Healthcare Administrator Salary
HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATOR SALARY
A Healthcare Administrator Salary is calculated by the US Government Bureau
of Labor Statistics from a variety of sources. Healthcare Administrators work in a number of
settings including hospitals, clinics and schools. The salaries of
Healthcare Administrators varies depending on the location and the setting. The
assumption was made that the Healthcare Administrators reflected here were working an
average of 40 hours per week with a total of 2080 hours per year.
Healthcare Administrator Salary: Hourly &
Annually
HOURLY
Healthcare Administrators median salary is
$33.51 per hour. The lowest
10% earn$20.98 per hour and those in the upper 10% earn more than
$58.27 per
hour.
ANNUALLY
On an annual basis the median
Healthcare Administrator salary is
$69,700. The lowest 10% earn
$43,640 per year while the upper 10%
earn more than $121,190 per year. These
salaries are calculated as a mean or average.
Lowest and Highest Healthcare
Administrator Salary
The lowest paid Healthcare Administrators earn less than $43,000 annually
while the highest paid Healthcare Administrators earn as much as $200,000 per year
if they achieve CEO level.
Top 5 States
The best states to earn a
Healthcare Administrator salary are Washington $104,330, New Jersey $96,180,
Connecticut $92,430,
California $88,910, Vermont $88,650.
top
5 Metropolitan Areas
The best city or metropolitan areas to earn a
Healthcare Administrator salary are Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA $113,580, San
Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA $106,840, Spokane, WA $104,240, Santa
Rosa-Petaluma, CA $103,310,
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $100,250.
Contract
Vs Employment
Healthcare Administrators are
typically considered managers and range from mid-level to Hospital CEO. As
such 99% of all healthcare administrators are employed. Some companies
specialize in providing health care administration and will often contract with
hospitals to provide the upper level management team.
According to the US Department
of Labor nationally there are 22,730 Healthcare Administrators who
earn a salary through being employed. The total number of Healthcare
Administrators is
approximately 81,000. Approximately 28% of all Healthcare
Administrators are not
self-employed.
Where They Work
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reports
that
230,130 Healthcare administrators or
managers work in the US; over 85,000 work in hospitals. 22,000 work in
offices of physicians. 17,000 work in nursing care facilities.
10,600 work in home health care and 10,300 work in outpatient care centers.
Other Industries that
Employ Healthcare Administrators
A small number of healthcare
administrators work in electronic instrument design, computer systems design,
real estate, professional organizations, and electronic shopping or mail-order
houses.
Employment Benefits
Fringe benefits are going to be similar to
those enjoyed by most healthcare workers. The size of the organization and other
factors will often drive the type of benefits available.
A typical
employment benefits package is worth over $20,000 per year.
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