A bill introduced in the Vermont state Senate by Sen. Tanya Vyhovsky on Jan. 24 would cap compensation for hospital executives and clinical leadership.

The following hospitals and health systems have announced or shared plans for raising workers' pay since December 2024.

From January through July 2024, staff registered nurses involved in direct patient care saw their median base pay increase by 2%, compared to 1.4% for those in indirect patient care. However, RNs involved in direct and indirect patient care were poised for annual increases of 3% to 4% to close out 2024.

Hagerstown, Md.-based Meritus Health has implemented the next phase of its planned minimum wage increase.

Minimum wage increases took effect on Jan. 1 in 21 states, impacting more than 9.2 million workers and resulting in a projected total wage increase of $5.7 billion annually, according to an analysis from the Economic Policy Institute.

Average weekly travel nurse pay in the U.S. in December was $2,293.97, up 0.13% from November and down 3.84% from December 2023, according to data shared with Becker's from Vivian, a healthcare career marketplace.

Medical school debt has increased by 268% over the past 40 years, outpacing the increase in surgeon salaries almost 10-fold, according to a study published Dec. 11 in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

Scripps Health is concluding its centennial year with a $13.1 million payout to employees.

Sixty-six percent of male physicians reported a family net worth of at least $1 million last year, compared to just 52% of female physicians, according to Medscape's Female Physician Wealth & Debt Report.

Employees at U.S. organizations with more than 1,000 employees received pay raises most often in the past year, according to a LinkedIn survey.

A 2024 survey conducted by consulting firm SullivanCotter highlights the variation in compensation for physician assistants and nurse practitioners.

Average weekly travel nurse pay in the U.S. in November was $2,286.34, up 0.65% from the previous month and down 3.34% from November 2023, according to data shared with Becker's from Vivian, a healthcare career marketplace.

Fewer than half of U.S. employees expect a pay raise in the next six months, according to a recent LinkedIn News survey.

In April 2024, Ballad Health raised pay rates for nursing staff across its 20 hospitals, benefiting more than 5,600 workers. Alan Levine, chairman and CEO of the Johnson City, Tenn.-based health system, spoke with Becker's Nov. 13 at the 12th Annual CEO + CFO Roundtable to discuss the effects of the pay raise.

Average weekly travel nurse pay in the U.S. in October was $2,271.66, down 0.52% from the previous month and down 3.86% from October 2023, according to data shared with Becker's from Vivian, a healthcare career marketplace.

Pittsburgh-based UPMC is raising starting compensation for new registered nurses, according to a chart the health system shared with Becker's.

Among physicians, men on average earned $400,000 in 2023, about 29% more than their female counterparts, according to one new survey.

A 2024 survey conducted by SullivanCotter highlights a range of trends in advanced practice provider pay, particularly higher salaries.

Hospital and health system leadership pay increased over the last year, with system- and hospital-level base salaries up in 2024, according to a recent SullivanCotter report.

About 44% of U.S. employees report feeling well compensated for their work, with roles in engineering and program management topping the list, according to LinkedIn's most recent Workforce Confidence survey.