Medical and Health Services Managers salary in the US
A data-first look at medical and health services managers' pay: the median, the thresholds for the top 25% and top 10%, and how earnings vary across the country.
How much do medical and health services managers earn?
If you lined up all medical and health services managers by pay, the person in the middle would earn about $84,907 a year — 62% more than the $52,508 median for all US earners aged 25 and older. That places the job 35th of the 171 occupation groups we track — firmly in the best-paid quarter. 38,054 respondents aged 25+ reported this occupation, which is what the median is calculated from.
| Position | Annual earnings |
|---|---|
| Top 10% start at | $180,509 |
| Top 25% start at | $124,646 |
| Median (top 50%) | $84,907 |
| Bottom 25% earn below | $53,808 |
How wide is the pay range?
Moving up the ladder, the top-quarter threshold is $124,646 and the top-10% threshold is $180,509, a 2.1× step up from the middle. At the other end, a quarter of medical and health services managers earned $53,808 or less, which partly reflects part-time and part-year work — the survey counts everyone with earnings, not only full-time staff. Put differently, the middle earner makes 1.6× what someone at the 25th percentile does.
Earnings by age
Experience matters a great deal. Median earnings rise from $62,968 at ages 25–34 to $97,761 at 55–64, a 55% climb. Later on, earnings ease to $80,423 for workers 65+, a 18% step down that tracks the shift to part-time work.
Men and women
There is a 20% gap at the median: $101,425 for men and $80,653 for women. Women make up roughly 73% of the survey records here (an unweighted count, so treat it as approximate). Differences in hours, specialty and seniority account for part of any gap, which the survey doesn't separate out.
| Group | Median earnings | Survey records |
|---|---|---|
| Men | $101,425 | 10,102 |
| Women | $80,653 | 27,952 |
Does education change the pay?
The education premium is steep: $154,957 at the median for workers with a professional degree against $55,860 for those with a high school education or less. The most common credential in the sample is a bachelor's degree, with 12,446 records. Thin cells (under 100 records) aren't shown.
| Education | Median earnings | Survey records |
|---|---|---|
| High school or less | $55,860 | 3,522 |
| Some college / associate | $66,117 | 9,296 |
| Bachelor's | $89,375 | 12,446 |
| Master's | $109,647 | 9,920 |
| Professional degree | $154,957 | 1,536 |
| Doctorate | $143,189 | 1,334 |
Where the most work, and what they earn there
The five states with the most medical and health services managers in the survey are California, Texas, New York, Florida, and Pennsylvania. Among them, California has the highest median at $96,551 and Texas the lowest at $78,710, a 23% spread. 46 states have 100+ records for this job; elsewhere the sample is too small to publish, and none of the figures adjust for local prices.
| State | Median earnings | Survey records |
|---|---|---|
| California | $96,551 | 3,985 |
| Texas | $78,710 | 2,784 |
| New York | $89,375 | 2,704 |
| Florida | $82,672 | 2,536 |
| Pennsylvania | $83,097 | 1,782 |
Occupations with similar pay
Nearby on the pay scale are physical therapists ($85,281), general and operations managers ($85,541), construction managers ($83,527), and firefighters ($83,527). Each of these takes a different path in, but a typical year's earnings lands in the same range.
| Occupation | Median earnings | vs. this job |
|---|---|---|
| Physical Therapists | $85,281 | 0% |
| General and Operations Managers | $85,541 | +1% |
| Construction Managers | $83,527 | −2% |
| Firefighters | $83,527 | −2% |
| Sales Representatives Of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, And Travel | $82,334 | −3% |
About these figures
About the data: the American Community Survey asks people their occupation and earnings; we pool the 2020–2024 responses, convert them to 2024 dollars, and weight each person to represent the population. The 38,054 records for medical and health services managers include part-time workers, so these are annual totals rather than full-time salaries.
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Open the calculatorSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-Year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) — personal earnings (PERNP) in 2024 dollars, person-weighted
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