Salary of a Registered Sleep Technician
Sleep technologists, sometimes referred to as polysomnographic technologists, are allied health care professionals who are trained in sleep medicine and technology. They help physicians evaluate and care for patients who have been diagnosed with sleep disorders. They may work in a variety of health care settings including home-based or medical facility-based environments. Registered sleep technologists are certified by the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists. Registered sleep technologists are well compensated for their education and skills.
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Salary
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Annual salaries for registered sleep technologists ranged from less than $37,041 to more than $58,821 as of February 2011, according to Salary.com. The middle 50 percent of registered sleep technologists earned between $42,030 and $53,430. The median annual salary for registered sleep technicians in the United States was $47,509.
Experience
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Experience plays an important role in determining the wages earned by registered sleep technologists, according to PayScale.com. Registered sleep technologists who are just starting out can expect to earn approximately $21.50 per hour. Sleep techs with more than five years on the job earned approximately $22.75 per hour while those with more than 20 years experience earned a median hourly wage of more than $26.50 as of February 2011.
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Geographic Location
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Wages for registered sleep technicians can vary based on the technician's geographic location, according to PayScale.com. In a sampling of states, sleep techs who worked in Ohio earned the lowest median hourly wages, at less than $20 per hour. Registered sleep technicians working in California earned the highest median wages at more than $26 per hour. Those who worked in major metropolitan areas tended to earn higher wages than those who worked in small towns or rural communities.
Employer
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Registered sleep technicians may work in a variety of professional environments, including hospitals, medical laboratories, sleep disorder centers, colleges and universities, and in home health care locations. The type of organization that employs the sleep technician can affect the tech's income potential, according to PayScale.com. Registered sleep technicians who worked for foundations or trusts earned the highest median wages at approximately $34 per hour, while those working for colleges and universities earned less than $20 per hour.
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References
- American Association of Sleep Technologists
- Salary: Polysomnographic Technician - U.S. National Averages
- PayScale: Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT) Certification Median Hourly Rate by Years Experience
- PayScale: Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT) Certification Median Hourly Rate by State or Province
- PayScale: Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT) Certification Median Hourly Rate by Employer Type
