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Gerontologist Salaries
By Joanna Pelletier, allied health world contributing writer
Published: March 5th, 2010
Geriatric Nursing Assistants and Assisted Living Aides tend to have the lowest gerontology salary, earning anything between $
19,000-$ 30,000. The lowest-paid GNAs and ALAs live in cities like Phoenix and Miami, earning anything between $ 19,000-$ 22,000. The highest-paid GNAs and ALAs live in New York City, where the cost of living exceeds the National average.
Audiologists are at the median of all earnings, taking home a gerontologist salary of $ 50,000-$75,000 per year. States with a high elder population, low living costs, and lower pay are more forgiving for audiologists, who earn an average of $ 52,000 in Arizona and $ 67,000 in New Mexico. Audiologists can also live comfortably in areas where the cost of living is higher, earning up to $ 70,000 per year.
Physician assistants with gerontology certification, speech pathologists, geriatric nurses, geriatric nurse practitioners, occupational therapists, physical therapists, and psychologists earn the highest gerontology salary of all gerontology professionals, earning anything between $ 75,000-$150,000. Unlike the lower-paid professions, these professions receive the best pay in areas with a high senior population and a low living cost. The gerontologist salary for a Geriatric Nurse Practitioner in Phoenix, AZ is between $75,000-$ 100,000 per year, while a geriatric nurse can earn between $65,000 and $80,000.
Yoga and T'ai Chi instructors are at the lower end of the median, earning between $ 30,000-$ 60,000 per year. The highest-paid yoga instructors live in New York, earning up to $ 53,000 per annum. People over the age of 65 make up 13 percent of New York's population (www.statehealthfacts.org), making New York a less than prime location for people who want to work with older adults. Yoga and T'ai Chi instructors in hot retirement States like Florida, South Carolina, Arizona, Nevada, and Louisiana earn $ 30,000-$ 45,000 per year. Despite their low earnings, the cost of living in these areas is lower than the National average, and the elder population is higher. That makes these States an ideal place to begin as a yoga instructor for the elderly.
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