The most current occupational employment data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) put the number of health service management jobs in the U.S. at over 476,700 as of May 2022.  In May 2022, just over 64,000 were employed as health services managers in the four-state Southwestern U.S.  BLS data shows the region to be, on the whole, a subpar one for health services management pay.  No state in the region had a health services manager annual mean wage level that beat the national average.  Moreover, only in New Mexico did the median annual wage, which is the mid-point on the wage scale between the upper and lower half of wage earners, for health services managers top the national average.  From May 2022 BLS data, health services management pay in the Southwestern U.S. looked as follows:

Health Services Management Pay in the Southwestern U.S.

State	# Employed	Median Annual Wage	Mean Annual Wage
AZ	9,220	$102,940	$121,000
NM	2,350	$108,050	$126,690
OK	6,090	$95,580	$108,170
TX	46,460	$102,940	$118,700
U.S.	476,750	$104,830	$127,980

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OES. Data extracted on August 26, 2023