Several hospitals have recently announced investments in employee compensation. Here are six hospital pay increases by the numbers, as reported by Becker's:

Some top executives at major for-profit hospital operators saw their total compensation rise last year, while others saw total pay decline. 

During the economic downturn caused by the pandemic, for the first time ever, more women than men lost their jobs in the U.S. The disproportionate burden of caregiving for women and segregation of occupation coalesced to hit women hard during the pandemic, contributing to 11.9 million women losing their jobs according to a March 15 report from the department of labor.

Top executives at HCA Healthcare received higher salaries last year than in 2020, according to the Nashville, Tenn.-based company's shareholder proxy statement. 

In Maryland, there is still a significant gender gap in physician compensation, even when controlling for age, speciality, hours and practice status, according the state's medical society. 

Pittsburgh, Pa.-based Allegheny Health Network said it will invest more than $92 million in pay increases and benefits.

Ronald Rittenmeyer will serve as executive chair of Tenet Healthcare until the end of 2023 under an amended employment agreement entered into in late February, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 

Among age groups, the youngest American workers are experiencing the largest wage gains as employers compete to fill staffing gaps in a tight labor market, The Wall Street Journal reported Feb. 28.

Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health is making a $115 million investment in employee compensation in response to the staff's work amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

To retain workers, Yakima (Wash.) Valley Memorial is investing $14.8 million in employee compensation and bonuses.

Despite many CEOs cutting their base salaries last year due to the pandemic, those moves had little effect on overall CEO pay, according to an annual report from the nonprofit shareholder advocacy group As You Sow. 

About 35 percent of healthcare and social assistance establishments increased wages and salaries, paid wage premiums or provided bonuses because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Feb. 18 Bureau of Labor Statistics report.

Registered nurses in the U.S. make an average of $80,010 annually, but nurses in some states make much more than the mean annual wage, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Nonprofit hospital CEOs make an average of eight times more than workers without advanced degrees, according to an analysis by the Lown Institute of more than 1,000 hospitals. 

Certified registered nurse anesthetists in the U.S. make an average of $189,190 annually, but CRNAs in some states make much more than the mean annual wage, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Disparities in starting salaries for female and male academic physicians contribute to their earning potential throughout their career, according to a study published Feb. 18 in JAMA Network Open.

Tim Hingtgen, who has served as CEO of Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems since the beginning of 2021, will get a base salary of $1.25 million this year, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. 

The gender pay gap among top executives at S&P 500 companies grew to the widest it's been since 2012, and the C-suite will not see gender payment parity until 2060 at the current rate, according to a new report from Morningstar. 

Despite healthcare workers braving the worst of the pandemic, compensation isn't poised to improve compared to other industries, according to a new compensation survey. 

Madison, Wis.-based UW Health will bump minimum wage to $17 an hour, effective May 2022.