Category: Compensation Issues

Florida health system raises pay for 2,000 workers

Hollywood, Fla.-based Memorial Healthcare System has raised its minimum wage from $15 to $16 per hour. 

CEO-to-worker pay ratios at 30 major healthcare companies

The Wall Street Journal analyzed data for 278 companies in the S&P 500 index, finding compensation for the median worker ticked higher in 2022 than the year before as the median pay package for CEOs slightly declined.  

Physician net worth: Which specialties see over $5M, under $500K

Physician compensation continued to rise in 2022, with 60 percent reporting a family net worth above the national average, according to Medscape’s “Physician Wealth & Debt Report” published June 9. 

RN pay in the best, worst states for healthcare

Health systems nationwide are short registered nurses; many are raising pay to attract more amid inflation. 

Measure that would cap LA hospital executive pay qualifies for ballot

A Los Angeles measure that would cap pay of hospital executives received more than the minimum number of valid voter signatures required to qualify for presentation to the City Council and potentially end up on a city ballot, election officials confirm…

10 specialties with the largest increases, decreases to travel nurse pay

The average weekly travel nurse pay in May in the U.S. was $2,488, down nearly 10.4 percent from $2,776 during the same month in 2022, according to a report from Vivian Health, a national healthcare hiring marketplace.    

Computer and information systems manager salary by state | 2023

Computer and information systems managers have the highest mean average annual salary in New York, at $217,630, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

5 best, worst paying states for advanced practice providers

Based on information from the 2023 MGMA report, advanced practice providers in Louisiana receive the highest compensation for their work, followed by Washington and Iowa. 

5 best, worst paying states for physicians and surgeons

Physician and surgeon compensation varies widely by state and provider type, according to the most recent data on provider compensation in the 2023 MGMA report. 

12 statistics on nurse, physician assistant pay bumps

Advanced practice providers have seen modest increases in compensation from 2021 to 2022, based on data from the 2023 MGMA report on provider compensation.