Entry-level Healthcare Administrator salary in Detroit, MI

Based on 22 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Sterling Heights, Southfield, Clawson, Farmington Hills, Dearborn.

Also listed as: Medical and Health Services Manager

Median salary$85,978
Middle 50%$70.4k–$103.9k
vs. all levels here−17%comparison median $103,886
Filings22FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $65,686 and $117,091.
PercentileSalary
10th$65,688
25th$70,409
50th (median)$85,978
75th$103,943
90th$110,858

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $85k $100k FY2020: median $79,373 (19 filings) FY2022: median $80,954 (15 filings) FY2025: median $86,602 (16 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 19 filings FY20 FY2021: 8 filings FY21 FY2022: 15 filings FY22 FY2023: 8 filings FY23 FY2024: 9 filings FY24 FY2025: 16 filings FY25 FY2026: 6 filings FY26 19
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$79,373$64,354$87,86219
FY2021–––8
FY2022$80,954$63,168$86,99415
FY2023–––8
FY2024–––9
FY2025$86,602$65,925$106,23016
FY2026–––6

Cost of living

Detroit's median entry-level Healthcare Administrator salary of $85,978 is worth about $85,700 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Detroit = 100.3).

Compared with all workers here

All Medical and Health Services Managers in the Detroit, MI area earned a median of $114,340 in May 2025 (7,110 employed). The H-1B median here is $85,978, 25% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Henry Ford Health System$104,00011
Sensory Rehabilitationtoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $85,978 22
Mid-level · Level II $105,000 29
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$65,686$85,97822
Mid-level · Level II$99,507$105,00029

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.