Clinicians working in the public health sector earn between 10%-19% less than those working in private sector care, according to a new analysis of U.S. Labor Department data, published Jan. 25 in the American Journal of Public Health.
Compensation Issues
Average annual wages for surgical technologists vary across states, with the national mean estimated at $57,500, according to the most recently available data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, released April 25.
Healthcare leads the job market with nearly 1 in 5 jobs advertising sign-on bonuses at an average of $10,867 each, according to research from the job search engine, Adzuna.
Pittsburgh-based UPMC is making changes to its travel staffing program, including cutting the base rate for some travel nurses, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported Jan. 23.
A new bill is on the Hill, seeking to raise taxes on companies whose top executives are paid at least 50 times more than the average worker.
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Walmart will boost store manager base pay by more than $10,000 next month, according to a post on the company's website.
Montana is offering a new hiring incentive and wage increases to recruit and retain workers at state-run healthcare facilities.
Work bonuses took a dive in 2023, Bloomberg reported Jan. 17.
The median total cash compensation paid to physician assistants varies by specialty, according to one survey.
Escondido, Calif.-based Palomar Health realized it had a nurse retention problem as the system emerged from the pandemic. Like many health systems, Palomar relied on travel nurses to fill gaps as COVID-19 surged and the system felt the strain from…