Pediatrics PhysEmp Salary Report: July 2026
Missouri is paying pediatricians nearly half a million dollars a year.
Rural Physician Shortages Force Creative Staffing Partnerships
Rural health systems are pursuing hospital partnerships, grant-funded expansions, and community retention campaigns as traditional physician recruitment strategies prove insufficient. These structural adaptations signal fundamental shifts in how underserved markets must compete for physician talent, requiring recruiters to develop integrated strategies beyond conventional placement approaches.
ObGyn PhysEmp Salary Report: July 2026
South Dakota—a state with roughly 900,000 residents and more cattle than people—is paying ObGyns an average of $422,000 to $566,000 annually, making it the highest-compensated market in the nation.
Otolaryngology PhysEmp Salary Report: July 2026
Wyoming — a state with more antelope than people — is offering Otolaryngology physicians $650,000 to fix ears, noses, and throats.
Neurosurgery PhysEmp Salary Report: July 2026
Connecticut is offering neurosurgeons up to $1,100,000 annually while Alabama tops out at $400,000 for the same specialty.
Nurse Practitioner PhysEmp Salary Report: July 2026
North Dakota — a state with exactly two nurse practitioner listings — is paying an average of $223,600 to $268,320 per year.
Orthopedics PhysEmp Salary Report: July 2026
Iowa — population 3.2 million, zero professional sports teams, winters that test the human spirit — is paying orthopedic surgeons $850,000 a year.
How to Find Off-Cycle and Vacant Residency Positions When You Need a Spot Now
If you’re reading this because your program closed, your accreditation status collapsed, or you resigned a spot and now need a new one immediately, you don’t need a pep talk about resilience. You need a list of where open positions actually get filled outside the annual Match. Here it is. Understand what you’re actually looking […]
Occupational-Medicine PhysEmp Salary Report: July 2026
Colorado is paying Occupational Medicine physicians up to $365,000 annually while New Jersey offers a flat $260,000 for similar work.
Nursing Pipeline Investments Cannot Match Demand Velocity
State and institutional investments in nursing education are accelerating nationwide, yet structural constraints—faculty shortages, limited clinical placements, and competing sector demand—mean pipeline expansion cannot match the velocity of nursing workforce demand. The resulting gap will shape physician practice environments and hospital operations for years.