Category: Compensation Issues

As U.S. employers expand paid leave offerings, workers are making use of the hours and what was once seen as a perk is increasingly seen as an expected benefit, The Wall Street Journal reports. 

Job search engine Adzuna released new research Oct. 26 highlighting travel nurse jobs and their average advertised salaries and vacancies as of September 2023.

Pay data is frequently reported for executive leaders and clinicians — but what does the average non-patient-facing healthcare worker make? 

In a number of U.S. cities, physicians are among the highest-paid jobs across all industries. But regardless of specialty, their pay differs drastically from one city to another, according to a recent series of analyses from Zippia. 

Physicians’ cash compensation was up in 2023 for medical and surgical specialists, and will soar even higher over the next five years, according to SullivanCotter’s “2023 Physician Compensation Insights” report.

Median total cash compensation for health system leaders increased 3.5% from 2022 to 2023, according to one new survey.

Hospitals have denounced criticism from Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., about their charity care policies. But the issue of CEO pay has been less addressed and appears to be one the lawmaker will hold onto. 

The wealthiest people in the healthcare industry prove there’s no one way to the top. Companies that now yield billions were built in garages, basements and spare bedrooms, and their founders and CEOs once worked the breakfast shift at McDonald’s or we…

About 455,000 healthcare workers in California are set to see wage increases as a result of a new minimum wage law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill that mandates a $25 hourly minimum wage requirement for workers in hospitals and other medical settings.