Availability of high-paying healthcare jobs increased 54% in the fourth quarter of 2023 compared to the three months prior, with various companies offering these roles, according to one new report.

Pay for travel nurses is evolving as the country moves away from the peak of the pandemic.

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 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. 

The percentage of healthcare organizations with an internal hourly minimum wage of $15 or higher increased significantly from 2022 to 2023, according to one new survey.

San Diego-based Scripps Health is increasing its hourly minimum wage from $21 to $23. 

Among healthcare staff, median base hourly pay across all jobs nationally increased by 5.3% from 2022 to 2023, according to one new survey. 

A substantial majority of companies are planning minimal or no changes to the median base salaries their CEOs receive in 2024, according to a new analysis from Chief Executive Research. 

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

The average weekly travel nurse pay in November in the U.S. was $2,417.04, a decrease of 0.22% from the previous month and a 10.94% decrease from the same month in 2022, according to a report from Vivian Health, a national healthcare hiring marketplace.    

A California lawmaker is speaking out about what she says are "unintended consequences" for hospitals related to a new law that will gradually raise healthcare workers' hourly minimum wage to $25.

Physicians who report having a disability earn 20% less than their peers and work around 110 hours less annually, according to research published Dec. 1 in JAMA.