CEO pay, as a whole, is on the rise. But for the female CEOs of high-revenue companies, 2023 brought a "significant" drop in compensation, according to an April 18 report from Equilar. 

A new study from SmartAsset has determined the minimum salary a single adult would need to live comfortably in each state. 

Registered nurses in the U.S. have a median annual wage of $86,070 annually and a median hourly wage of $41.38, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics data, released April 3.

Most of the top-earning executives, including CEOs and CFOs, at four of the largest for-profit health systems in the U.S. saw their overall compensation increase in 2023, according to proxy statements recently filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.    

Dallas-based Tenet CEO Saum Sutaria was paid 305 times more than the health system's median employee in 2023, according to a proxy statement filed April 12 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 

The five highest-earning executives at Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare saw their overall compensation increase in 2023, according to a proxy statement filed April 12 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Physicians in West North Central states such as Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota reported the highest earning compensation last year, while physicians in Mid-Atlantic states such as New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania reported the lowest, according to Medscape's "2024 Physician Compensation Report," released April 12.

In 2023, physicians saw a steady increase in total compensation. Still, in a year when inflation remained high and federal reimbursement cuts kicked in, 61% of physicians said they believe medicine is an underpaid profession, according to Medscape's "2024 Physician Compensation Report." 

On average, U.S. physicians' total annual compensation grew by about 3% from 2022 ($352,000) to 2023 ($363,000), with specialized physicians earning more than $100,000 higher on average than primary care physicians.

Vikas Saini, MD, president of the Lown Institute, is speaking out on high hospital CEO pay.

Nurse anesthetists in the U.S. make an average of $214,200 annually and have a mean hourly wage of $102.98, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics data, released April 3.

In Flint, Mich., every pregnant and postpartum mother can receive $7,500 in aid over the first year of their baby's life through a new program called Rx Kids. 

Physician assistants in the U.S. make an average of $130,490 annually and have a mean hourly wage of $62.74, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics data, released April 3.

The benchmark for an "upper middle class" salary differs drastically from city to city. In West Coast tech hubs, it takes an income of more than $200,000 to achieve the same status as someone earning around $60,000 in certain Midwest cities, according to an April 2 study from GoBankingRates.

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

Nurse practitioners in the U.S. make an average of $128,490 annually and have a mean hourly wage of $61.78, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics data, released April 3.

Registered nurses in the U.S. make an average of $94,480 annually and have a mean hourly wage of $45.42, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics data, released April 3.

From February to March, Montana saw the sharpest decrease to average weekly travel nurse pay, and Idaho saw the sharpest increase, according to data shared with Becker's from Vivian, a healthcare career marketplace.

Certain schools make quite a difference to graduates' earnings, even if the chosen career and number of years in the field are the same.

Madera, Calif.-based Valley Children's Healthcare is pushing back against criticism of its compensation for top hospital executives.