AMN Healthcare’s five most requested providers are anesthesiologists, family medicine physicians, hematologists/oncologists, nurse practitioners and OB-GYNs. Their pay varies widely by region, according to the firm’s “2026 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives,” released Sept. 16.
The white paper used a representative sample of the 1,293 permanent physician and advanced practitioner searches the firm ran or worked on from April 1, 2025, to March 31, 2026.
Hematologists/oncologists in the Midwest had the highest average annual salaries of the group, at $625,000. Those in the West averaged $386,000.
The Southwest had the highest pay for three of the five: anesthesiology, OB-GYN and nurse practitioners. The Midwest had the highest pay for hematology/oncology and family medicine.
Here are the average salaries for each provider type by region, from highest to lowest:
Anesthesiology
Southwest: $562,000
Midwest: $551,842
Southeast: $535,000
Northeast: $516,072
West: $450,775
Hematology/oncology
Midwest: $625,000
Northeast: $496,250
Southwest: $490,000
Southeast: $440,000
West: $386,000
OB-GYN
Southwest: $446,333
Midwest: $408,200
Northeast: $371,262
Southeast: $362,400
West: $350,000
Family medicine
Midwest: $323,889
West: $313,848
Southwest: $280,711
Northeast: $273,235
Southeast: $253,333
Nurse practitioner
Southwest: $157,692
Northeast: $144,496
Midwest: $141,500
West: $127,705
Southeast: $121,250
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