Salary of a Health Care Case Manager
For patients who require care from many different doctors, health care case managers coordinate efforts between providers and serve as an advocate for the patient and liaison between the patient, the patient's family and the health care team.
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Identification
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In October 2009, the overall average annual salary of health care case managers was between $30,521 and $65,914, according to Payscale.com.
Work Experience
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The average starting salary for health care case workers with less than one year of experience was between $26,185 and $30,577 in October 2009 as reported by Payscale.com. Professionals with more than twenty years of experience average between $41,242 and $65,109, annually.
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Employer Type
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Health care case managers who worked for hospitals earned the highest average annual salaries in October 2009 at between $49,229 and $66,486, reports to Payscale.com.
Education
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In October 2009, health care case managers with bachelors of science degrees in nursing earned the highest average annual salaries at between $53,333 and $68,897, according to Payscale.com. Those with a bachelors of social work degree had the lowest average starting salaries at $24,997.
Geography
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The state with the highest paid health care case managers in October 2009 was Texas, with average maximum salaries of $56,124 reported by Payscale.com. Other high-paying states for case managers were California, Florida and Georgia.
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