Average physician pay in the U.S. decreased 2.4 percent between 2021 and 2022; however, it trended upward in some cities, according to a recent report from Doximity.
Compensation Issues
In several cities across Texas and the Midwest, a $100,000 salary isn't eaten up by taxes and a high cost of living, Bloomberg reported.
As inflation rises, workers are demanding higher wages — and securing them at hospitals and health systems nationwide. But in some cities, even six figures does not feel like much anymore, according to Bloomberg.
The Colorado Department of Human Services plans to give $14,000 sign-on bonuses for nurses hired to two psychiatric hospitals, the state said March 15.
Lawmakers in states across the U.S. are considering proposals targeting travel nurse prices, Kaiser Health News reported.
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As a gender pay gap persists in the U.S., researchers have mostly been unable to definitively determine the primary contributing variables to the disparities, Fortune reported March 14.
In 2022, one of HCA Healthcare's highest-earning executives was also its newest.
MetroHealth CEO Airica Steed, EdD, RN, is suspending supplemental and one-time bonus programs that led to the firing of former CEO Akram Boutros, MD, Cleveland.com reported March 14.
Valhalla, N.Y.-based Westchester Medical Center Health Network's HealthAlliance Hospital in Kingston, N.Y., and the New York State Nurses Association have agreed to a new three-year contract that includes raises.
Here's a breakdown of the payment for what different physician specialists in Chicago get paid. The list is split into three sections: overall, employed and self-employed.