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ANNUAL SENIOR MEDICAL AND DENTAL OFFICER SALARY SURVEY RESULTS 2004

Table 1.1: Summary of National Mean Full Time Equivalent Base Salary
Table 1.2: Change in Mean Salary by Gender 2003/2004
Table 2.1: Mean Full Time Equivalent Base Salary for DHB Specialist
Table 2.2: Mean Full Time Equivalent Salary for Medical/Dental Officers
Table 3.1: Mean Full Time Equivalent Salary for Specialists
Table 3.2: Mean Full Time Equivalent Salary for Medical and Dental Officers
Table 4: Senior Medical Staff Superannuation

This is the Association’s eleventh survey of full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries for senior medical staff at district health boards and their predecessors. Employers were asked for the number of staff on the base salary steps of the scale in the collective agreement covering senior medical officers as at 1 July 2004. The survey reports on FTE base salaries. It does not take into account:

hours worked in excess of 40 hours per week (i.e. those hours recognised through job sizing);
the availability allowance; or
any other special enhancements.

It is a count of where doctors covered by collective employment agreements negotiated by ASMS are on the salary scales.

The information supplied by DHBs was on 2609 specialists (556 females and 1,815 males[1]) and 388 medical and dental officers (151 females and 204 males[2]).

In 2001 we asked for a breakdown by gender for the first time. In the past some DHBs have not been able to supply the information in that form. This year MidCentral and Otago DHB could not supply any gender breakdown. The results are set out in Tables 3.1 and 3.2.

National FTE Mean Base Salary Increase

Table 1.1 summarises national trends. On 30 June 1993 the mean FTE specialist base rate was $85,658. By 1 July 2004 this had increased to $131,740 (a raw increase of about 53.8% since 1993). This represents a 1.5% increase on the 2003 mean.

For medical officers (MOSS/DOSS) the equivalent salary movement to 1 July 2004 was from $67,457 to $101,640 (a raw increase of about 50.7%). This represents a 1.6% increase on the 2003 mean. This is the smallest annual increase since the survey began and reflects the delay implementing the new multi-employer collective agreement.

Table 1.1: Summary of National Mean Full Time Equivalent Base Salary

	SPECIALIST		MEDICAL AND DENTAL OFFICERS
YEAR	Mean Base	Annual % Increase	Mean Base	Annual % Increase
1993	85,658		67,457
1995	96,191	12.2	72,974	8.2
1996	100,547	4.5	74,845	3.0
1997	105,243	5.0	80,663	7.8
1998[3]	108,438	3.0	84,541	4.8
1999	111,722	3.0	86,372	2.2
2000	116,435	4.2	89,549	3.7
2001	120,942	3.8	91,931[4]	4.7
2002	125,289	3.6	96,207	4.7
2003	129,743	3.6	100,002	3.9
2004	131,740	1.5	101,640	1.6

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Table 1.2 shows the change in the mean salary by gender since last year and the numbers of employees.

Table 1.2: Change in Mean Salary by Gender 2003/2004

	SPECIALIST				MEDICAL AND DENTAL OFFICERS
	Numbers	Mean 2004	Mean 2003	% Change	Numbers	Mean 2004	Mean 2003	% Change
Females	556	127,290	125,885	1.1	151	99,362	97,150	2.3
Males	1,815	133,175	130,594	2.0	204	103,213	101,674	1.5
Total	2,609[5]	131,740	129,743	1.5	388[6]	101,640	100,002	1.6

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DHB Specialist And Medical Officer Mean FTE Base Salary Increase

Tables 2.1 and 2.2 report on the mean FTE base salary for the specialists and medical officers in each DHB this century and since 1993 (when the survey began) and the percentage change between 2000 and 2001, 2001 and 2002, 2002 and 2003, 2003 and 2004 and between 1993 and 2004.

Table 2.1: Mean Full Time Equivalent Base Salary for DHB Specialist

								% CHANGE
DHB	NUMBERS	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1993	03-04	02-03	01-02	00-01	1993-2004
Northland	63	132,909	126,225	125,746	118,455	113,800	87,087	5.3	0.4	6.2	4.0	52.6
Waitemata	200	125,975	125,544	122,700	116,724	111,330		0.3	2.3	5.1	4.8
Auckland	554	132,623	131,593	126,500	126,895	115,005	87,415	0.8	4.0	-0.3	11	51.7
Counties Manukau	240	126,388	124,181	119,440	113,824	109,806	84,151	1.8	4.0	4.9	3.5	50.2
Waikato	234	132,821	130,919	129,417	122,906	121,006	83,989	1.5	1.2	5.3	1.6	58.1
Bay of Plenty	111	140,963	138,676	134,941	131,980	130,253	84,663	1.6	2.8	2.2	1.3	66.5
Lakes	50	126,920	125,318	124,255	118,418	114,720	86,034	1.3	0.9	4.9	3.1	47.5
Tairawhiti	29	129,672	125,479	118,568	115,182	109,932	84,471	3.3	5.8	2.9	4.8	53.5
Taranaki	43	131,186	130,450	127,487	123,711	120,087	84,119	0.6	2.3	3.1	3.0	56.0
Hawkes Bay	68	134,371	133,552	129,476	124,375	121,065		0.6	3.1	4.1	2.7
Whanganui	36	139,917	140,147	142,976	135,140	125,283	86,152	-0.2	-2.0	5.8	7.9	62.4
MidCentral	110	134,251	129,883	124,256	117,432	111,450	86,744	3.4	4.5	5.8	5.4	54.8
Wairarapa	18	139,553	138,690	130,476	129,750	121,842	87,493	0.6	6.3	0.6	6.5	59.5
Hutt Valley	88	132,696	130,529	124,259	122,297	116,562	87,561	1.7	5.0	1.6	4.9	51.5
Capital Coast	196	132,219	130,338	126,956	123,250	121,438	88,080	1.4	2.7	3.0	1.5	50.1
Nelson Marlborough	81	134,942	134,954	128,417	124,375	120,500	88,669	0.0	5.1	3.2	3.2	52.2
West Coast	11	145,357	144,371	123,688	121,361	115,793	85,492	0.7	16.7	1.9	4.8	70.0
Canterbury	274	130,453	126,518	121,093	113,824	112,108		3.1	4.5	6.4	1.5
South Canterbury	28	125,143	123,222	117,207	112,125	107,627	81,283	1.6	5.1	4.5	4.1	54.0
Otago	128	128,564	126,257	119,482	110,477	106,750	85,026	1.8	5.7	8.2	3.5	51.2
Southland	47	140,012	138,849	133,379	127,709	125,500	85,790	0.8	4.1	4.4	1.8	63.2
NATIONAL AVERAGE	2,609	131,740	129,743	125,289	120,942	116,755[7]	85,658	1.5	3.6	3.6	3.8	54

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Table 2.2: Mean Full Time Equivalent Salary for Medical/Dental Officers

								% CHANGE
DHB	NUMBERS	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1993	03-04	02-03	01-02	00-01	1993-2004
Northland	22	101,655	98,497	90,773	8 8,885	81,742	65,152	3.2	8.5	2.1	8.7	51.2
Waitemata	25	102,688	101,599	96,186	93,545	85,830		1.1	5.6	2.8	8.9
Auckland	61	100,098	100,778	96,595	95,676	89,452	66,774	-0.7	4.3	1.0	7.0	50.9
Counties Manukau	14	102,877	99,636	98,167	93,249	88,242	67,742	3.3	1.5	5.3	5.7	47.1
Waikato	29	91,759	90,176	88,531	82,594	79,972	65,275	1.8	1.9	7.2	3.3	38.1
Bay of Plenty	19	108,042	107,439	108,158	104,833	102,556		0.6	-0.7	3.2	2.2
Lakes	10	102,800	97,444	96,500	90,625	85,818	69,446	5.5	1.0	6.5	5.6	40.3
Tairawhiti	5	112,500	112,500	107,900	103,100	97,833	68,458	0.0	4.3	4.7	5.4	64.3
Taranaki	17	99,353	99,474	94,467	92,846	90,500	67,130	-0.1	5.3	1.7	2.6	48.2
Hawkes Bay	23	105,813	104,700	100,400	92,818	91,857		1.1	4.3	8.2	1.0
Whanganui	12	112,000	114,286	113,000	109,429	98,769	65,997	-2.0	1.1	3.3	9.7	73.2
MidCentral	19	102,322	101,141	94,719	92,310	80,125	68,788	1.2	6.8	2.6	1.4	47.0
Wairarapa	4	114,000	113,000	114,000	108,000	102,600	76,679	0.9	-0.9	5.6	5.3	47.4
Hutt Valley	11	103,135	101,741	97,231	93,537	91,000	64,576	1.4	4.6	3.9	2.6	59.7
Capital Coast	20	104,310	105,775	104,080	100,700	97,352	68,613	-1.4	1.6	3.4	3.4	54.2
Nelson Marlborough	20	102,867	98,498	94,423	93,545	89,913	73,467	4.4	4.3	0.9	4.0	34.1
West Coast	2	107,722	107,722				62,160	0.0				73.3
Canterbury[8]	45	100,167	98,543	93,821	88,328	87,214		1.6	5.0	6.2	1.3
South Canterbury	4	103,250	105,500	103,500	94,500	86,225	65,218	-2.1	1.9	9.5	9.5	61.8
Otago	14	93,780	91,073	86,839	82,686	75,168	63,844	3.0	4.9	5.0	10	42.6
Southland	12	99,031	95,166	97,653	94,259	94,071	69,219	4.1	-2.5	3.6	0.2	37.5
National Average[9]	388	101,640	100,002	96,207	91,931	89,549	67,457	1.6	3.9	4.7	2.7	51

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DHB Specialist and Medical/Dental Officer
Average FTE Base Salary Increase For 1 July 2004

Tables 3.1 and 3.2 report on the average FTE base salary for DHB specialists and medical officers by gender. The information is ranked according to total mean FTE base salary in each DHB.

Table 3.1: Mean Full Time Equivalent Salary for Specialists

RANK	DHB	TOTAL	FEMALES	MALES
1	West Coast	145,357		145,357
2	Bay of Plenty	140,963	134,525	142,047
3	Southland	140,012	134,707	141,269
4	Whanganui	139,917	139,389	140,093
5	Wairarapa	139,553		139,553
6	Nelson Marlborough	134,942	128,112	136,495
7	Hawkes Bay	134,371	130,344	134,985
8	MidCentral[10]	134,251
9	Northland	132,909	127,962	134,737
10	Waikato	138,821	130,750	133,197
11	Hutt Valley	132,696	129,295	133,762
12	Auckland	132,623	127,861	134,660
13	Capital Coast	132,219	130,115	132,979
14	Taranaki	131,186	117,857	133,778
15	Canterbury	130,453	125,069	131,684
16	Tairawhiti	129,672	123,500	130,130
17	Otago[11]	128,564
18	Lakes	126,920	122,400	128,050
19	Counties Manukau	126,388	124,687	127,046
20	Waitemata	125,975	122,182	127,843
21	South Canterbury	125,143	126,000	125,040
	NATIONAL AVERAGE	131,740	127,290	133,175

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Table 3.2: Mean Full Time Equivalent Salary for Medical and Dental Officers

RANK	DHB	TOTAL	FEMALES	MALES
1	Wairarapa	114,000	105,000	117,000
2	Tairawhiti	112,500	112,500	112,500
3	Whanganui	112,000		111,273
4	Bay of Plenty	108,042	110,200	105,644
5	West Coast	107,722		107,722
6	Hawkes Bay	105,813	101,043	107,900
7	Capital Coast	104,310	104,682	103,856
8	South Canterbury	103,250	110,000	96,500
9	Hutt Valley	103,135	102,495	103,374
10	Counties Manukau	102,877	100,948	104,805
11	Nelson Marlborough	102,867	99,578	105,060
12	Lakes	102,800	100,500	103,375
13	Waitemata	102,688	100,999	104,015
14	MidCentral[12]	102,322
15	Northland	101,655	97,135	104,239
16	Canterbury	100,167	97,750	101,778
17	Auckland	100,098	99,667	100,720
18	Taranaki	99,353	99,333	99,364
19	Southland	99,031	100,124	98,251
20	Otago[13]	93,780
21	Waikato	91,759	88,385	94,500
	NATIONAL AVERAGE	101,640	99,362	103,213

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Employer Superannuation Contributions

Since 2000 the Association has collected information on membership of superannuation schemes. Employees who have a contribution made by their employer to their superannuation were collated into groups. In this year’s summary the NPF Defined Benefit, NPF Defined Contribution and GSF schemes have been amalgamated.

The National Provident Fund (NPF) defined contribution schemes include the pension scheme and the lump sum scheme, and the NPF Defined Benefit Scheme provides a defined benefit to the member is paid to the member based on their last five years salary
The Government Superannuation Fund (GSF)
Employees who receive an employer contribution by virtue of a clause in the collective agreement requiring a matching contribution to a recognised scheme and;
Any other superannuation schemes

Table 4 sets out this information.

Table 4: Senior Medical Staff Superannuation

DHB	GSF & NPF	EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION UNDER CEA	OTHER	TOTAL
Northland	12	35		47
Waitemata	23	173		196
Auckland	114	313		427
South Auckland	48	149		197
Waikato	80	116	27	223
Lakes	10	21	18	49
Tairawhiti	5	15		20
Bay of Plenty	23	59		82
Hawkes Bay	25	8	6	39
Taranaki	14	18		32
Whanganui	12	15		27
MidCentral	40	35	10	85
Wairarapa	5	6		11
Hutt Valley	22	47		69
Capital and Coast	52	72		124
Nelson Marlborough	28	38		66
West Coast	2	4		6
Canterbury	105	163		268
South Canterbury	11	8		19
Otago	19	69		88
Southland	15	17		32
TOTAL - 2004	665	1381	61	2107
TOTAL - 2003	695	1042	84	1821
TOTAL - 2002	365	462	96	923
TOTAL - 2001	369	424	82	875
TOTAL -2000	393	216	0	609

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[1] Plus 238 of unspecified gender from MidCentral and Otago.

[2] Plus 33 of unspecified gender from MidCentral and Otago.

[3] There was no return for Auckland Healthcare for 1 July 1998.

[4] This figure has been amended from the 2001 salary survey.

[5] Total includes all 238 specialists from MidCentral and Otago - no gender breakdown available.

[6] Total includes all 33 medical and dental officers from MidCentral and Otago - no gender breakdown available.

[7] National averages from 1998 to 2000 are the mean of the DHBs (or their predecessors’ means). National averages for other
years are calculated by dividing the number of SMOs in the survey into the total FTE salary figure.

[8] Canterbury CEA covers the old Healthlink South and Canterbury CECs.

[9] National averages from 1998 to 2000 are the mean of the DHBs (or their predecessors’ means). National Averages for other
years are calculated by dividing the number of SMOs in the survey into the total FTE salary figure.

[10] Mid Central did not provide a breakdown by gender.

[11] Otago did not provide a breakdown by gender.

[12] Mid Central did not provide a breakdown by gender.

[13] Otago did not provide a breakdown by gender.

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Table 1.1: Summary of National Mean Full Time Equivalent Base Salary

Table 1.2: Change in Mean Salary by Gender 2003/2004

Table 2.1: Mean Full Time Equivalent Base Salary for DHB Specialist

Table 2.2: Mean Full Time Equivalent Salary for Medical/Dental Officers

Table 3.1: Mean Full Time Equivalent Salary for Specialists

Table 3.2: Mean Full Time Equivalent Salary for Medical and Dental Officers

Table 4: Senior Medical Staff Superannuation