The mean annual wage for nurse anesthetists in the U.S. is $189,190, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' latest occupational employment and wage statistics survey.

Citing the need to attract and retain talent, hospitals and health systems in the U.S. are raising their minimum wage for workers.

Monument Health is offering experienced nurses up to $40,000 in sign-on bonuses, the Rapid City, S.D.-based health system confirmed to Becker's.

Citing the need to remain competitive and attract and retain talent, health systems in Utah, Missouri and Kentucky are raising their minimum wage. 

Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Health Care System will offer two financial incentives to employees who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Oct. 1. 

An already severe nursing shortage exacerbated by the pandemic means many hospitals are offering hefty sign-on bonuses to recruit and retain talent, though some leaders say it's not working very effectively, Bradford Era reported.

Mercy is increasing pay for more than 6,000 of its employees, the St. Louis system said Aug. 19.

Median physician compensation in medical groups climbed 0.12 percent overall in 2020, down from the 3.79 percent increase seen the year prior, according to a new survey from the American Medical Group Association.

The hourly mean wage for registered nurses in the U.S. is $38.47, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' latest occupational employment and wage statistics survey.

Amid a competitive labor market, hospitals in the Philadelphia area are offering an array of incentives to nurses, including bonuses for extra shifts and higher hourly wages, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported Aug. 15.

Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health is offering bonuses to nurses who work extra shifts as employees are overwhelmed amid the latest COVID-19 wave, CBS affiliate WINK reported Aug. 11.

In an effort to ease the pandemic-related toll on its front-line workers, Banner Health has raised its minimum hourly wage and starting pay for many RN positions.

Virginia Commonwealth University Health System is raising its minimum hourly wage from $12 to $15, the Richmond-based organization said Aug. 10. 

With America's projected physician shortage and the financial effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important to keep tabs on how physician compensation is evolving. 

The following health systems revealed plans in June, July and August about offering employees a bonus if they are vaccinated against COVID-19: 

Family medicine physicians saw the greatest average signing bonus offered to recruits among the five most requested medical specialties, according to Merritt Hawkins' "2021 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives." 

Physician assistants saw the greatest year-over-year increase to base salaries offered to recruits, according to Merritt Hawkins' "2021 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives." 

Amid a worker shortage and the latest COVID-19 wave, Little Rock-based University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is offering a $25,000 signing bonus for nurses, CNN reported Aug. 5.

Employees at St. John's Health in Jackson Hole, Wyo., can expect a 6 percent boost in wages.

New hires and employees of Holland (Mich.) Hospital will receive an extra $3 more per hour over the coming months as part of a new incentive program, the hospital said.