Table 3 Wage gap analysis: comparing annual base faculty salary with income of a certified PA in clinical practice
From: Assessing demand for doctoral-prepared PA faculty: a five-year longitudinal study
PA position | Mean | Median | ∑of future cash flows |
|---|---|---|---|
Certified PA in clinical practice | $113,186 | $105,000 | $11,400,652 |
Certified PA-faculty | $99,819 | $97,000 | $10,532,031 |
Certified PA-Program director | $134,306 | $131,000 | $14,223,670 |
PA-faculty with Doctoral degree | $106,203 | $103,000 | $11,183,497 |
PA-Program Director with Doctoral degree | $142,215 | $140,000 | $15,200,869 |
Wage Gap between clinical and academic PA | ($13,367) | ($8,000) | ($868,621) |
Gap between clinical & academic PA + a doctoral degree | ($6983) | ($2,000) | ($217,155) |