Compensation Issues

On Oct. 13, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new law that will gradually raise healthcare workers' hourly minimum wage to $25. Now, weeks later, his administration has estimated the price at $4 billion in the 2024-25 fiscal year, according…

The average weekly travel nurse pay in October in the U.S. was $2,422.52, a decrease of 0.33% from the previous month and a 9.58% decrease from the same month in 2022, according to a report from Vivian Health, a national…

Pay for executives in healthcare includes numerous factors and has varied in recent years.

As U.S. employers expand paid leave offerings, workers are making use of the hours and what was once seen as a perk is increasingly seen as an expected benefit, The Wall Street Journal reports. 

Job search engine Adzuna released new research Oct. 26 highlighting travel nurse jobs and their average advertised salaries and vacancies as of September 2023.

Pay data is frequently reported for executive leaders and clinicians — but what does the average non-patient-facing healthcare worker make? 

Union activity has always been prevalent in healthcare. After going through a pandemic and amid today's industry challenges, however, physicians have particularly been involved in these efforts.

In a number of U.S. cities, physicians are among the highest-paid jobs across all industries. But regardless of specialty, their pay differs drastically from one city to another, according to a recent series of analyses from Zippia. 

Physicians' cash compensation was up in 2023 for medical and surgical specialists, and will soar even higher over the next five years, according to SullivanCotter's "2023 Physician Compensation Insights" report.

Median total cash compensation for health system leaders increased 3.5% from 2022 to 2023, according to one new survey.