Many of the nation's highest-paying jobs are in healthcare, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics cited by CNBC.

On average, physician assistants in the U.S. earn $92,626 per year, according to Payscale data.

On average, healthcare industry CEOs received $4,631,579 in total direct compensation in 2017, according to a study from professional services firm BDO.

When asked what an ideal salary would be after completing residency, female surgeons expected $30,000 a year less than male surgeons who took the survey, a study from LA BioMed found.

A U.S.-based chief experience officer's average annual salary is $175,302, according to Payscale data.

Registered nurses and physicians/surgeons were listed among occupations with the biggest gender pay gaps, according to a report from the American Association of University Women.

Of 10 physician specialties, general orthopedic surgeons have the highest base salary, earning $553,537 on average, according to a survey from SullivanCotter.

Physicians and surgeons hold the No. 1 spot on a list of highest-paying healthcare jobs, earning about $208,000 in median annual wages, a CNBC analysis found.

Physicians in nine specialties saw increases in total cash compensation from 2017 to 2018, with those specializing in general cardiology seeing the biggest jump in pay, according to a survey from SullivanCotter.

The average annual salary for a neonatal intensive care unit registered nurse is $60,923, according to data from Payscale.

CFO payment structures are growing to become more dependent on performance-based incentives, according to The Wall Street Journal.

After Pauls Valley (Okla.) Hospital closed Oct. 12, about 130 people were out of jobs, and many of them said they have not received pay for weeks, according to KWTV.

Hospital and health system CEOs, CFOs and COOs saw increases in total cash compensation from 2017 to 2018, according to a survey from SullivanCotter.

Nurse anesthetists had the highest average salary in 2018 out of 27 nursing job titles, earning about $150,900 on average, according to a survey conducted by Advance Healthcare Network.

Full-time nurses in California have the highest annual average salaries of nurses in all 50 states, averaging $106,000 per year, according to a survey conducted by ADVANCE Healthcare Network.

Although only 8 to 10 percent of nurses are male, male nurses make an average 7 percent more than their female peers ($6,000 per year), according to a Medscape report.

Invasive cardiologists are offered the highest average starting salaries of specialties tracked in Merritt Hawkins' 2018 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives report.

About 50 workers at Ellwood City (Pa.) Medical Center had their checks bounce Sept. 28, which is the second payroll issue reported in a month, according to The Ellwood City Ledger.

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente was listed among the top 50 highest-paying companies, according to an analysis of employee reviews by job-hunting website Comparably.

Brentwood, Tenn.-based LifePoint Health could pay out nearly $120 million to four of its top executives after Apollo Global Management closes its acquisition of the company, according to a new filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.