RRT/CRT Regional Analysis:
Pacific: $70,000
Mountain: $65,000
West North Central: $60,000
West South Central: $55,000
East North Central: $51,000
East South Central: $64,000
New England: $65,000
Middle Atlantic: $70,000
South Atlantic: $50,500
Sleep Center CEO/Owner/Vice President: $87,000 (n=7), down 0.6% from $87,500 (n=6) in 2014
Sleep Technician: $43,000 (n=9), up 29.9% from $33,100 (n=6) in 2014
Dental Sleep Doctor (DDS, DMD): $150,000 (n=6), up 50% from $100,000 (n=3) in 2014
Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant: $78,000 (n=2), no change from $78,000 (n=3) in 2014
Sleep Center Support Staff: not enough data to analyze in 2015, compared to $32,000 (n=3) in 2014
Sleep Doctor (PhD): $130,000 (n=2), compared to not enough data to analyze in 2014, up 23.8% from $105,000 (n=5) in 2013
Other credentialed technologist (R.EEGT/R.EPT/R.EDT, CNIM, CPT): $53,000 (n=2), down 3.6% from $55,000 (n=3) in 2014
About the Survey
Pacific: AK, CA, 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
South Atlantic: DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, VI, WV
Sleep Review and Needham & Company conducted a survey of US sleep centers. The survey received 327 responses between July 22, 2015 and August 10, 2015. Sleep center directors/supervisors/managers (35% of respondents) and registered polysomnographic technologists (34% of respondents) were the most common types of respondents. Every US geographic region and 47 different US states were represented, with the Midwest (29% of respondents) most heavily represented.
Mike Matson, CFA, is senior research analyst at Needham & Company LLC, and an expert on the medical technologies and diagnostics sector. Sree Roy is editor of Sleep Review.