RRT/CRT Regional Analysis:
Pacific: $85,500
Mountain: $56,000
West North Central: $52,000
West South Central: $75,920
East North Central: $52,000
East South Central: $60,000
New England: no data
Middle Atlantic: $70,000
South Atlantic: $67,000
Sleep Center CEO/Owner/Vice President: $87,500 (n=6), up 6% from $82,500 (n=26) in 2013
Sleep Technician: $33,100 (n=6), down 33.8% from $50,000 (n=9) in 2013
Dental Sleep Doctor: $100,000 (n=3), down 60% from $250,000 (n=6) in 2013
Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant: $78,000 (n=3), up 11.4% from $70,000 (n=3) in 2013
Sleep Center Support Staff: $32,000 (n=3), down 16.9% from $38,500 (n=8) in 2013
Sleep Doctor (PhD): not enough data to analyze in 2014, compared to $105,000 (n=5) in 2013
Other credentialed technologist (R.EEGT/R.EPT/R.EDT, CNIM, CPT): $55,000 (n=3), down 21.4% from $70,000 (n=6) in 2013
About the Survey
Pacific: AK, CA, GU, HI, OR, WA
Mountain: AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, UT, WY
West North Central: IA, KS, MN, MO, ND, NE, SD
West South Central: AR, LA, OK, TX
East North Central: IL, IN, MI, OH, WI
East South Central: AL, KY, MS, TN
New England: CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT
Middle Atlantic: NJ, NY, PA, PR
South Atlantic: DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, VI, WV
Needham & Company LLC and Sleep Review conducted a survey of US sleep centers. The survey received 299 responses between May 28 and June 26, 2014. Registered polysomnographic technologists (37% of respondents) and sleep center directors/supervisors/managers (31% of respondents) were the most common types of respondents. Every geographic region, and 47 US states, was represented, with the Midwest (28% of respondents) and Southeast (28% of respondents) most heavily represented.
Mike Matson, CFA, is a senior research analyst, medical technologies & diagnostics, at Needham & Company LLC. Sree Roy is editor of Sleep Review. CONTACT [email protected].
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