Across the biggest U.S. companies, the median pay for CEOs climbed to $12.4 million in 2018, the fourth straight post-recession high recorded by the The Wall Street Journal.
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The average salary for certified registered nurse anesthetists across the country is $174,790, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics data collected in May 2018.
The average annual salary for licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses in the U.S. is $47,050, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data collected in May 2018.
The average salary for registered nurses across the country is $75,510, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics data collected in May 2018.
The average salary for physicians and surgeons across the country is $203,880, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics data collected in May 2018.
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About $80 million in bonuses was awarded to 366 New York state hospital officials in 2016, according to a USA Today investigation.
Johnson City, Tenn.-based Ballad Health will invest $10 million to increase pay for several thousand nurses across the health system, according to the Kingsport Times News.
U.S.-based registered nurses working in neonatal intensive care units earn an average of $102,093 per year, according to job search website ZipRecruiter.
The average annual salary for U.S. family and general practitioners was $211,780 as of May 2018, the most recent period available, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield raised its minimum wage to $15 per hour ahead of a new Maryland law that will require businesses to do the same by 2026, according to the Baltimore Business Journal.