Medical school debt has increased by 268% over the past 40 years, outpacing the increase in surgeon salaries almost 10-fold, according to a study published Dec. 11 in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.
Compensation Issues
Scripps Health is concluding its centennial year with a $13.1 million payout to employees.
Sixty-six percent of male physicians reported a family net worth of at least $1 million last year, compared to just 52% of female physicians, according to Medscape's Female Physician Wealth & Debt Report.
Employees at U.S. organizations with more than 1,000 employees received pay raises most often in the past year, according to a LinkedIn survey.
A 2024 survey conducted by consulting firm SullivanCotter highlights the variation in compensation for physician assistants and nurse practitioners.
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Average weekly travel nurse pay in the U.S. in November was $2,286.34, up 0.65% from the previous month and down 3.34% from November 2023, according to data shared with Becker's from Vivian, a healthcare career marketplace.
Fewer than half of U.S. employees expect a pay raise in the next six months, according to a recent LinkedIn News survey.
In April 2024, Ballad Health raised pay rates for nursing staff across its 20 hospitals, benefiting more than 5,600 workers. Alan Levine, chairman and CEO of the Johnson City, Tenn.-based health system, spoke with Becker's Nov. 13 at the 12th…
Average weekly travel nurse pay in the U.S. in October was $2,271.66, down 0.52% from the previous month and down 3.86% from October 2023, according to data shared with Becker's from Vivian, a healthcare career marketplace.
Pittsburgh-based UPMC is raising starting compensation for new registered nurses, according to a chart the health system shared with Becker's.