SLEEP CENTER CEO/OWNER/VICE PRESIDENT
Overall, sleep center CEO/owner/vice presidents reported a decline in median salary from $100,000 in 2012 to $82,500 in 2013. East South Central region had the highest median salary at $123,000. The lowest median salary was in the South Atlantic region—$73,500. A total of 26 respondents registered responses for the category.
Other Titles
Sleep Review also requested responses from sleep-related job categories, such as nurse practitioner/physician assistants, dental sleep doctors (DDS, DMD), and other credentialed technologists (R.EEGT/R.EPT/R.EDT, CNIM, CPT). Responses were too low to break down into regions; however, median salaries were as follows:
• Nurse practitioner/physician assistant: $70,000 (n=3)
• Dental sleep doctor (DDS, DMD): $250,000 (n=6)
• Other credentialed technologist (R.EEGT/R.EPT/R.EDT, CNIM, CPT): $70,000 (n=6).
About the Survey
The survey was e-mailed to nearly 12,000 sleep professionals. Of these, 501 responded to the survey, resulting in a response rate of about 4%. The responses were collected between June 17 and June 27, 2013. Sleep center directors/supervisors/managers (36% of respondents) and registered polysomnographic technicians (26% of respondents) were the most common types of respondents. Every geographic region and 48 US states were represented, with the Midwest (31% of respondents) and Southeast (29% of respondents) most heavily represented.
It should be noted that our sample sizes were small with regard to particular regions and particular positions in both survey years. In addition, it is unlikely that we had the same responders as last year, so an apples to apples comparison between years cannot be assumed. For these reasons, we recommend that readers interpret the data with the above caveats in mind.