About the survey firms

AMERICAN MEDICAL GROUP ASSOCIATION

The Alexandria, Va.-based trade group surveyed 73,778 physicians and 289 organizations for its 2014 Medical Group Compensation and Financial Survey. The survey, conducted February through April 2014, covers 164 positions/specialties. The price of the full report is $700 for nonmembers. For more information, call Brad Vaudrey at 612-294-3644. Data are preliminary.

CEJKA SEARCH

The St. Louis-based physician and healthcare executive search firm surveyed 69 organizations and 137 physicians covering 20 positions/specialties. The survey was conducted December 2012 through December 2013. Cejka's 2013 Physician Compensation Survey and additional information are available by calling Allan Cacanindin at 314-236-4400. Data are preliminary.

COMPDATA SURVEYS

The Olathe, Kan.-based compensation survey data and consulting firm surveyed 488 organizations and 290,000 physicians, covering 79 positions/specialties. It was conducted from July to August 2013. The price of the full report is $579. For more information, contact Jessica Wahaus at 800-300-9570.

DANIEL STERN & ASSOCIATES

The Pittsburgh-based physician-recruiting and consulting firm, which specializes in emergency physicians, included 930 physicians in two organizations in its 2014 ACEP/Daniel Stern & Associates National Clinical Emergency Medicine Compensation & Benefit Survey. The survey was conducted from January to March 2014. Complete survey results are available for $315. For more information, call Daniel Stern at 800-438-2476.

DELTA PHYSICIAN PLACEMENT

The Dallas-based physician-staffing firm surveyed one organization and 278 physicians, covering 17 positions/specialties. The survey was conducted in 2013. For more information about Delta's annual Physician Recruiting Standard report, available free of charge, call Patty Truitt at 800-521-5060, ext. 4814.

ECG MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS

The Seattle-based healthcare management consulting firm surveyed 22,500 physicians and 100 organizations for its 2014 ECG National Provider Compensation, Production and Benefits Survey. The survey, conducted January to March 2014, covers 110 positions/ specialties. For more information, call Maria Hayduk at 314-726-2323. Data are preliminary.

HAY GROUP

The Philadelphia-based consulting firm surveyed 162 organizations and 29,600 physicians in 133 positions/specialties from March to May 2013. For more information on the Hay Group's Physician Compensation Survey, call Jamie Ellis at 215-861-2632.

HOSPITAL & HEALTHCARE COMPENSATION SERVICE

The Oakland, N.J.-based consulting firm surveyed 283 organizations and 41,489 physicians in 51 positions/ specialties from December 2013 to February 2014. For more information about its 2014 Physician Salary & Benefits Report, available for $325, call Heather Halm at 201-405-0075, ext. 14.

JACKSON & COKER

The Alpharetta, Ga.-based physician-recruitment firm gathered data from an outside company that compiled averages from multiple compensation reports on 24 specialties. For more information about its 2013 Physician Salary Calculator survey, call Edward McEacher at 800-272-2707.

MEDICUS FIRM

The Dallas-based physician search firm surveyed 2,272 physicians in 19 positions/specialties for its 2014 Physician Practice and Relocation Survey, based on 2013 income. It was conducted from April to May, 2014. Survey findings are available free of charge. For more information, call Jeff Katon at 888-260-4242, ext. 236. Data are preliminary.

MGMA

The Englewood, Colo.-based professional membership association surveyed 4,197 organizations and 51,382 physicians in 130 positions/ specialties. The survey was conducted from January to March 2014. The report can be ordered by calling 877-275-6462, ext. 1888. Data are median figures.

PACIFIC COMPANIES

The Aliso Viejo, Calif.-based healthcare staffing firm surveyed 162 organizations and 1,136 physicians in 20 positions/specialties from September 2013 to March 2014. A copy of its Pacific Companies Compensation Survey can be obtained by calling Chris Kahl at 800-741-7629. Data are preliminary.

PINNACLE HEALTH GROUP

The Atlanta-based physician-recruitment firm surveyed 160 organizations and 340 physicians in 62 positions/ specialties from April to June 2014. For more information about its 2014 Physician Compensation Survey, call Michelle Penoyar at 800-492-7771. Data are preliminary.

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