Salem Hospital increasing minimum wage to $15/hour

SALEM, Mass. – Salem Hospital, a member of Mass General Brigham, announced today that it will be raising the minimum wage paid to Salem Hospital and North Shore Physicians Group (NSPG) employees to $15 per hour, effective June 6, 2021. This increase will impact approximately 1,000 employees in the Salem Hospital family. Salem Hospital is reaching this goal well ahead of the 2023 state deadline for raising the minimum wage to the $15-per-hour level.

“As a responsible employer, we continually evaluate our wage and benefit programs to ensure that our employees are compensated fairly for the vital work they do,” says David J. Roberts, M.D., President. “After witnessing the dedication and courage of our exceptional staff throughout the COVID pandemic, we take this responsibility more seriously than ever.”

Employees impacted by the wage increase work in the hospital and NSPG practices, in roles such as patient service, food service, environmental services, and transport. The increase in the minimum wage is part of an organization-wide review of Salem Hospital’s wage and benefit programs. In addition to raising the wage floor to $15, the hospital recently increased wages for more than 800 Salem Hospital nurses and is continuing to evaluate additional job categories to ensure it remains fair and competitive in wage and benefit compensation.

“Every one of our employees is critical to providing patients and their families with an exceptional experience and ensuring that our organization delivers on its vital mission,” says Roberts. “This is an important step to show how important they are to us.”

Salem Hospital is a member of Mass General Brigham, an academic healthcare system founded by Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital that is uniting great minds to make life-changing impact for patients in local communities and around the world. Serving the North Shore community for more than 100 years, Salem Hospital provides innovative medical, surgical and psychiatric care through an array of inpatient, outpatient and virtual settings including Salem Hospital, the Epstein Center for Behavioral Health, North Shore Physicians Group and a medical staff of nearly 700 physicians practicing in a wide range of specialties. For more information, please visit nsmc.partners.org. For information about Mass General Brigham, visit massgeneralbrigham.org.

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