Physician compensation increased across the board from 2017 to 2018, with primary care physicians earning a 3.4 percent increase, specialty physicians earning a 4.4 percent increase and advanced practice providers earning 2.9 percent more, according to data from the Medical Group Management Association.

In recent months, Becker's has compiled average annual salary information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for healthcare professions, including registered nurses, physician assistants, certified registered nurse anesthetists, and licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses.

Across the nation's more than 6,000 hospitals, chief executives made an average annual salary of $242,550, compared to phlebotomists, who made an average of $34,750 per year, according to Business Insider.

The U.S. requires companies to disclose the median compensation of their employees to shed light on the ratio between the salaries of typical workers and CEOs. Since the requirement was implemented, one thing became apparent: Not all healthcare employees are paid the same.

As of May 2018, the average salary for certified registered nurse anesthetists across the U.S. was $174,790, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Thirty-two healthcare CEOs made The New York Times and Equilar's 2018 ranking of highest-paid CEOs in 2018.

The average annual salary for database administrators across all industries is $92,030.

The annual salary for systems software developers across all industries in the U.S. is an average of $114,000.

Computer systems analysts, typically referred to as clinical systems analysts in healthcare settings, earn an average of $93,610 across all industries in the U.S.

As of May 2018, the average salary for registered nurses across the U.S. was $75,510, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The average annual salary for physician assistants in the U.S. is $108,430, according to  U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data collected in May 2018.

Physicians and surgeons in New Hampshire have the highest average compensation at $275,840, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics data collected in May 2018.

Across the biggest U.S. companies, the median pay for CEOs climbed to $12.4 million in 2018, the fourth straight post-recession high recorded by the The Wall Street Journal.

The average salary for certified registered nurse anesthetists across the country is $174,790, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics data collected in May 2018.

The average annual salary for licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses in the U.S. is $47,050, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data collected in May 2018.

The average salary for registered nurses across the country is $75,510, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics data collected in May 2018.

The average salary for physicians and surgeons across the country is $203,880, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics data collected in May 2018.

About $80 million in bonuses was awarded to 366 New York state hospital officials in 2016, according to a USA Today investigation.

Johnson City, Tenn.-based Ballad Health will invest $10 million to increase pay for several thousand nurses across the health system, according to the Kingsport Times News.

U.S.-based registered nurses working in neonatal intensive care units earn an average of $102,093 per year, according to job search website ZipRecruiter.