Base salaries for healthcare executives went up 5.3 percent last year, and total cash compensation increase 7.2 percent because of annual incentive plans, says healthcare compensation consultant Sullivan Cotter and Associates. The company attributes the increase to hiring competition in the industry, and to organizational performance improvements that trigger those incentive payments. More than 200 health systems and 669 hospitals participated in this year's survey.
To get more detail on the survey:
- check out the release