Is California the place to be?

The MSP Salary Survey is still open, so these results may shift somewhat, but a clearer salary picture is emerging as MSPs weigh in. Early unofficial tabulation shows California has the most MSPs making more than $100,000, by a margin of more than 2 to 1 compared to other states. So far, 29% of California respondents say their salaries are above $100K. Texas put 10% of respondents in that bracket, and New Jersey respondents round out the top of the top, at 8%.

The maximum response was raised from last year’s upper limit of $70,000 as we sought some sharper details in this question. However, if you don’t fall into the top compensation category (yet), you’re not alone. The top earners comprise only 7% of survey participants. Also, in Wisconsin, which boasts one of the top participation rates, no MSP among its 43 survey respondents reports making that much.

(So far, by the way, we’ve heard from MSPs in five countries and in every U.S. state except Alaska.)

There’s still time to take the MSP Salary Survey. You can click here to access it, or connect by putting this URL into your browser: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2014mspsurvey. Check back for more details, and watch for a feature story about our survey results in a future issue of Medical Staff Briefing. And as always, thanks for reading!

Mary Stevens, editor, Medical Staff Leader Insider