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Reexamining the persisting wage gap between male and female PAs
Timothy C McCall1, Noël E Smith
1Timothy C. McCall is associate director of surveys and analysis at the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) in Alexandria, Va., and director of health sciences undergraduate courses in the Department of Clinical Research and Leadership at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Noël E. Smith is senior director of PA and industry research and analysis at AAPA. This study was supported by AAPA's research department. The authors have disclosed no other potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
Objective:
To determine the magnitude of any difference in total compensation between male and female physician assistants (PAs) after controlling for personal and workplace factors related to compensation.
Methods:
Using data from the 2019 AAPA Salary Survey, the authors conducted a sequential regression analysis to examine the relationship between a variety of personal and practice demographics and total compensation.
Results:
After controlling for compensation-related factors, a wage gap between male and female PAs persisted: female PAs were paid almost $0.93 for every $1 male PAs were paid in the first year of work ($9,010 less). This wage gap widened by $201 for every year of work experience.
Conclusions:
A wage gap between male and female PAs persists even after including all compensation types and controlling for compensation-related factors that may differ between male and female PAs. Proposed policy implications could begin to mitigate the gap.
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