Physicians make a lot of money, according to an Aug. 4 article in The Washington Post. Physicians know this, according to social media — and they believe the scrutiny of their paychecks is misguided.
Category: Compensation Issues
10 states with the largest CEO-worker pay gaps
CEOs outearn the average worker in every state, but the gap is wider in some places than others.
The 3% raise is no longer enough
Standard annual pay raises of years past will no longer suffice as workers expect higher pay raises from their employers next year, Fortune reported Aug. 7, citing data from Payscale’s Salary Budget Survey.
5 specialties with the largest increases, decreases to travel nurse pay
The average weekly travel nurse pay in July in the U.S. was $2,447.83, down from $2,677.19 in the same month in 2022, according to a report from Vivian Health, a national healthcare hiring marketplace.
What does the average S&P 500 healthcare CEO make?
The average CEO of an S&P 500 healthcare corporation brings home more than a pretty penny, but their earnings remain significantly short of those in some other sectors.
12 physician specialty starting salaries vs. billing to commercial payers
Employed physicians are generally paid a base salary and receive bonuses based on productivity — often measured by the number of relative value units physicians generate, the number of patients seen, net collections, and, on occasion, gross billing.
Physician signing bonuses jump 21%
The average signing bonus for physicians increased 21 percent from 2022 to $37,473 this year, according to AMN Healthcare’s “2023 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives,” released Aug. 14.
10 states with the largest dips in travel nurse pay
The average weekly travel nurse pay in July in the U.S. was $2,447.83, down from $2,677.19 in the same month in 2022, according to a report from Vivian Health, a national healthcare hiring marketplace.
At $633,000, this physician specialty has the highest starting salary
Orthopedic surgeons are offered the highest average starting salary ($633,000) among physicians, according to AMN Healthcare’s “2023 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives,” released July 24.
New research paints richer picture of physician earnings
Physicians may be the most common occupation among the top 1 percent of income earners, but their earnings are nonetheless difficult to measure — despite the government’s role in the market. New research out of the University of Chicago aims to resolve…
