Inflation-adjusted CEO pay in nonprofit hospitals climbed between 2012 and 2019, with higher compensation associated with larger size and profits, according to a new study from Houston-based Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. The study, published Aug. 12 in…
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One-third of companies across industries have reduced their planned salary budgets for 2025 due to economic uncertainty, according to a survey from Korn Ferry. While dozens of hospitals and health systems have announced pay raises for employees in 2025, some…
Hospitals across the country are navigating an industry-wide financial crisis with no clear end in sight. According to the American Hospital Association, since 2000, they have delivered nearly $745 billion in uncompensated care, driven by a growing uninsured population, higher…
CEOs’ highest compensation should coincide with the peak of their careers, not the end of their tenure, according to an executive pay trends survey from global management consulting firm Korn Ferry. Korn Ferry’s “Global Total Rewards Pulse Survey” includes responses…
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…
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…