Here are the highest paying states across 17 specialties, according to recent data USA Facts compiled from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics:

Here are five compensation updates physicians should know that Becker's has reported on since Sept. 27:

The Iowa Board of Medicine is looking to update its licensing applications for physicians in a move that could encourage more physicians to seek mental healthcare, The Des Moines Register reported Oct. 18.

Median base salaries for healthcare executives have continued to rise, according to consulting firm SullivanCotter's "2023 Healthcare Management and Executive Compensation Survey."

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill that will gradually raise the minimum wage of healthcare workers in the state to $25.

CMS has published updated data on settlements made under the Voluntary Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol following actual or potential violations of Stark law.

Student loan payments officially resumed Oct. 1.

Physicians in the United States make the most compared to their international counterparts, according to Medscape's 2023 "International Physician Compensation Report."

Although the average annual salary among registered nurses in the U.S. is $80,359, that figure varies greatly depending on which state one practices in, according to career website ZipRecruiter.

Older physicians are more likely to drop patients after several attempts at payment, according to Medscape's "Young Physician Compensation Report 2023."

Although the average annual salary among certified registered nurse anesthetists in the U.S. is $255,078, that figure varies greatly depending on which state one practices in, according to career website ZipRecruiter.

Hospital inpatient care RNs make more than RNs in other practice settings, according to Medscape's "RN/LPN Compensation Report 2023."

Forty-eight percent of RNs do not supplement their income, according to Medscape's "RN/LPN Compensation Report 2023."

Mortgage on their primary residence is the most common form of debt or expense for young physicians, according to Medscape's "2023 Young Physician Compensation Report."

Young physicians not receiving an annual raise was the most reported example of employers making financial cuts, according to Medscape's "2023 Young Physician Compensation Report."

Office-based single-specialty group practices pay young physicians the most for the third year in  a row, according to Medscape's "2023 Young Physician Compensation Report."

Here are five compensation updates that physicians should know that Becker's has reported on since Sept. 5:

Hospitalist-internal medicine is the specialty that saw the biggest jump in median pay from 2022 to 2023, according to Sullivan Cotter's 2022-23 "Physician Compensation and Productivity Report."

The average resident's pay increases by $13,000 after six years of training, according to data from Medscape. 

Three nurses with doctorates of nursing practice in California recently sued the state's attorney general, leaders of the Medical Board of California and the California Board of Registered Nursing over the right to call themselves "doctor."