Sleep medicine practitioners are making the same, or slightly less, than they made in 2014.
Here are the median salaries for sleep professionals by title in 2015, including regional analyses where Sleep Review obtained data to do a more in-depth breakdown.
Sleep Center Director/Supervisor/Manager: $72,000 (n=112), no change from $72,000 (n=85) in 2014
Sleep Center Director Regional Analysis:
Pacific: $80,500
Mountain: $85,000
West North Central: $80,830
West South Central: $62,337
East North Central: $64,500
East South Central: $70,000
New England: $90,000
Middle Atlantic: $79,500
South Atlantic: $70,000
Sleep Physician (MD): $230,000 (n=39), down 4.2% from $240,000 (n=41) in 2014
MD Regional Analysis:
Pacific: $220,000
Mountain: $190,000
West North Central: $250,000
West South Central: $250,000
East North Central: $250,000
East South Central: $325,000
New England: $270,000
Middle Atlantic: $215,000
South Atlantic: $190,000
Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT): $53,000 (n=101), down 3.6% from $55,000 (n=101) in 2014
RPSGT Regional Analysis:
Pacific: $63,000
Mountain: $51,272
West North Central: $56,081
West South Central: $53,500
East North Central: $51,000
East South Central: $47,500
New England: $58,500
Middle Atlantic: $53,500
South Atlantic: $52,000
Respiratory Therapist (RRT/CRT): $60,000 (n=24), no change from $60,000 (n=20) in 2014
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.