Medical Practice Administrator Salary
The administrators who oversee medical practices or facilities, also known as health-care administrators, medical service managers or health-care executives, help to plan and coordinate the services and programs of a medical practice. For example, they may oversee personnel and direct the administration of medical records. The average salary that someone in this job earns varies depending on such factors as where he lives and works. The following salary information comes from the 2010-2011 wage handbook published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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National Average
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The typical administrator earns $90,970 nationally. That's $43.74 an hour. There are approximately 271,710 administrators in the nation. Administrators in the lowest 10th percentile only made $49,750. Those in the 75th percentile brought in $105,980 a year. And administrators ranked in the 90th percentile earned $140,300.
Employers by Employee Numbers
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Surgical and general hospitals employ the greatest percentage of all administrators -- approximately 38 percent of the national job market. In hospitals, the administrators make an average salary of $96,660. Offices of physicians rank as the second biggest employer, and pay $88,650. Rounding out the list of the top five come nursing homes, with salaries of $77,560; home health-care providers, at $83,160; and outpatient care centers -- surgical facilities that don't require overnight stays -- at $84,980.
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Employers by Average Salary
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If you're an administrator who's considering a career change to a new medical service facility, pharmaceutical manufacturing companies could be your best bet. They report the highest average wage for administrators, ringing in at $156,050. That's more than 50 percent higher than the national average. Electromedical plants come second, at $141,720. Rounding out the top five are medical supplies companies, scientific research companies and electronic shopping corporations, almost tied at $133,980, $133,220 and $133,020, respectively.
States
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The top three areas with the highest concentration of medical administrators are the District of Columbia, followed by New York and Maryland. Average salaries for this demographic in each state ring in at $96,080, $105,670 and $103,000, respectively. The states with the highest pay for administrators are Washington, at $109,460; Massachusetts, at $107,020; and Rhode Island, at $106,120.
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