Table 1 Median wages by year, occupation with annualized percentage change in real wages
From: Real wage growth in the U.S. health workforce and the narrowing of the gender pay gap
Occupation | 2001 | Annualized | 2004 | Annualized | 2008 | Annualized | 2013 | Annualized | 2017 | Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2001–2004 | 2004–2008 | 2008–2013 | 2013–2017 | 2001–2017 | ||||||
%△ wage | %△ wage | %△ wage | %△ wage | %△ wage | ||||||
Healthcare support | $13.61 | 1.02 | $14.03 | −0.18 | $13.93 | −0.72 | $13.43 | 0.56 | $13.73 | 0.88 |
Nurses | $29.73 | 2.41 | $31.88 | 0.45 | $32.45 | −0.26 | $32.03 | 0.51 | $32.68 | 9.92 |
Direct patient care | $21.77 | 0.81 | $22.30 | −2 | $20.51 | 0.16 | $20.67 | −0.88 | $19.94 | −8.4 |
Healthcare practitioners | $22.68 | 2.48 | $24.37 | −0.67 | $23.72 | 0.59 | $24.42 | −0.47 | $23.97 | 5.68 |
Physicians/surgeons | $59.36 | 2.47 | $63.77 | 1.32 | $67.14 | 2.16 | $74.40 | 2.45 | $81.70 | 37.6 |