Most physicians who aren’t qualifying APM participants face a 1.68% cut to the Medicare conversion factor in 2027 under CMS’ proposed physician fee schedule. Some specialties face much steeper drops once coding and valuation changes are added in. The proposed…
Compensation Issues
As health systems widen the reach of the physician groups they own, the executives running those groups are seeing their pay rise, with incentive pay doing most of the lifting. Median total cash compensation for presidents and CEOs of health…
Since December 2025, the following hospitals and health systems have said they plan to raise their workers’ pay. Editor’s note: This webpage was published Jan. 9 and is updated regularly. It was last updated Oct. 12. October 1. Workers represented…
AMN Healthcare’s five most requested providers are anesthesiologists, family medicine physicians, hematologists/oncologists, nurse practitioners and OB-GYNs. Their pay varies widely by region, according to the firm’s “2026 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives,” released Sept. 16. The white…
The average starting salary for nurse practitioners held at $180,000 in 2025-26, unchanged from the year before, according to a Sept. 16 white paper from AMN Healthcare. The flat year follows two straight years of growth. Average NP starting pay…
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Average starting salaries for certified registered nurse anesthetists fell about 1% year over year, to $286,250, according to a Sept. 16 white paper from AMN Healthcare. The “2026 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives” report includes data from…
At least nine health systems have raised their minimum wages so far in 2026. Most of the new floors fall between $15 and $20 an hour, as systems try to hold on to entry-level and support staff while labor costs…
The average starting salary for all physicians has hit $419,000 in 2025-26, according to a Sept. 16 white paper from AMN Healthcare. On top of base salaries, signing bonuses were offered in 87% of physician search engagements in 2025-26, averaging…
Hartford HealthCare will raise its minimum wage to $20 an hour, a change expected to affect about 4,000 employees, the Hartford Courant reported Sept. 26, citing documents it obtained. The change takes effect Dec. 27 for eligible employees, according to…
The median base salary for all healthcare executives rose 4.1% this year, compared with 4.4% in 2025, according to a survey from consulting firm SullivanCotter. The 2026 Health Care Management and Executive Compensation Survey, released Sept. 24, covers positions across…