Jenny Kouri

DOS 752
November 11, 2015
Salary Surveys
Every 2 years, the AAMD surveys the incoming salaries of dosimetrists to evaluate wage ranges.
[1] Why publish professional salaries? Publishing salary surveys allows for surrounding area
clinics or hospitals to set their salary range for their employees. This also creates a competitive
market and drive among employees and employers to work harder and to push for longer
working years in the field without turnover. The AAMD has provided an extensive survey that
computed the first, second, and third quartile data to show the extent of the median and extremes.
I paid more attention to the full-time noncertified medical dosimetrist responses to the survey,
since I am not certified (yet ). I found the average salary range of this group to be $94,000.
This group includes clinic type, degree, responsibilities, and experience. To be honest, this seems
like a higher salary just coming out of school. I am more concerned about getting a job than the
salary right now but it is always good to pay attention to it. It did seem evident that geography
and experience were big time determinants of salary in this survey. I am a little shocked that
dosimetrists with Masters degree had a lower salary than some of the other academic degrees,
but maybe that correlates to the Masters degree as an up and coming demand where before
dosimetrists were on the job training and had more experience in the pocket than Masters
students looking for their first job. Is that a safe assumption? Or what do you think? At the
Minneapolis VA Medical Center, salary is not based off the AAMD survey, but the government
determines the salaries in consideration of the dosimetrists years in the field/experience and
certifications.

References
1. Mills MD. 2013 salary survey of currently active medical dosimetrists. American Association
of Medical Dosimetrists. Published: October 1, 2014. Accessed: November 11, 2015.