There were just under 436,800 health service management jobs in the U.S. as of May 2021 according to data available from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Health services managers, ranging from front line supervisors to chief executives, are integral to maximizing the operational effectiveness of a wide variety of healthcare businesses, including hospitals, outpatient care centers, skilled nursing facilities, physicians' offices, and home health care service providers. Because of this key role, health services management positions tend to pay more than most healthcare occupations, excluding certain high-skill clinical occupations in medicine and dentistry. The BLS estimated that, as of May 2021, the national mean wage for health service managers was $119,840 per year. Further examination of BLS data indicated that, as of May 2021, in the United States health services management pay in the top 20 metro areas was as follows:
Health Services Management Pay in the Top 20 Metro Areas
| Metropolitan Area | # Employed | Mean Annual Wage | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York-Newark-Jersey City | 28,240 | $156,370 | ||
| 2 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | 16,770 | $122,960 | ||
| 3 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin | 11,300 | $130,450 | ||
| 4 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | 10,610 | $126,500 | ||
| 5 | Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land | 8,890 | $120,300 | ||
| 6 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | 9,410 | $140,860 | ||
| 7 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | 7,840 | $127,840 | ||
| 8 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach | 9,220 | $110,140 | ||
| 9 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta | n/a | $118,790 | ||
| 10 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton | 13,570 | $146,490 | ||
| 11 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler | 6,140 | $118,390 | ||
| 12 | San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley | 7,970 | $150,250 | ||
| 13 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario | 4,410 | $117,970 | ||
| 14 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn | 5,650 | $112,370 | ||
| 15 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | 3,250 | $147,610 | ||
| 16 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington | 5,580 | $113,590 | ||
| 17 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad | 4,350 | $126,220 | ||
| 18 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater | 5,140 | $110,170 | ||
| 19 | Denver-Aurora-Lakewood | 3,600 | $133,560 | ||
| 20 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson | 4,500 | $134,530 | ||
| National | 436,770 | $119,840 | |||
Report Period: May 2021
Top 20 U.S. Metro areas from 2020 Census
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Occupational Statistics
Data extracted on August 29, 2022
