2004 CBSPD Salary Survey

SEPTEMBER 2004 CBSPD SALARY SURVEY RESULTS

The CBSPD wants to thank all those who took the time to be a part of this survey.

Top 10 State Participation

1. Florida 6.8%
2. California 5.8%
3. Ohio & Texas 5%
4. Pennsylvania & New Jersey 4.8%
5. Illinois 4.5%
6. Michigan 4%
7. North Carolina 3.8%
8. New York 3.5%
9. Wisconsin & Tennessee 3.3%
10. Iowa & Georgia 3%

Avg. Years in CS/SPD (All Levels): 10 years, 10 months

Years in CS/SPD Ranged from 0 to 37 years

Avg. Hourly Salary & Range Listed by Years in CS/SPD

<1 year: $14.03/hr; Range: $9.89 to $18.30/hr **
1-5 years: $13.68/hr; Range: $7 to $32/hr
6-10 years: $15.46/hr; Range: $8 to $35.66/hr
11-15 years: $16.86/hr; Range: $10.65 to $38.15/hr
16-20 years: $19.40/hr; Range: $13.68 to $47.52/hr
21+ years: $19.23/hr; Range: $13.40 to $32.50/hr
**Several New Managers included for <1 year

Ave. Certification Length (All Levels): 5 years, 7 months

Length of Certification Ranged from 3 months to 27 years

OVERALL (Certified & Non Certified) Avg. Hourly Salary with Range, Listed by Title:

Technician: $13.41/hr; Range: $7 to $20.75/hr
Surgical Instrument Tech: $13.40/hr; Range: $8.40 to $18.54/hr
Lead Tech/Supervisor: $18.92/hr; Range: $11.96 to $32.07/hr
Manager: $24.84/hr; Range: $13.85 to $47.52/hr
Educator: $21.81/hr; Range: $11.57 to $31.18/hr

Avg. Hourly Salary Listed by Title when Certified

Technician: $14.27/hr
Surgical Instrument Tech: $13.93/hr
Lead Tech/Supervisor: $19.30/hr
Manager: $25.82/hr

**A comparison between Certified salaries vs. Non Certified salaries was unavailable due to the lack of participation by uncertified employees.

When you became Certified, did you Receive a Salary Increase?

Yes: 37%
No: 63%

If Yes, Dollars/Year Avg.: Too varied for a realistic Avg.

Range in Dollars/Year: $50 to $6,949.50

Other:

3% to 10% wage increase
Yearly bonuses of $500, $700 to $1000 (based on hours worked), and $2,900
Government level increase of GS5.3 to GS6.1

Hourly Salary Increase Avg.: $2.76/hr; Range: 3 cents to $17/hr

What was the Main Reason you became Certified?

Required by hospital: 24%
Self/personal professional growth: 65%
Both: 7%
Other: (Promotion/Wage Increase): 4%

CBSPD Make a Difference?:

Yes: 71%
No: 29%

How?

· "After being certified as a tech and then certified supervisor I got a job as a supervisor at a different hospital. The certification worked for me."

· "Anytime you increase your knowledge through education, inservices, or experience your skills will improve. Certification helps to enhance your skills."

· "Became more aware of the correct way to do things and knowing why we do things the way we do."

·"I am more aware of my job performance and the O.R. depends on me more than ever because of my certification."

· "I learned a lot from studying for the test that I didn't get in regular training."

· "I really feel that the information I gained helped me to better understand why things are done this way and how important it is to learn the proper methods of Sterilization."

· "Respect from other department managers and administration."

· "I think some form of formal training enhances your ability to perform and promote good ethics and quality products."

· "It gave me the knowledge I needed to function in the manager position. The credentials after my name lend support to my cause."

· "It made me more aware of what I was doing and how it impacted people lives. It feels good to have certification in my field of work."

· "There is much higher confidence in what I am doing. It has provided knowledge of many resources that I can tap into."

· "The certified technicians take more responsibility for their job performance due to their pride in certification and their increase knowledge of why they do what they do."

· "Paying more attention to all the duties now that I know why things should be done in certain manner."

· "More confident, more knowledgeable, more productive, and more respect from co-workers."

· "I've completely changed the way the work is done and have made huge improvements in decotam."