Pay Gap Takes Center Stage as Brigham Nurses Strike

Thousands of Brigham and Women’s Hospital nurses walked out in Massachusetts’ largest nurses strike, pressing for cost-of-living raises as hospital costs soar. Mass General Brigham defends its package, touting roughly a 30% boost in value through benefits and wage steps, while CEO Anne Klibanski earned $8.4 million in 2023 and top Brigham nurses earn well into six figures. The dispute has the system replacing striking staff with agency nurses and frames a broader pay gap within the hospital network amid rising living costs.