The average physician signing bonus increased 11 percent from 2017 to 2023, according to AMN Healthcare's "2023 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives" report released July 24.
Here is how much physicians were offered in signing bonuses from 2017 to 2023 on the low, average and high end:
2022/23
Low: $500
Average: $37,473
High: $570,000
2021/22
Low: $5,000
Average: $31,000
High: $400,000
2020/21
Low: $1,000
Average: $29,656
High: $240,000
2019/20
Low: $2,500
Average: $27,893
High: $100,000
2018/19
Low: $3,000
Average: $32,692
High: $225,000
2017/18
Low: $2,500
Average: $33,707
High: $180,000