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The Latest Data on Staff Salaries

Nonprovider personnel cost continues to be the highest expense item for most ophthalmology practices, often comprising more than 65% of total practice overhead.

The 2004 Staff Salary Survey, just published by The Health Care Group, located in Plymouth Meeting, Pa., gives you hard data for comparing and structuring your staff members' compensation.

Below are the national averages for ophthalmology practices as reported in the 2004 Staff Salary Survey.

Note that staff averages are given on a per-hour basis while Administrator/Executive Director, Assistant Manager, Business Manager and Office Manager averages are given on an annual salary basis.

About this data: The staff salary national averages in this installment of Stat Tracker were drawn from the Health Care Group's 2004 Staff Salary Survey. In the fourth quarter of 2003, questionnaires were mailed to 9,213 medical practices nationwide. Approximately 928 practices responded, including 165 ophthalmology practices. The complete 2004 Staff Salary Survey, with more staff categories and additional results, is organized by staff position and geographic region. For more information about the survey, call Mark E. Kropiewnicki, J.D., LL.M., at (800) 473-0032.