Healthcare Administrator salary

At a glance

• Mostly Level I (entry-level). 47% of Healthcare Administrator filings are Level I, compared with 19% across all H-1B filings.
• Top filer: Priority Care Staffing. 46 filings (5% of the total), median $99,486.
• Median up 20% since FY2020. From $101,858 in FY2020 to $121,742 in FY2026 (Q1–Q3). Nominal, not adjusted for inflation.

Healthcare Administrator H-1B salary overview

Employers filed 989 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications for Healthcare Administrator jobs in FY2025–FY2026 (occupation code 11-9111, Medical and Health Services Managers). The median base salary is $106,434, 13% below the median for all H-1B filings ($122,699), and half of the filings fall between $89,000 and $151,861. The most common wage level is Level I (entry-level), at 47% of filings. New York, NY has the most filings (175), and Priority Care Staffing is the employer that files the most (46).

Top employers for Healthcare Administrator

Priority Care Staffing46 filings · 5%$99,486 The Smile Mission South Miami, PLLC28 filings · 3%$73,500 Henry Ford Health System21 filings · 2%$118,603 Global Nursing Recruiters19 filings · 2%$76,253 Novartis Pharmaceuticals18 filings · 2%$181,054 AB Health16 filings · 2%$70,100

Employers with the most Healthcare Administrator filings. Bar: share of all Healthcare Administrator filings. Figure: median base salary.

Pay by level

Healthcare Administrator pay by city

Median base salary in each metro area. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027.

What a Healthcare Administrator does

Plan, direct, or coordinate medical and health services in hospitals, clinics, managed care organizations, public health agencies, or similar organizations.

Typical tasks

• Direct, supervise and evaluate work activities of medical, nursing, technical, clerical, service, maintenance, and other personnel.
• Develop and maintain computerized record management systems to store and process data, such as personnel activities and information, and to produce reports.
• Plan, implement, and administer programs and services in a health care or medical facility, including personnel administration, training, and coordination of medical, nursing and physical plant staff.
• Conduct and administer fiscal operations, including accounting, planning budgets, authorizing expenditures, establishing rates for services, and coordinating financial reporting.
• Maintain awareness of advances in medicine, computerized diagnostic and treatment equipment, data processing technology, government regulations, health insurance changes, and financing options.
• Establish work schedules and assignments for staff, according to workload, space, and equipment availability.

Preparation

Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed. Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

O*NET occupation: Medical and Health Services Managers (11-9111.00). This section includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

H-1B pay vs. all U.S. workers

Across all U.S. workers in this occupation (Medical and Health Services Managers), the median annual wage was $123,860 in May 2025, with 597,080 people employed. The median H-1B base salary in FY2025–FY2026 is $106,434, 14% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). BLS wages cover all wage and salary workers and include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are the base salary offered on certified LCAs. The two sources cover different periods. BLS reports wages of $239,200 or more as a single top value.

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