Since December 2025, the following hospitals and health systems have said they plan to raise their workers’ pay.
Editor note: This webpage was created Jan. 9, and will continue to be updated regularly.
January
1. Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health is investing $776 million in workforce compensation this year, marking one of the largest single-year compensation increases in the organization’s history. As part of the effort, a unified $18.85 minimum wage takes effect Jan. 30 across the system’s six-state footprint, covering roles such as environmental services technicians, food service assistants, and patient and equipment transporters.
2. Baton Rouge, La.-based FMOL Health is implementing a systemwide market compensation adjustment and raising its minimum wage to $15 per hour across all markets. The system said the changes follow an analysis of thousands of roles across the health system, using national and regional data to benchmark positions against competitive rates from comparable organizations.
3. Members of Service Employees International Union Healthcare Pennsylvania at Geisinger Lewistown (Pa.) Hospital approved a new labor contract. The agreement, which runs from Jan. 15, 2026, through Nov. 14, 2028, covers 160 workers and includes total wage increases ranging from 9.25% to 20%, a ratification bonus of up to $700 and improvements to workplace safety, scheduling, and on-call processes, according to the union.
4. Members of the Michigan Nurses Association ratified a new labor contract with Aspirus Ironwood Hospital. The contract maintains a wage structure that rewards experience and guarantees annual across-the-board raises, according to the union.
5. Hundreds of nurses represented by SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania approved a new labor contract with UPMC Altoona (Pa.). The agreement, which covers 500 nurses, includes an average wage increase of more than 18% over three years, with a maximum raise of more than 27%, according to the union.
6. Members of the Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee at Portland-based Maine Medical Center approved a three-year labor contract. The agreement includes a 21% wage increase over the life of the deal, according to the union.
7. Renton, Wash.-based Providence is committing more than $600 million in merit and market adjustments for staff in 2026. The health system, which employs 125,000 caregivers across 51 hospitals, 1,014 clinics and a range of health and social services in seven states, announced the investment as part of its strategic overview.
December 2025
8. Emergency medical services workers at University Hospital in Newark, N.J., ratified their first labor contract as a distinct collective bargaining unit represented by Teamsters Local 97. The contract includes “improved wages and benefits to account for the increased cost of living in the area, as well as better vacation and holiday pay,” according to the union.
9. Members of Office and Professional Employees International Union Local 40 at Henry Ford Rochester (Mich.) Hospital ratified new labor agreements for nurses and radiology technicians. The radiology technicians’ contract includes pay raises of 6% to 15%, along with guaranteed wage increases and incentives throughout the three-year term, according to the union. The nurses’ contract includes an average 11% pay raise in the first year, staffing committee language and health and safety protections.
10. Daviess Community Hospital in Washington, Ind., is investing $1.6 million in employee wage increases. The initiative includes raising the inpatient registered nurse pay scale from $33 to $45 per hour, along with other systemwide adjustments.
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