Physician assistants across the U.S. saw an average salary increase of 4.3 percent to a base salary of $120,000, according to a report from the American Academy of Physician Associates that surveyed 12,180 in the field.

There's a $17,000 difference between the highest-paying and lowest-paying state for pharmacy technicians, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The average weekly travel nurse pay in April in the U.S. was $2,529, down 12.76 percent from $2,899 during the same month in 2022, according to a report from Vivian Health, a national healthcare hiring marketplace.    

The following hospitals and health systems have announced or shared plans for raising workers' pay since April 10.

Pharmacists in the U.S. make an average of $129,410 annually, according to the latest data released April 25 by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Per the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, registered nurses in the U.S. earn an average of $89,010 annually. Registered nurses in California earn the highest average salary, coming in at $133,340. Hawaii is second at $113,220, flanked by Oregon at $106,610.  

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, certified registered nurse anesthetists in the U.S. earn an average salary of $205,770. However, CRNAs in some states earn a mean annual wage much higher than the national average.

Physician assistants in the U.S. make an average of $125,270 annually, according to the latest data released April 25 by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Surgeons, excluding oral and maxillofacial surgeons, earn $167.25 per hour on average, according to data published April 25 from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' occupational employment statistics survey.

Nurse practitioners in the U.S. make an average of $124,680 annually, according to the latest data released April 25 by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Registered nurses receive $42.80 per hour on average, according to data published April 25 by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational employment statistics survey.

Pharmacists in the U.S. make an average of $129,410 annually, according to the latest data released April 25 by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The types of jobs available at hospitals vary widely, and so do the annual wages for those jobs. 

The top executives at S&P 500 companies reported pay increases were down in 2022-23 compared to the year prior, according to a report from ISS Corporate Solutions.

Ballad Health's CEO said he believes nurses at the system's tertiary hospital deserve the higher pay they receive, the Elizabethton Starr reported April 18. 

The lowest annual pay a worker would find acceptable for taking a new job reached $75,811 in March, up about $2,100 from November, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's latest Survey of Consumer Expectations. 

Executive pay cuts marked 2022 at three of the nation's largest for-profit health systems. 

Orthopedists have the highest average incentive bonus compared to other physician specialties, according to Medscape's "Physician Compensation Report 2023," released April 14. 

Women earn the same or more than their husbands in nearly half of U.S. marriages, shattering households' reliance on male "breadwinners," Bloomberg reported April 13. 

Plastic surgery is the highest-paying physician specialty, according to Medscape's 2023 Physician Compensation Report.