Top Highest Paying Healthcare Administration Jobs In The US

Health care marketing manager

According to the data collected by PayScale, a healthcare marketing manager’s average annual salary is $75,000, whereas the BLS predicts a 6% job growth rate by 2029 for marketing managers in general.

Health information technology specialist

According to Glassdoor, the average annual salary for a health information technology specialist is $67,437. According to the BLS, the job outlook for this position is expected to increase 11% by 2028.

Nursing home administrator

The pay for nursing home administrators differs according to the level of experience. According to PayScale, the average annual salary for this position is $92,762, with the entry-level salary being $74,435.  The nursing home administrators with 10+ years of experience 

Nursing home administrator

make approximately $101,477. As for the job outlook for nursing home administrators, it is expected to grow 17% by 2024, according to the BLS.

Chief nursing officer

According to PayScale, the average annual salary for a chief nursing officer is $135,781.  This number differs depending on the years of experience, location, and other factors. The job outlook for chief nursing officers is projected to grow 22%, according to the BLS.

Assisted living administrator

According to PayScale, an assisted living administrator makes on average $60,270 annually. The BLS has estimated a 20% job growth across all healthcare service managers, including assisted living administrators.

Health Clinic Administrator

The salary for a health clinic administrator will really depend on the size of the clinic that they are managing, along with the geographical area and the specialty of the clinic.  (A low-income service clinic, for instance, may not pay as highly as a plastic surgery clinic, 

Health Clinic Administrator

for instance.) For this role, we can refer to the BLS average salary of around $96K for an administrative services manager.

Medical coding specialist

According to Glassdoor, the average annual salary for a medical coding specialist is $43,138, whereas BLS projects an average (8%) job outlook.

Hospital administrator

According to PayScale, a hospital administrator makes on average $87,351 annually.  As was the case with most healthcare managers in the BLS data, employment for this position is expected to grow 32% by 2030.

Healthcare quality improvement manager

According to ZipRecruiter, a healthcare quality improvement specialist’s average annual salary is $63,311.  Employment regarding this position is expected to grow 18% by 2028, as projected by Zippia.

Consulting healthcare administrator

According to the BLS, the average annual salary for this position is $96,540, with a 24% projected job growth by 2024.

Assisted living administrator

According to PayScale, an assisted living administrator makes on average $60,270 annually.  The BLS has estimated a 20% job growth across all healthcare service managers, including assisted living administrators.

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