National Salary Info » Medical and Health Services Managers

Highest Paying Industries for Medical and Health Services Managers

The top 100 highest paying industries for medical and health services managers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $145,300, pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing is the highest paying industry for medical and health services managers. It is followed by computer and electronic product manufacturing industry (average annual salary $143,490). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of medical and health services managers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Medical and Health Services Managers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$145,300	$77,150	310
2	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$143,490	$89,350	90
3	Chemical Manufacturing	$141,630	$74,590	320
4	Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses	$140,220	$87,830	160
5	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$139,880	$88,460	90
6	Nonstore Retailers	$139,800	$87,680	160
7	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	$131,590	$58,570	450
8	Retail Trade	$129,930	$63,950	730
9	Manufacturing	$126,980	$73,100	580
10	Health and Personal Care Stores	$125,110	$49,440	540
11	Information	$121,120	$65,750	40
12	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$119,050	$59,240	1,990
13	Scientific Research and Development Services	$117,540	$58,180	2,170
14	Specialty hospitals - State government owned	$117,440	$68,020	410
15	Business Schools and Computer and Management Training	$116,650	$70,290	30
16	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$114,690	$66,870	340
17	Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers	$114,630	$66,700	330
18	Insurance Agencies and Brokerages	$113,520	$54,940	40
19	Insurance Carriers	$111,790	$66,950	3,980
20	Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers	$111,700	$66,870	3,600
21	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$111,220	$69,260	n/a
22	Federal government, including USPS	$111,000	$83,570	12,300
23	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$111,000	$83,560	12,290
24	Finance and Insurance	$107,910	$64,380	4,950
25	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$107,780	$64,300	4,910
26	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$106,350	$63,090	360
27	Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers	$105,590	$69,020	70
28	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$103,700	$60,120	9,930
29	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$103,320	$53,860	4,520
30	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$102,920	$73,060	90
31	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$102,420	$68,030	3,230
32	Testing Laboratories	$102,070	$68,020	30
33	Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities	$101,990	$53,070	180
34	Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	$101,780	$52,270	100
35	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$101,780	$52,270	100
36	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$101,470	$67,060	4,960
37	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$101,380	$61,710	40
38	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$101,350	$65,790	98,160
39	Hospitals - Privately owned	$101,050	$65,640	104,830
40	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$100,500	$66,890	4,510
41	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$100,410	$65,280	114,260
42	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$99,930	$65,100	123,390
43	Wholesale Trade	$98,880	$63,330	630
44	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$98,310	$59,000	26,600
45	Federal, State, and Local Government	$98,310	$59,000	26,600
46	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$96,530	$50,960	60
47	Office Administrative Services	$96,510	$52,350	2,760
48	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$96,460	$60,140	48,400
49	Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	$96,200	$60,980	4,510
50	Hospitals - State government owned	$95,980	$64,670	5,550
51	Educational Services - Local government owned	$95,930	$57,920	480
52	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$95,700	$57,760	1,540
53	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$95,580	$54,110	740
54	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$95,140	$56,130	2,700
55	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$95,040	$56,500	5,100
56	Educational Services - State government owned	$94,900	$55,780	2,750
57	Offices of Chiropractors	$93,990	$46,120	190
58	Educational Services	$93,930	$55,960	5,800
59	Hospitals - Local government owned	$93,440	$61,600	13,020
60	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$93,370	$61,500	12,870
61	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$93,320	$52,200	4,730
62	Administrative and Support Services	$93,290	$52,190	4,720
63	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$93,190	$56,160	2,200
64	Educational Support Services - Privately owned	$93,110	$53,390	50
65	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$92,540	$53,890	860
66	Educational Services - Privately owned	$92,500	$55,870	2,580
67	Health Care and Social Assistance	$91,360	$55,470	250,710
68	Grantmaking and Giving Services	$91,340	$41,880	140
69	Educational Support Services	$91,140	$53,920	70
70	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$90,940	$56,890	21,920
71	Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	$90,690	$56,120	930
72	Facilities Support Services	$90,380	$65,280	100
73	Other Insurance Related Activities	$90,140	$56,150	880
74	Temporary Help Services	$90,050	$52,480	1,210
75	State government, including schools and hospitals	$89,980	$54,630	14,180
76	Employment Services	$89,840	$51,700	1,770
77	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned	$89,540	$57,050	2,150
78	Transportation and Warehousing	$88,790	$36,040	40
79	Offices of All Other Health Practitioners	$88,200	$51,010	990
80	Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists	$87,670	$56,950	5,690
81	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$87,620	$54,720	260
82	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$87,380	$55,480	150
83	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$87,240	$54,590	420
84	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$87,140	$54,250	7,820
85	Outpatient Care Centers	$86,850	$53,030	18,720
86	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$86,630	$58,770	4,170
87	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$86,360	$58,050	240
88	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$86,360	$58,050	240
89	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$86,190	$51,930	8,430
90	Offices of Physicians	$86,050	$51,040	32,640
91	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$85,550	$51,820	89,480
92	Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	$84,910	$41,040	260
93	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$83,100	$60,400	1,910
94	Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)	$82,750	$48,320	620
95	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$82,740	$45,440	110
96	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$82,390	$44,650	140
97	Offices of Dentists	$82,370	$50,240	2,030
98	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$82,330	$49,260	5,880
99	All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$81,960	$48,100	3,360
100	Home Health Care Services	$81,940	$51,800	19,010