Category: Compensation Issues

Work bonuses took a dive in 2023, Bloomberg reported Jan. 17. 

The median total cash compensation paid to physician assistants varies by specialty, according to one survey.

Escondido, Calif.-based Palomar Health realized it had a nurse retention problem as the system emerged from the pandemic. Like many health systems, Palomar relied on travel nurses to fill gaps as COVID-19 surged and the system felt the strain from nurs…

As staffing demands grow, Cincinnati-based Mercy Health is offering hiring bonuses to nurses to care for patients in the med-surg and progressive care units at all three of its hospitals in the Mahoning Valley, a metropolitan area in Northeast Ohio.

Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health will raise wages by 3%, which will add up to a total of $117 million added to the salaries of 64,000 employees, the system announced Jan. 12.

The median total cash compensation paid to nurse practitioners varies by specialty, according to one survey.

Healthcare, with women holding 77% of its jobs, could be a strong leader in gender equity for pay. Instead, its pay gaps are growing in complexity — and at a really bad time. 

Orthopedic surgeons are offered the highest average base salary among physicians and rheumatologists are offered the lowest, according to AMN Healthcare’s “2023 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives,” released in August.

Availability of high-paying healthcare jobs increased 54% in the fourth quarter of 2023 compared to the three months prior, with various companies offering these roles, according to one new report.

Pay for travel nurses is evolving as the country moves away from the peak of the pandemic.