Category: Compensation Issues

The median total cash compensation paid to physician assistants and nurse practitioners varies by region, according to one survey.

Half of U.S. states will increase their minimum wages throughout 2024, with 22 of those changes already taking effect. 

Median annual wages for nurse anesthetists vary across states, with the national median estimated at $203,090, according to the most recently available data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, released April 25.

Median annual wages for nurse practitioners vary across states, with the national median estimated at $121,610, according to the most recently available data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, released April 25.

Median annual wages for physician assistants vary across states, with the national median estimated at $126,010, according to the most recently available data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, released April 25.

Median annual wages for registered nurses vary across states. 

Many employers have historically provided year-end bonuses to workers. However, some companies across industries are not handing them out this year, according to one new report shared with Becker’s Dec. 18. 

Leaders on Capitol Hill have wrapped up its legislative business for 2023, but the American Medical Association is urging lawmakers to address after the holidays the 3.34% Medicare physician fee cut that is set to take effect Jan.1. 

The following hospitals and health systems have announced or shared plans for raising workers’ pay since Oct. 18. 

The types of jobs available at hospitals vary, and so do the annual wages for those jobs.