Compensation Issues

The types of jobs available at hospitals vary widely, and so do the highest-paying states for those jobs. 

Researchers have confirmed a link between CEO pay and consumers' trust of their organizations, according to a series of studies published in the Journal of Business Ethics. 

Brewer, Maine-based Northern Light Health is offering registered nurses $3,000 to $15,000 sign-on bonuses to address staffing shortages at its hospitals in the state, The Piscataquis Observer reported May 5.

Despite economic uncertainty, the U.S.' highest-earning CEOs saw their pay climb in 2022, according to the 2023 edition of the Equilar 100.

Physician assistants across the U.S. saw an average salary increase of 4.3 percent to a base salary of $120,000, according to a report from the American Academy of Physician Associates that surveyed 12,180 in the field.

This episode features Molly Gamble, Vice President of Editorial at Becker’s Healthcare. Here, she discusses a judge denying challenge to measure that would cap LA hospital executive pay, Froedtert & ThedaCare announcing a merger in Wisconsin, and some numbers from…

There's a $17,000 difference between the highest-paying and lowest-paying state for pharmacy technicians, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The average weekly travel nurse pay in April in the U.S. was $2,529, down 12.76 percent from $2,899 during the same month in 2022, according to a report from Vivian Health, a national healthcare hiring marketplace.    

The following hospitals and health systems have announced or shared plans for raising workers' pay since April 10.

Pharmacists in the U.S. make an average of $129,410 annually, according to the latest data released April 25 by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.