The average ASC spends about $2.2 million on employee salaries and wages, according to VMG Health’s “Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study” for 2022. The study found that on average, 21.3 percent of ASC net operating revenue is spent on wages and salaries.
The percentile figures below represent the percent of ASCs in the U.S. that reach or fall below the number listed after the colon.
Employee salaries and wages — dollar amount
Mean: $2,193,000
25th percentile: $1,313,000
Median: $1,953,000
75th percentile: $2,700,000
90th percentile: $3,652,000
Employee salaries and wages — percent of net operating revenue
Mean: 21.3 percent
25th percentile: 16.9 percent
Median: 21.3 percent
75th percentile: 25.3 percent
90th percentile: 29 percent
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