Reporting On-Call Data and Pay Practices
Accurate and contemporary pay practices and rates for physician and advanced practice provider (APP) call coverage are difficult to obtain. This survey is the most comprehensive report of physician and APP on-call pay rates and practices in the U.S. Reporting on over 70 specialties, the survey contains a rich dataset reflecting a number of variables and topics related to call pay, including call panel sizes by specialty group and compensation practices for concurrent coverage.
It also includes data for restricted and unrestricted call coverage, which is important in setting accurate call pay rates, both from a financial and fair market value perspective. Organizations across the U.S. have used these data to help develop their on-call pay design strategies in contract negotiations and to support the fair market value of their compensation arrangements.
Survey Highlights
- On-call pay practices for both employed and nonemployed physicians
- Compensation data and pay rates, including total on-call pay expenditures
- Details on both restricted and unrestricted call coverage as well as concurrent and excess call arrangements
- Pay rate data include unrestricted on-call rates paid for general emergency medicine coverage, trauma coverage and rates paid by trauma centers
- Information on a number of specialties, including cardiology, general surgery, neurological surgery, orthopedic surgery, obstetrics/gynecology, pediatric surgery, radiology and trauma surgery
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This year’s compensation and pay practices benchmarks will continue to be delivered via SullivanCotter’s web-based Benchmarks360™ product suite — providing users with self-serve analytics dashboards for their unique reporting needs.
2025 Physician and APP On-Call Compensation Survey
2025 Survey Participation Is Closed
Contribute to Gain Participation Privileges
Your participation ensures that your data are part of this valuable resource, providing you with robust, comprehensive information used by not-for-profit organizations across all market segments. In addition, participants receive exclusive, discounted pricing on valuable data and reports and early access to survey results.
Participation in our surveys is made easy through our online data collection tool
Non-health care organizations are welcome to participate in the survey on their client’s behalf; however, they are not eligible to purchase the report at the participant rate. Please call 888.739.7039 or email surveys@sullivancotter.com for pricing.
Survey Samples
- Download a sample of the 2022 survey report.
Reduced Pricing for Participants:
- 2024 Survey Participants: $1,150
- 2024 Early Submission Discount: $200 off participant price
- Health Care Nonparticipants (organizations directly involved in the delivery of care): $4,600
- Non-Health Care Organizations: Please call 888.739.7039 or email surveys@sullivancotter.com for pricing
Key Dates:
Participation opens: Summer 2026
Deadline for early submission discount: Summer 2026
Deadline for participation: Fall 2026
Benchmarks publication: Fall 2026
Current status: Closed for participation
Questions?
If you have any questions about the survey, please contact our Survey Team by phone at 888.739.7039 or by email at surveys@sullivancotter.com.
Order the 2024 Physician and APP On-Call Compensation Survey
2024 Survey Costs:
- 2024 Survey Participants: $1,150
- 2024 Early Submission Discount: $200 off participant price
- Health Care Nonparticipants (organizations directly involved in the delivery of care): $4,600
- Non-Health Care Organizations: Please call 888.739.7039 or email surveys@sullivancotter.com for pricing
Questions?
If you have any questions about the survey, please contact our Survey Team by phone at 888.739.7039 or by email at surveys@sullivancotter.com.