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Market Data

CRNA Pay in 2026: Locum vs Permanent, 1099 vs W-2, and Pay by State

What nurse anesthetists earn in every state that publishes it, what locum CRNA assignments pay and what the hourly rate leaves out, how to compare a 1099 rate with a permanent W-2 offer, and how the supervision opt-outs shape the job.

Top Physician Recruiting Firms in 2026: An Honest Comparison

The national physician recruiting firms compared on fee model, ownership, specialty depth, who runs the search, guarantee terms, and time to fill, with a scorecard for proposals and our own place in the market stated plainly.

How to Recruit Physicians and Nurse Practitioners to an FQHC in 2026: Pay, Loan Repayment, and the Pitch That Wins

What health centers pay against the market, from 130 live postings; the five advantages a hospital cannot match (NHSC, PSLF, FTCA, HPSA programs, schedule); the one-sentence pitch; mission-fit screening; the credentialing timeline; and when to bring in a recruiter.

How to Choose a Nurse Practitioner Recruitment Agency: Questions, Red Flags, and a Scorecard

Recruitment agency, staffing agency, or job board; the three NP-specific checks a good agency runs before presenting a candidate; seven questions to ask; fee structures; red flags; and a scorecard for any proposal.

How to Choose a Physician Recruiting Firm: What the Best Firms Have in Common

Retained, contingency, and outsourced recruiting compared, the eight questions that separate the best physician recruiting firms from the rest, the red flags, and a scorecard to use on any proposal.

Best Locum Tenens Companies for Nurse Practitioners: How to Pick One

What separates a good locum tenens company for NPs from a bad one: malpractice and tail, 1099 versus W-2, guaranteed hours, licensing help, housing, and the questions to ask before your first assignment.

Best Locum Tenens Companies in 2026: How to Compare Them

How the locum tenens market is structured, what the large national firms do well, where smaller agencies win, the six questions that expose the differences, and a scorecard for comparing proposals.

Physician Sign-On Bonuses in 2026: What Was Actually Offered

How often physician offers included a sign-on bonus this year, the median amount, how clawbacks work, and what to ask for instead when the bonus is small.

Family Medicine and Internal Medicine Salary by State (2026)

Posted salary ranges on live family medicine and internal medicine physician openings, state by state and by setting, with the median midpoint for each.

Hospitalist 7-on/7-off: How the Schedule Works and What It Pays

The math behind the block schedule, the nocturnist and swing variants, how hospitalist pay is built, and the questions that separate a good 7-on/7-off job from a grind.

Physician Employment Contract Checklist: 30 Terms to Check Before You Sign

Compensation, guarantee periods, wRVU thresholds, termination, non-competes, malpractice tail, call, and the clauses that cost physicians the most when they are missed.

Your First Physician Job After Residency: An 18-Month Timeline

When to start looking, when to license, when to interview, when to sign, and what has to happen in the last 90 days so you actually start on time.

OB/GYN Call and Compensation: How the Models Compare

Traditional group call, the laborist model, and hybrids: what each does to your schedule and your pay, how OB/GYN compensation is structured, and why tail coverage matters more here than anywhere.

MedStaff Nationwide Offer Report 2026: What Physicians and APPs Were Actually Offered

Median base salary, acceptance rates, sign-on bonuses, loan repayment, PTO, CME, and malpractice terms, aggregated from real offers our clients extended this year.

Healthcare Hiring Demand Snapshot: Fall 2026

A live count of who healthcare organizations are hiring right now: searches by profession, specialty, and state, with posted salary ranges and the share offering loan repayment.

How Much Do Physician Recruiters Charge? 20–30% of First-Year Pay, Explained

Physician recruiters typically charge 20 to 30 percent of first-year base salary on contingency, paid only when you hire. Retained and flat-fee pricing, what a placement fee should include, how locum tenens is billed, and when an outside recruiter pays for itself.

How Long Does It Take to Recruit a Physician?

Stage-by-stage physician recruitment timelines, the delays that push a search past six months, and the levers that shorten it without cutting corners.