Health Services Management Pay in the Southwestern U.S.

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 402,500 as of May 2020.  In May 2020, just over 50,700 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.  Arizona and New Mexico both had health services manager annual mean wage levels that beat the national average.  However, 80% of the region's health service management jobs were in Oklahoma and Texas.  In Texas, the annual mean wage for health services managers was 6.7% below the national average, while in Oklahoma it was 19.9% below.  From May 2020 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	Annual Mean Wages	Wage Rank*
AZ	8,240	$123,540	17th
NM	1,680	$128,250	12th
OK	6,430	$95,180	47th
TX	34,380	$110,870	28th
U.S.	402,540	$118,800	-------

(*) annual mean wage ranking among the 50 states and the District of Columbia

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OES. Data extracted on April 21, 2021