Compensation Issues

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…

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.