With ICD-10 transitions underway and stage 2 meaningful use on the horizon, salaries for health IT jobs continue to rise.
Two-thirds of health IT professionals in a new survey said they got a raise this year, and just under half received a bonus. The largest pay increases were reported by executive-level managers and staff at small ambulatory/physician offices.
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The 2013 HIMSS Compensation Survey collected salary data from some 1,160 organization members and calculated an average salary of $114,269. About 43 percent of respondents reported their positions as “staff;” on the other end of the spectrum, about 15 percent said they were senior managers.
Professionals in the Mid-Atlantic and Pacific coast regions reported average salaries above $120,000, followed by those in the East North Central region, New England and the South Atlantic who reported making an average of about $113,000.
A gender gap also emerged in the data: The average salary reported by male respondents topped $130,000, compared to slightly less than $100,000 for women.
Interestingly, the average salary reported by health IT newcomers who had been in their position for four years was comparable to someone with 20 years of experience or more.
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[Infographic courtesy of HIMSS]
