2010 Registered Nurse Salary Survey: Non Bedside and Non Clinical Nurses

2010 RN Salary Survey
Registered Nurse Salaries in:
Case Management
Utilization Review
Appeals / Denials
Quality Improvement
Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI)
1 | 2010 RN Salary Survey: Non‐Clinical / Non‐Bedside Nursing
2010 RN Salary Survey
About the Survey Non‐Clinical / Non‐Bedside Registered Nurse (RN) Positions
This is the first annual Registered Nurse Salary Survey, published For the purposes of this survey the terms “non‐clinical nursing”
by Pathway Medical Staffing. While there are several published and “non‐bedside nursing” will be used interchangeably in
surveys that detail salary trends for nurses, few look at the reference to:
registered nurse subset in non‐bedside nursing.
Case Management
This survey examines salaries for experienced registered nurses Utilization Review
in case management, appeals / denials, utilization review, Appeals / Denials
quality improvement and clinical documentation improvement Quality Improvement
(CDI) positions, specifically in New York, New Jersey and
Pennsylvania. Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI)
The data analyzed in the survey is drawn from documented base This survey allows registered nurses, in specialized areas of
salary data for hundreds of registered nurses in these specific non‐bedside nursing, to reflect on their compensation and how
non‐bedside nursing positions. it compares to their peers.
The survey also provides healthcare employers, specifically
hospitals and managed care organizations, with a benchmark
to compare salaries against competitors that are searching for
experienced nursing talent.
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RN Salary Survey Demographics
Years of Experience in Healthcare
Most registered nurses in case management, utilization review,
appeals / denials, quality and CDI have extensive healthcare Job Function
experience. 92% had eleven years or more experience in
healthcare. The majority of registered nurse positions surveyed were in
case management.
Years of Experience in Case Management and Non‐Clinical Nursing
Well over half (62%) of registered nurses had eleven or more years of
experience in their specialized field of case management, utilization
review, appeals / denials, quality improvement and/or CDI.
RN Salary Survey Demographics
Education
Nearly three‐quarters of the registered nurses surveyed Gender
hold a Bachelor’s Degree or higher.
As expected, the majority of registered nurses surveyed
were female.
Type of Organization
State
The majority (66%) of the registered nurse salaries were
based on employment at hospitals, 30% were based on Given that the majority of healthcare organizations staffing
employment at managed care organizations and 4% of the these types of non‐clinical nursing positions are in New
salaries fell within the “other” category covering York City, the survey reflects this overwhelming majority in
organizations such as peer review consulting. the demographics.
Overview – Salary Distribution
In the past few years, annual non‐clinical / non‐bedside nursing salaries 2009 ‐ Salary Distribution
have ranged from a low of $61,000 to a high of $100,000, both of which
43%
were the extreme rather than the norm. The average salary from 2008
through the first quarter of 2010 was $82,500.
2008 28%
As you can see from the salary distribution graph, most non‐clinical
registered nurses (23%) earned salaries within the $80,000 range in 2008.
However, a significant percentage of RNs (17%) earned salaries in the 10%
8% 8%
$95,000 range. The average salary in 2008 was $80,506.
3% 3%
0% 0%
2009
$65K $70K $75K $80K $85K $90K $95K $100K $105K
While the range of salary levels tightened in 2009, the majority of RNs
earned higher salaries than in 2008. In 2009 forty‐three percent of RNs
earned salaries within the $85,000 range. The average salary in 2009 was
$83,592. 2008 ‐ Salary Distribution
2010 Preliminary Results 23%
Based on first quarter 2010 statistics, it appears that most RNs (33%) are 17%

earning salaries within the $85,000 range this year, similar to 2009.
However, a greater percentage (23%) are earning within the $95,000
11% 11% 11%
range this year. The average salary as of the first quarter 2010 is $88,345 9% 9%
Most notable in the survey findings is a trend toward much higher salary 6%
ranges from 2008 to 2010. In 2008 most salaries fell within the $65,000 2%
to $90,000 range and in 2010 starting salaries have not fallen below the
$80,000 range.
$65K $70K $75K $80K $85K $90K $95K $100K $105K
RN Salary by Experience
Registered Nurse Salaries by Experience Why More Experience Does Not Equate to a Higher Salary
There was no significant correlation in Education Level. Registered nurses in the survey had varying levels of education. In
registered nurse salaries with the number of some cases nurses were earning higher salaries with fewer years experience, but
years experience in case management, they achieved a higher academic degree.
utilization review, quality improvement, clinical
Changing Jobs. Nurses that change jobs every two to three years tend to earn more
documentation improvement or appeals /
due to the fact that the greatest jump in salary comes with a job change versus
denials.
promotion within the same organization. Quite often, RNs that change jobs
The majority of registered nurses in the survey frequently have fewer years of experience in comparison to RNs with more years
have been practicing in their field for eleven to of experience. The survey found that RNs with more years of experience tend to
fifteen years earning between $80,000 and stay with a single employer for more than ten years at a time.
$95,000 per year. However, in some cases
nurses with six to ten years of experience were
earning more than nurses with sixteen to “ More experience does not always
twenty years of experience.
equate to a higher salary.”
When closely examining the career histories of
the surveyed respondents there are several
reasons contributing to the fact that more Gaps in Employment. Some nurses with numerous years of experience earned lower
nursing experience doesn’t always equate to salaries than their lesser experienced counterparts due to gaps in employment.
earning a higher salary in non‐bedside nursing. Most often these gaps were due to family issues such as caring for children and
taking time off to care for elderly parents or siblings.
Exploring New Careers. Many nurses have accepted lower salaries to explore new
fields of employment and later return to their original career path at a lower
salary due to being out of the field for an extended period of time.
Work‐Life Balance. Several nurses with extensive years of experience have also
accepted lower salaries as a result of stepping down from high‐level managerial
roles into line positions for a better work‐life balance.
RN Salary by Job Function
Registered Nurse Salaries by Job Function
Utilization review and quality improvement saw the most significant
increase in salary from 2008 to 2009. The average salary for utilization
review jumped 16% to $86,745 and the average salary for quality
improvement jumped over 15% in 2009 to $87,721. There was also a
14.5% increase in average salary for appeals and denials jumping to
$94,500 in 2009.
“ Salaries jump by 14%, or more, as non-

bedside nursing specialties have an
increasing impact on the bottom line.”
Non‐bedside nursing roles in utilization review, quality improvement 2008 2009

and appeals / denial have emerged as positions that are significantly
impacting the bottom line for healthcare organizations. With the Appeals / Denials $82,500 $94,500
growing importance of these specialties, these positions are attracting
top tier nursing talent with significant experience and education. Quality Improvement $76,000 $87,721
These two factors appear to be major contributors to the significant
increase in average salary for these positions year over year. Utilization Review $75,000 $86,745
Comparatively, the average case management salary rose by only Case Management $81,054 $82,070
1.3% in 2009 to $82,070. As the field of nurse case management has
become more established, salaries have begun to flatten year over
year.
RN Director Level Salaries
Director Level Positions
Registered Nurse director level salaries were separated from the data
used in the overall survey results. The salary changes for this
“ RN director level
demographic have been some of the most significant over the past few
years.
Since 2008, director level positions in case management and quality for
hospitals and managed care organizations in New York and New Jersey salaries down 30%
in 2009 and
ranged from $95,000 to $172,000 with the average salary at $126,000.
trending down by
Average salaries for director level positions have been trending down
significantly year over year, dropping over 30% in 2009 to $120,000 and
trending down another 4% in 2010 to $115,000.
4% in 2010.”
RN Work from Home Salaries
Work from Home Salaries
Like director level salaries, registered nurse work from home positions
were also separated from the data used in the overall survey results.
These positions are all purely conducted from the nurses’ homes via
phone and Internet access with little to no travel to an employer’s office.
Since 2008, work from home positions in case management, utilization
review, quality improvement and appeals / denials have averaged
around $68,000 per year and were within a range of $62,000 to $72,000
per year. As of first quarter 2010, most work from home salaries
trended closer to $72,000 per year.
“ Registered Nurse work from

home salaries averaged $68,000
per year since 2008.”
RN Salary by Education Level
Registered Nurse Salaries by Education Level “ Registered nurses with

Since 2008 registered nurses with a Bachelor’s Degree have earned 3% more higher level education
than those with an Associate’s degree or nursing diploma in non‐bedside
nursing positions. Registered nurses with a Master’s Degree earned 4% more earned 3% to 6.4% more
than those with a Bachelor’s Degree and over 6% more than registered
nurses with an Associate’s Degree or a nursing diploma. than registered nurses
Anecdotal evidence from the RN Salary Survey suggests that the driving with an associates
force behind earning a higher degree was not to boost salary levels, but
rather to gain access to RN job opportunities as more and more employers degree or nursing
require advanced degrees as a prerequisite for employment consideration.
diploma.”
Non‐bedside nursing positions in case management, utilization review,
quality improvement, appeals / denials and clinical documentation
improvement are increasingly requiring registered nurses to have a
minimum of a Bachelor’s degree for employment consideration. Average 2008 ‐ 2010*
Associate’s or Nursing Diploma $80,418
Bachelor’s $82,550
Master’s $85,572
* 2010 Salaries based on data from January 1, 2010 through March 31, 2010.
Salary by Organization Type
Salaries by Organization Type
On average, registered nurses in non‐bedside jobs earned 5% more at
hospitals than their counterparts in managed care organizations in 2009.
The gap between salary at hospitals versus managed care organizations
tightened in 2009 with average hospital salaries remaining flat and managed
care salaries increasing by 8.5%
$90,000 Hospital Managed Care
$85,000 “ Registered nurses

in non-bedside jobs
$80,000 earned 5% more at
hospitals than
$75,000 managed care
organizations in
$70,000 2009.”
2008 2009 2010
* 2010 Salaries based on data from January 1, 2010 through March 31, 2010.
RN Salary by State
Registered Nurse Salaries by State
As expected, the average salaries in Pennsylvania trended more than
20% lower than salaries for RN non‐bedside jobs in the New York Metro
area.
Traditionally, salaries for non‐bedside nurses are higher in New York
City than in New Jersey. Surprisingly, in 2009 the average salary for a
non‐bedside nurse in New York was 5% higher than in New Jersey.
Although this gap has tightened as of first quarter 2010, the average
salary in New Jersey remains 1% higher than in New York.
2‐ Survey Outliers Decreasing NY Average Salaries:
Several surveyed RNs were willing to accept a reduction
A closer look at the surveyed positions revealed two key reasons for
in compensation for a better working environment. In
this trend against the norm.
most cases this trade‐off occurred with jobs in New York,
therefore reducing the average New York salary.
1‐ Survey Outliers Increasing NJ Average Salaries:
For a few select positions, New Jersey employers offered significantly
In these cases RNs cited the following as reasons for
higher salaries to be able to compete with New York employers for the
accepting a lower than average salary in New York:
most qualified and experienced nursing talent. The salaries in these
competitive situations drove up the average salary data for New Jersey. • More convenient and accommodating work
environment and location
• Working for an organization that provides ample
“ Some RNs accept lower resources for employees to be effective in their

jobs
salary as tradeoff for better • Working for an organization that is committed to
working environment.”
continuing education
• Working for an organization with a well respected
management team
Salary by Gender
2008 2009
“ Women
Women $81,391 $83,597
earned 8%
Men $75,529 $83,500
more than
men in 2008,
In 2008 the average salary for women exceed that of men by 8% in
non‐clinical nursing positions. This gap closed completely in 2009.
It should be noted that this tremendous flux in salary for men
between 2008 and 2009 may be attributed to the small sample
size of men working in non‐clinical / non‐bedside nursing positions
but the gap
rather than actual deviations in salary.
closed in
2009.”
About Pathway Medical Staffing
Since 1998 Pathway Medical Staffing has specialized in
recruiting non‐bedside and non‐clinical nursing professionals for
full time and temporary positions at
leading healthcare organizations.
We work with nursing professionals who have To search jobs, find candidates and learn
experience in:
more visit our site at:
• Nurse Case Management
• Discharge Planning
• Disease Management www.Pathway‐Medical.com
• Utilization Review Nursing
• Preauthorization / Pre‐certification
• Appeals / Denials
• Quality / Performance Improvement
• HEDIS / QARR
• Medical Record Review
• Data Abstraction / Collection
• CDI (Clinical Documentation Improvement)
• Medical Claims Review
• Risk Management
• Home Care / Hospice
• Clinical Research
Sharing Survey Results & Disclaimers
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The 2010 RN Salary Survey is an annually salary survey of registered nurses in non‐clinical / non‐bedside nursing positions in
New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. To download the 2010 RN Salary Survey visit http://bit.ly/2010salarysurvey.
Since 1998 Pathway Medical Staffing has specialized in recruiting non‐clinical and non‐bedside nursing professionals for full
time and temporary positions at leading healthcare organizations. To learn more about Pathway Medical Staffing visit
http://www.pathway‐medical.com
Please note that the information in this survey is intended as a guideline and should not be used as a final determinant for
establishing salaries or pay scales. Salaries and responsibilities of each function vary considerably based on innumerable
factors all of which are not accounted for in this survey.

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Based on first quarter 2010 statistics, it appears that most RNs (33%) are 17%

“ Salaries jump by 14%, or more, as non-

Non‐bedside nursing roles in utilization review, quality improvement 2008 2009

“ Registered Nurse work from

Registered Nurse Salaries by Education Level “ Registered nurses with

$90,000 Hospital Managed Care

$85,000 “ Registered nurses

“ Some RNs accept lower resources for employees to be effective in their

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