Compensation Studies

The AAMC produces a number of compensation reports designed to help medical schools and teaching hospitals with benchmarking activities. Should you wish to request data, please fill out the form at Request AAMC Data.

AAMC Department and Division Administrator Compensation Survey Report

The annual AAMC Department and Division Administrator Compensation Report provides total compensation of administrators in basic and clinical science departments and divisions and interdisciplinary/research centers (IRC), which include cancer centers and clinical and translational science award (CTSA) programs, at medical schools. The report is available to Principal Business Officers and survey contacts at participating institutions, who receive complimentary access to the report as well as an Excel file containing the underlying report data. Contact ddac@aamc.org with questions about this report.

AAMC Faculty Salary Report

The annual AAMC Faculty Salary Report displays total compensation of full-time medical school faculty broken out by rank, degree, department/specialty, school ownership, and region. The online report and printed publication are available for purchase through the AAMC Store with discounted member pricing. As the individuals responsible for participating in the survey, deans, Principal Business Officers, and their designees receive complimentary access to the full report, as well as online custom report benchmarking tools, at https://services.aamc.org/fssreports. Contact fss@aamc.org with questions about this report.

AAMC Group on Faculty Practice Executive Compensation Survey Report

The biennial AAMC Group on Faculty Practice Executive Compensation Report provides salary and responsibility information for 10 practice plan executive positions. The report is available to executive survey contacts at participating institutions. Contact gfpcompensation@aamc.org with questions about this report.

AAMC Group on Resident Affairs Member Survey Report

The biennial Group on Resident Affairs (GRA) Member Report provides GME leader compensation, responsibilities, and experience as well as the institution’s GME program and office. The full version of this report is distributed to AAMC GRA representatives who participated in the survey and provided compensation data. An abridged version of this report that does not contain compensation, budget, or staffing data is available to all AAMC members via login at the GRA member website (https://www.aamc.org/members/gra/resources/). Contact grasurvey@aamc.org with questions about this report.

AAMC Report of AAMC Members’ Compliance Activities

The biennial AAMC Survey of AAMC Members’ Compliance Activities Report provides information on compensation, staffing, organizational structure, budget, audits, and billings for compliance offices at AAMC Compliance Officer Forum (COF) member institutions. The full version of this report is distributed to COF members who participated in the survey and provided compensation data. An abridged version of this report that does not contain compensation is available to all AAMC COF members via login at the COF member website (https://www.aamc.org/members/cof/resources/). Contact cofsurvey@aamc.org with questions about this report.

AAMC Report on the Compensation of the Dean’s Office Staff

The annual AAMC Report on the Compensation of the Dean’s Office Staff presents compensation and responsibility information for the chief officer in Academic Affairs, Admissions Affairs, Business Affairs, Clinical Affairs, Diversity Affairs, Faculty Affairs, Research Affairs, and Student Affairs at medical schools. Deans and Principal Business Officers of participating medical schools receive complimentary access to the full report, which can be found at https://www.aamc.org/data/443382/deansreporthome.html. Deans and Principal Business Officers at non-participating medical schools receive an abridged version of the report, which does not contain compensation data. Contact dos@aamc.org with questions about this report.

AAMC Report on the Compensation of Medical School Deans

The annual AAMC Report on the Compensation of Medical School Deans presents dean compensation by medical school characteristics and dean responsibilities. Deans of participating medical schools receive complimentary access to the full report. Deans from non-participating medical schools receive an abridged version of the report, which does not contain compensation data. Contact dcs@aamc.org with questions about this report.