Here’s how 30 health systems’ labor costs are tracking based on the results of their most recent financial documents.
1. Intermountain Health (Salt Lake City)
2023 employee compensation and benefits: $6.9 billion (+15.8% year over year)
2. Orlando (Fla.) Health
Salaries and benefits: $2.9 billion (+14% YOY)
*For the year ended Sept. 30, according to its financial report
3. Northwell Health (New Hyde Park, N.Y.)
Salaries and employee benefits: $2.2 billion (+11.3% YOY)
*For the nine months ended Sept. 30
4. Scripps Health (San Diego)
Wages and benefits: $1.8 billion (+11% YOY)
*For the fiscal year ending Sept. 30
5. SSM Health (St. Louis)
2023 salaries and benefits: $4.5 billion. (+9.9% YOY)
6. Cleveland Clinic
2023 salaries, wages and benefits: $8.4 billion (+9% YOY)
7. Norton Healthcare (Louisville, Ky.)
2023 salary and wages: $2.1 billion (+9% YOY)
8. Allina Health (Minneapolis)
2023 salaries and benefits $3.4 billion (+6.9% YOY)
9. HCA Healthcare (Nashville, Tenn.)
2023 salaries and benefits: $29.5 billion (+6.5% YOY)
10. Tufts Medicine (Boston)
Salaries and wages: $1.3 billion (+6.5% YOY)
*For the year ended Sept. 30
11. UPMC (Pittsburgh)
2023 salaries, professional fees and benefits: $9.7 billion (+6.4% YOY)
12. Banner Health (Phoenix)
2023 salaries, benefits and contract labor: $6 billion (+6.4% YOY)
13. HonorHealth (Scottsdale, Ariz.)
2023 salaries and benefits: $1.4 billion (+6.4% YOY)
14. Providence (Renton, Wash.)
2023 salaries and benefits: $15.2 billion (+6.3% YOY)
15. Mayo Clinic (Rochester, Minn.)
2023 salaries and benefits: $10.5 billion (+6.1% YOY)
16. Henry Ford Health (Detroit, Mich.)
2023 salaries, wages and employee benefits: $3.3 billion (+6% YOY)
17. Premier Health (Dayton, Ohio)
2023 salaries and wages: $1.2 billion (+6% YOY)
18. Mass General Brigham (Boston)
Accrued employee compensation and benefits: $9.7 billion (+5.6% YOY)
*For the year ended Sept. 30, according to its financial report
19. Universal Health Services (King of Prussia, Pa.)
2023 salaries, wages and benefits: $7.1 billion (+5.1% YOY)
20. Geisinger (Danville, Pa.)
Expenses, salaries and benefits $2.3 billion (+5% YOY)
*For the nine months ending Sept. 30
21. Montefiore (New York City)
2023 salaries and wages: $3.2 billion (+4.5% YOY)
22. Bon Secours Mercy Health (Cincinnati)
2023 employee compensation: $6.2 billion (+4.2% YOY)
23. Sanford Health (Sioux Falls, S.D.)
2023 salaries and benefits: $3.5 billion (+4.1% YOY)
24. Tenet Healthcare (Dallas)
2023 salaries, wages and benefits: $9.1 billion (+3.4% YOY)
25. Allegheny Health Network (Pittsburgh)
2023 salaries, wages and fringe benefits: $2.6 billion (+3% YOY)
26. ProMedica (Toledo, Ohio)
2023 salaries, wages and employee benefits: $1.5 billion (+2.6% YOY)
27. Ascension (St. Louis)
2023 salaries and wages: $11.8 billion (+2.5% YOY)
28. Community Health Systems (Franklin, Tenn.)
2023 salaries and benefits: $5.4 billion (+1.6% YOY)
29. IU Health (Indianapolis)
2023 salaries, wages and benefits: $4.6 billion (+1.2% YOY)
30. CommonSpirit Health (Chicago)
2023 salaries and benefits: $18.3 billion (+0.7% YOY)
