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Salary surveys shows CS/SPD continuing to strive for higher status by Kara Nadeau
ing to the results of the 2018 Healthcare Purchasing News CS/SPD Salary Survey. The majority of respondents (60 percent) reported an increase in pay over last year. • OR Liaison and Educator salaries soar: The OR Liaison posi- tion saw the biggest salary gains, rising 32 percent: from $43,500 in 2017 to $57,500 in 2018. The next highest pay hike was for Educators who reported a 22 percent average sal- ary increase since: from $44,773 to $54,808. When digging into the data, this year’s respondents in both categories reported higher education levels compared with 2017, including post-graduate degrees, which could account for the significant salary increases.
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• CS/SPD Directors still lead the pack: As with previous years, the CS/SPD Director position reported the highest average annual salary: $102,824, which was up 15 percent from 2017.
• Modest increases for Managers, Lead CS/SPD Techs and Surgical Instrument Techs: CS/SPD professionals in these positions reported modest salary increases from last year, with salaries for Managers and Lead CS/SPD Technicians up 4 per- cent, and Surgical Instrument Techs up 3 percent.
49% - HIGH SCHOOL 13% - MALE
34% - FEMALE
22% - ASSOCIATE’S DEGREE 3% - MALE
18% - FEMALE
21% - BACHELOR’S DEGREE 8% - MALE
13% - FEMALE
8% - POST-GRADUATE DEGREE 3% - MALE
5% - FEMALE Salary by job function
6% - CS/SPD Director 33% - CS/SPD Manager 1% - OR Liason
16% - CS/SPD Supervisor 5% - Educator
17% - Lead CS/SPD Technician
18% - CS/SPD Technician/ Coordinator
3% - Surgical Instrument Tech
$54,808 $41,500 $41,276 $38,611 $102,824 $78,635 $57,500 $55,291
15% - 0-25 beds 3% - 26-49 8% - 50-99
17% - 100-199 21% - 200-299 14% - 300-399 8% - 400-499 8% - 500-749 2% - 750-999
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Salary by education & gender* $51,716
$58,671 $49,896 $61,500 $67,875 $60,112 $70,582 $73,333 $68,882 $88,190
$78,188 $94,346
PACIFIC MOUNTAIN CENTRAL NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
Female 9% $70,283 5% $61,964 16% $52,625 30% $58,105 8% $60,841 Male 5% $92,769 3% $58,125 6% 55,938 9% 62,000 3% $60,000
Salary by number of beds $44,615
$49,722 $56,477 $51,722 $60,330 $75,932 $82,000 $67,429 $96,200 $49,318 * 3 percent of respondents did not report their gender, and are therefore not included in the gender breakdown. All respondents are included in the overall averages. 13%
PACIFIC $78,403
9%
MOUNTAIN $59,271
22%
CENTRAL $53,508
11%
SOUTHEAST $59,533
he average annual salary for central sterile/sterile process- ing department (CS/SPD) professionals increased by 6 percent — from $57,029 in 2017 to $60,663 in 2018 — accord-
• Salaries for Supervisors hold steady: Those in the CS/SPD Supervisor position reported only a slight increase over last year (1 percent): from $54,928 to $55,291.
• Salaries for CS/SPD Techs dip slightly: The average annual salary for CS/SPD Technicians decreased by 2 percent since last year: from $42,100 to $41,276. When comparing the raw data from both years, this slight drop could be due to a variety of factors related to respondent demographics (e.g. fewer certified respondents, fewer with post-graduate degrees, fewer working for IDNs, fewer in higher-pay U.S. regions).
Survey history 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
$60,633 $57,029 $58,298 $56,172 $55,065 $53,605 $55,581 $53,757 $54,227 $52,969 $49,442
CS/SPD professionals: It’s still not enough
When asked their opinion on CS/SPD salaries, most in the profession voiced the need for higher pay, and greater recognition of their role in patient care and safety among healthcare organization leaders. “When we talk compensation, this profession is still lacking in almost every state of our country,” said Sharon Greene-Golden, Manager of Sterile Processing for Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center. “It is an uphill battle to get some administrators to understand the importance of what is done in
Sharon Greene-Golden Salary by region & gender* 41%
NORTHEAST $58,632
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