Staffing & Compensation
Latest Takeaways
Executive Summary
Updated: July 7, 2023
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Hiring in the hospital and nursing/residential care sectors was very strong based on preliminary June numbers. Ambulatory care hiring rose but the increase was well below the sector's two-year average. Within that sector, home healthcare services hiring remained very strong and accounted for about 63% of ambulatory care hiring.
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The pay gap between CEOs and other executives has grown from around $500,000 in 2012 to $900,000 in 2022. Overall, CEO compensation increased by 71.52% during that time. There was minimal change between 2020 and 2021.
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Median physician compensation across all specialties is $433,066. Those in orthopedic, invasive cardiology and plastic surgery practices receive the highest compensation, on average, ranging from $400,000 to $700,000 annually, while those practicing pediatric and family medicine make the least, between $230,000 and $300,000 a year.
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Nursing and residential care facilities have around 318,000 fewer workers than they did pre-pandemic, while hospitals have 28,600 more employees.
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Overall Healthcare Employment
Seasonally adjusted total, in thousands
Employment by Healthcare Sector
Seasonally adjusted total by month (Numbers are in thousands)
Physician Compensation
Understanding the Data
For more than a decade, Modern Healthcare has surveyed firms who collect information about compensation for a variety of specialites. For each speciality a firm tracks, they report the average compensation.
Not all firms participate each year, nor do they always track every speciality. Additionally, some new specialites of note, such as Infectious Disease Specialist, have been recently added and data may not be available for all years.
Physician Compensation Database
Source: Modern Healthcare's annual physician compensation survey.
Executive Compensation, Health Systems
Average total compensation for key positions, all revenue levels. ($ in thousands)
Executive Compensation Levels
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