Chicago-based consulting firm SullivanCotter.
The survey is based on information from 816 organizations representing more than 124,000 individual advanced practice providers and more than 3,400 advanced practitioner leaders from across the U.S. Results of the survey were released Nov. 15.
Here is the median total cash compensation, which is equal to base salaries plus annual incentive awards, for nurse practitioners and physician assistants, by region and in descending order, according to survey data shared with Becker's:
Nurse practitioners
West: $152,935
South Central: $126,037
Southeast: $124,575
Great Lakes subregion: $124,203
North Central: $124,125
Physician assistants
West: $149,603
South Central: $128,600
Great Lakes subregion: $128,232
North Central: $128,000
Southeast: $127,991