Jean Moore, Director Center for Health Workforce Studies School of Public Health, SUNY at Albany Selected Findings from the 2007 AcademyHealth Salary Survey AcademyHealth 2007 Annual Research Meeting June 4, 2007

The Center for Health Workforce Studies Based at the School of Public Health at SUNY Albany Conducts studies of the supply, demand, use and education of the health workforce Committed to collecting and analyzing data to understand workforce dynamics and trends Goal to inform public policies, the health and education sectors, and the public

Background AcademyHealth conducted first salary survey of its members in 2002 The 2 nd salary survey of AcademyHealth members was conducted in 2007 Opportunity to: Compare changes over the past 5 years Learn more about factors that influence the members’ salaries

Center for Health Workforce Studies School of Public Health – University at Albany, SUNY June 2007 Response Rates, ,547 members as of February 1st 3,415 (96.3%) with valid s on file 1,317 responses 38.6% Response Rate 37.1% of Membership

Center for Health Workforce Studies School of Public Health – University at Albany, SUNY June 2007 Respondents by Gender, 2007

Center for Health Workforce Studies School of Public Health – University at Albany, SUNY June 2007 Respondents by Age, 2002 & 2007

Center for Health Workforce Studies School of Public Health – University at Albany, SUNY June 2007 Race/Ethnicity of 2007 Respondents Compared to the U.S. Population

Center for Health Workforce Studies School of Public Health – University at Albany, SUNY June 2007 Regional Distribution of Respondents, 2002 and 2007

Center for Health Workforce Studies School of Public Health – University at Albany, SUNY June Respondents by Highest Degree Reported

Center for Health Workforce Studies School of Public Health – University at Albany, SUNY June 2007 Fields of Study for Master’s Degrees, 2007 Note: Reflects all master’s degrees, not only highest degree.

Center for Health Workforce Studies School of Public Health – University at Albany, SUNY June 2007 Fields of Study for Non-Clinical Doctorates, 2007 Note: Reflects all non-clinical doctorates, including those held by respondents who also have a clinical doctorate.

Center for Health Workforce Studies School of Public Health – University at Albany, SUNY June 2007 Fields of Study for Clinical Doctorates, 2007 Note: Reflects all clinical doctorates, including those held by respondents who also have a non-clinical doctorate.

Center for Health Workforce Studies School of Public Health – University at Albany, SUNY June 2007 Current Employment Setting

Center for Health Workforce Studies School of Public Health – University at Albany, SUNY June 2007 Median Salary of Respondents by Employment Setting, 2002 and 2007 (1,000s)

Center for Health Workforce Studies School of Public Health – University at Albany, SUNY June 2007 Growth in Earnings of Respondents (by Setting) Compared to All Workers Academy Health Members, Source for data on median earnings of all workers: US Bureau of Labor Statistics

Center for Health Workforce Studies School of Public Health – University at Albany, SUNY June 2007 Median Academic Salary by Title/Rank, 2007 ($1,000s)

Center for Health Workforce Studies School of Public Health – University at Albany, SUNY June 2007 Median Private Sector Salary by Setting ($1,000s)

Center for Health Workforce Studies School of Public Health – University at Albany, SUNY June 2007 High salary growth Health policy centers (+50%) Health care delivery organizations (+36%) Moderate salary growth Health plan/insurer (+27%) Foundations (+22%) Low salary growth Consulting firms (+12%) Research organizations (+12%) Pharmaceutical/Biotech (+11%) Private Sector Salary Growth Between 2002 and 2007

Center for Health Workforce Studies School of Public Health – University at Albany, SUNY June 2007 Median Salary by Highest Degree Attained and Employment Setting ($1,000s)

Center for Health Workforce Studies School of Public Health – University at Albany, SUNY June 2007 Median Salary Growth by Highest Degree and Setting between 2002 and 2007 Highest growth Master’s degree in private settings (+27%) Clinical doctorate in private settings (+21%) Moderate growth Non-clinical doctorate in private settings (+18%) Non-clinical doctorate in academic settings (+17%) Clinical doctorates in government settings (+15%) Low growth Master’s degree in government settings (+5%) Non-clinical doctorate in government settings (+7%) Clinical doctorates in academic settings (+7%)

Center for Health Workforce Studies School of Public Health – University at Albany, SUNY June 2007 Median Full-Time Salary by Employment Setting and Gender, 2007 ($1,000s)

Center for Health Workforce Studies School of Public Health – University at Albany, SUNY June 2007 Government Women’s salaries increased slightly more than men’s (+11% versus +7%) Women earned 87% of men in 2002 and 90% of men in 2007 Private Men’s and women’s salaries grew at comparable rates (+25% and +24%) Women earned 79% of men in both 2002 and 2007 Academic Women’s salaries have gone up more than male (+18% versus +7%) Women earned 74% of men in 2002, but 82% of men in 2007 Salary Growth For Women Between 2002 and 2007

Center for Health Workforce Studies School of Public Health – University at Albany, SUNY June 2007 Median 2007 Salary by Gender and Highest Degree ($1,000s)

Center for Health Workforce Studies School of Public Health – University at Albany, SUNY June 2007 Median 2007 Academic Salary by Gender ($1,000s)

Center for Health Workforce Studies School of Public Health – University at Albany, SUNY June 2007 Median Salary by Race/Ethnicity, 2007 ($1,000s) Underrepresented minorities (URMs) include Black/African-Americans, Hispanic/Latinos, and Native American/American Indians

Center for Health Workforce Studies School of Public Health – University at Albany, SUNY June 2007 Job Satisfaction in 2007: Satisfaction with Current Occupation/Profession

Center for Health Workforce Studies School of Public Health – University at Albany, SUNY June 2007 Average Importance of Factors that Influence Job Satisfaction, 2007 Importance rated on a scale of 1 (least important) to 5 (most important)

Center for Health Workforce Studies School of Public Health – University at Albany, SUNY June 2007 Academic Job Satisfaction in 2007

Center for Health Workforce Studies School of Public Health – University at Albany, SUNY June 2007 Private Setting Job Satisfaction in 2007

Center for Health Workforce Studies School of Public Health – University at Albany, SUNY June 2007 Likelihood of Initiating a Job Search in the Next Year by Employment Setting, 2007

Center for Health Workforce Studies School of Public Health – University at Albany, SUNY June 2007 Predictors of Hourly Earnings Regression results Predicts earnings per hour actually worked (which may exceed “official” workweek) OLS regression presents effects net of all other variables Base earnings per hour worked for a white, male, non-clinical doctorate just entering the profession in academia and doing no administration or health policy is $29.94

Center for Health Workforce Studies School of Public Health – University at Albany, SUNY June 2007 Predictors of Hourly Earnings All else being equal Women earn $3.86 less Master’s degrees earn $9.55 less Clinical doctorates earn $12.53 more Those in private settings earn $5.92 more Earnings increase by $1.06 for every year of experience For every additional 10% of one’s time spent in administration, earnings rise by $1.56 For every additional 10% of one’s time spent doing health policy, earnings rise by $1.08.

Center for Health Workforce Studies School of Public Health – University at Albany, SUNY June 2007 In Summary….. Preliminary 2007 findings appear to be fairly consistent with 2002 findings Some characteristics are associated with earnings, most strikingly gender and setting Difficult to assess the relationship between race/ethnicity and earnings due to the small number of minority members In general, members seem to be very satisfied with their jobs

Center for Health Workforce Studies School of Public Health – University at Albany, SUNY June 2007 Closing Thoughts…. There are few opportunities for monitoring the health services research and policy workforce Surveys such as these can help to improve our understanding of this very diverse field AcademyHealth member support for these efforts is critical to their success