Health Care Administration Management Salary Pay
Scale Starting Rate Earnings
Median annual earnings of medical and health services administration-management managers were
$61,370 in 2002. The middle 50 percent earned between $47,910 and $80,150.
The lowest 10 percent earned less than $37,460, and the highest 10
percent earned more than $109,080. Median annual earnings in the industries
employing the largest numbers of medical and health services administration-management managers
in 2002 were as follows:
General medical and surgical hospitals $65,950
Home health care services 56,320
Outpatient care centers 55,650
Offices of physicians 55,600
Nursing care facilities 55,320
Earnings of medical and health services administration-management managers vary by type and size
of the facility, as well as by level of responsibility. For example,
the Medical Group Management Association reported that, in 2002,
median salaries for administrators were $78,258 in practices with
fewer than 7 physicians; $92,727 in practices with 7 to 25 physicians;
and $125,988 in practices with more than 26 physicians. According
to a survey by Modern Healthcare magazine, median annual compensation
in 2003 for administration-management managers of selected clinical departments was $71,800
in respiratory care, $79,000 in physical therapy, $84,500 in home
healthcare, $85,100 in laboratory services, $89,100 in rehabilitation
services, $89,500 in medical imaging/diagnostic radiology, and $98,400
in nursing services. Salaries also varied according to size of facility
and geographic region.
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