The wage gap between CEOs and average employees at U.S. nonprofit hospitals widened from 2009 to 2023, according to a study published in August in Health Affairs. Researchers from the University of Chicago, Brown University in Providence, R.I., and Rand…
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Median hourly base pay for registered nurses varies across states, with RNs in California earning the most, according to SullivanCotter’s “2025 Health Care Staff Compensation Survey Report.” The survey, released in July, covers nearly 2.5 million healthcare employees across over…
Among physicians, orthopedic surgeons earn the highest average starting salary at $576,000, while pediatricians earn the lowest at $258,000, according to AMN Healthcare’s “Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives,” published Aug. 5. Gastroenterologists are offered the second-highest average…
SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West has filed to place a statewide initiative on the November 2026 ballot that would cap hospital executive pay. Under the Aug. 1 filing, total annual compensation for executives, administrators and managers at nonprofit and for-profit hospitals…
Average physician pay increased in most metropolitan areas across the U.S., but ongoing Medicare pay cuts and inflation mean physicians are still feeling a pinch, according to data from Doximity’s “Physician Compensation Report 2025.” Physicians in 54 of the 60…
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Neurosurgeons are the most highly paid specialists, followed by thoracic surgeons and orthopedic surgeons. Many pediatric specialists were among the lowest paid, according to Doximity’s “Physician Compensation Report 2025.” The report examines data from 37,000 physicians surveyed last year. The…
Diabetes and endocrinology physicians saw the greatest increase in pay this year, while four specialties have seen pay cuts, according to a July 8 Medscape report. “‘Comparing Your Pay Against Your Peers’: Medscape Physician Compensation Report 2025” surveyed 7,322 physicians…
Physicians in seven top-paying specialties earn, on average, more than $500,000 per year, while physicians in the seven lowest-paying specialties earn, on average, less than $300,000 per year, according to a July 8 Medscape report. “Comparing Your Pay Against Your…
Connecticut Republican senators are urging Farmington-based UConn Health to scrutinize executive pay following the academic medical center’s agreement with a union to extend nurse stipends — a reversal of a planned cut that had prompted concern, according to the Hartford…
Physician compensation grew 4.9% in the last year, with a significant uptick for primary care physicians and specialists, according to the “AMGA 2025 Medical Group Compensation and Productivity Survey.” The organization gathered data from more than 184,000 providers in 500…