HIT pros well-paid, satisfied, according to annual survey
Health IT professionals earn a mean salary of $89,879.43 with 30 percent earning an average bonus of $13,100.52, according to the 2014 HealthITJobs.com Salary Report.
Project managers led the lists with an average salary of $111,648.73, followed by healthcare informatics at $94,275.05; systems analysts at $81,574.31; and implementation consultants at $80,907.41.
Those with more than 20 years of experience earned an average of $145,133.33 compared with those who have two or fewer years of experience who earn an average of $70,158.65. The report even compared salaries of those who have experience with specific vendors’ EHR systems with Epic pros ranking the highest at $97,115.99.
The vast majority—80 percent—of respondents are satisfied with their job. The top five reasons for that job satisfaction are: the ability to learn new skills (66 percent); ability to advance in their careers (59 percent); income potential (56 percent); flexibility (53 percent); and the ability “to do what I do best every day” (52 percent).
The survey was conducted during July and August, 2014.
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Editor Beth earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and master’s in health communication. She has worked in hospital, academic and publishing settings over the past 20 years. Beth joined TriMed in 2005, as editor of CMIO and Clinical Innovation + Technology. When not covering all things related to health IT, she spends time with her husband and three children.