While executive pay sunk, compensation growth for nurse practitioners and physician assistants outpaced that of physicians from 2015 to 2016, survey data shows.

Increasing demands on the healthcare industry make it a job seekers' market, with physician assistants and nurse practitioners in particularly high demand, according to Health eCareers' 2016 Healthcare Salary Guide.

In fact, compensation for NPs and PAs has risen more than that of physicians from 2015 to 2016, the survey of 19,754 healthcare professionals reveals, while healthcare executives and nurses have seen a decrease. Read More