Health Administration Salaries

Medical Office Administrator

Salaries range from $34,500 to $46,750
(2005 - International Association of Administrative Professionals)

Median compensation for office managers in specialty physicians’ practices:

• $72,047 in gastroenterology
• $66,946 in dermatology
• $66,207 in cardiology
• $64,543 in ophthalmology
• $63,801 in obstetrics and gynecology
• $62,545 in orthopedics
• $58,595 in pediatrics
• $52,211 in internal medicine
• $50,924 in psychiatry
• $50,049 in family practice

(2004 - Professional Association of Health Care Office Management)

Health Information Administrator

Salaries range from $54,700 to $85,000
(2003 - American Medical Association)

Health Information Technician: $30,000 - $50,000
(2003 - American Medical Association)

Medical and Health Services Manager

Salaries range from $52,530 to $88,210
(2004 - Bureau of Labor Statistics)

• $72,875 in practices with 6 or fewer physicians
• $95,766 in practices with 7 to 25 physicians
• $132,955 in practices with 26 or more physicians

(2004 - Medical Group Management Association)

Median compensation for hospital administrators of selected clinical departments:

• $76,800 in respiratory care
• $81,100 in physical therapy
• $87,700 in home health care
• $88,800 in laboratory services
• $90,200 in long-term care
• $93,500 in medical imaging/diagnostic radiology
• $94,400 in rehabilitation services
• $95,200 in cancer treatment facilities
• $96,200 in cardiology
• $102,800 in nursing services
• $113,200 in pharmacies

(2004 - Modern Healthcare Magazine)

Workplaces

About 30% of health services managers worked in private hospitals, and another 16% worked in physician offices or in nursing care facilities. The remainder worked in:

• Home health care services
• Federal Government health care facilities
• Ambulatory facilities run by State and local governments
• Outpatient care centers
• Insurance carriers
• Community care facilities for the elderly