Median annual wages of wage and salary medical and health services managers
were $80,240 in May 2008. The middle 50 percent earned between $62,170 and
$104,120. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $48,300, and the highest 10
percent earned more than $137,800. Median annual wages in the industries
employing the largest numbers of medical and health services managers in May
2008 were:
| General medical and
surgical hospitals |
$87,040 |
| Outpatient care centers |
74,130 |
| Offices of physicians |
74,060 |
| Home health care services |
71,450 |
| Nursing care facilities |
71,190 |
Earnings of medical and health services managers vary by type and size of the
facility and by level of responsibility. For example, the Medical Group
Management Association reported that, in 2007, median salaries for
administrators were $82,423 in practices with 6 or fewer physicians; $105,710 in
practices with 7 to 25 physicians; and $119,000 in practices with 26 or more
physicians.
According to a survey by the Professional Association of Health Care Office
Management, 2009 average total compensation for office managers in specialty
physicians' practices was $54,314 in gastroenterology; $54,201 in dermatology;
$58,899 in cardiology; $48,793 in ophthalmology; $44,910 in obstetrics and
gynecology; $51,263 in orthopedics; $51,466 in pediatrics; $48,814 in internal
medicine; and $47,152 in family practice.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor,
Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Edition
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