Category: Compensation Issues

The physician gender pay gap: 6 new findings

On average, a male physician practicing full-time in the U.S. earned about 29% more than a female counterpart in 2023.

Nurse practitioner median annual wage across states

Nurse practitioners in the U.S. earn a median annual wage of $126,260 and a median hourly wage of $60.70, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics data, released April 3.

Big health system, payer CEO salaries ranked

Most of the top-earning executives at some of the nation’s largest for-profit healthcare organizations saw their overall compensation increase in 2023, according to proxy statements recently filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Women CEOs take a pay cut

CEO pay, as a whole, is on the rise. But for the female CEOs of high-revenue companies, 2023 brought a “significant” drop in compensation, according to an April 18 report from Equilar. 

The 'comfortable' income threshold in all 50 states

A new study from SmartAsset has determined the minimum salary a single adult would need to live comfortably in each state. 

RN annual median wage for all 50 states

Registered nurses in the U.S. have a median annual wage of $86,070 annually and a median hourly wage of $41.38, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics data, released April 3.

Executive compensation at HCA, CHS, Tenet and UHS: 7 things to know

Most of the top-earning executives, including CEOs and CFOs, at four of the largest for-profit health systems in the U.S. saw their overall compensation increase in 2023, according to proxy statements recently filed with the Securities and Exchange Com…

Tenet CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 2023

Dallas-based Tenet CEO Saum Sutaria was paid 305 times more than the health system’s median employee in 2023, according to a proxy statement filed April 12 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 

Tenet's highest-earning executives in 2023

The five highest-earning executives at Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare saw their overall compensation increase in 2023, according to a proxy statement filed April 12 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Average physician compensation, by region

Physicians in West North Central states such as Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota reported the highest earning compensation last year, while physicians in Mid-Atlantic states such as New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania reported the lowest…