Associate Pay Outpaces Inflation

According to a recent article at www.dvm360.com, Associate wages outpaced inflation between 2005 to 2007.  Associates in California saw the greatest increases in annual salries and hourly wages. The median hourly wage for these doctors in 2007 was $65.39, almost 76 percent higher than the median wage reported in 2005. The VHMA reports that this is most likely because of