Salary for Industry: Healthcare

Updated: 1 Feb 2012

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Industry: Healthcare

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Job	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are the gross, national median (50th percentile). Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$50K	$100K	$150K
Registered Nurse (RN)	$53,087
Physician Assistant (PA)	$80,075
Family Nurse Practitioner (NP)	$77,444
Physical Therapist (PT)	$62,498
Clinical Nurse Manager	$78,068
Family Physician / Doctor	$144,532
Office Manager, Medical Office	$44,628
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 1 Feb 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 49,644

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Posted	Job Title	Company	Job Location
Jan 21	Director, Premiere Fitness	ACMC Healthcare System	Ashtabula, Ohio
	Oversee all operations of the fitness center, including marketing, hiring, managing staff, budgeting, facilities management, and conducting long range strategic... Indeed
Jan 11	Pharmacist-PRN	Barnes Healthcare Services	Tallahassee, FL
	Job Description: Part time pharmacist will work within the Tallahassee, FL IV pharmacy to work a weekday part time schedule with montly weekend on-call coverage... Indeed
Jan 14	Director of Nursing	SunBridge Healthcare	Seminole, Oklahoma
	center of SunBridge Healthcare and a leader in rehabilitative and long-term healthcare. We currently have... care and specialized healthcare services in more than... Indeed
Oct 28	Project Manager (Government Healthcare IT)	Edaptive Systems	West Des Moines, Iowa
	deliverables Experience with Microsoft Project is required Experience with healthcare performance measures preferred Prior experience with CMS’ Investment... Indeed

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Jobs In Health Care: Salary Data

With so many health care careers to choose from, researching the Average Salary of Jobs in Healthcare might seem overwhelming. The good news is that the health care industry continues to expand, creating new job opportunities for health professionals. In the salary chart above, comparing jobs in health care by median salary, we can see that the highest paid health care careers tend to be those requiring the most education or experience. Physicians earn the highest median salary while Medical Office Managers are at the lower end of the salary spectrum. As this chart indicates, the healthcare industry encompasses a wide variety of jobs, from administrative or management positions to health care providers. Other jobs in health care not listed above include Certified Nurse Assistants, Medical Coders, Radiologists and many others. Anyone interested in working in a health care job can choose a career path based on factors such as the Level of Education he or she wants to commit to, which employment settings are most appealing and which health care careers offer the best salary.

According to the chart showing the median Salary for Jobs in Health Care by State, the salary of health professionals in California is currently much higher than in many other states. Keep in mind, though, that the cost of living in California also tends to be higher than in many locations. Using the PayScale Cost of Living Calculator, we can get a cost of living and health care salary comparison between various cities. For example, comparing the Cost of Living and Salary of Health Professionals in Los Angeles and Houston shows that the cost of housing alone is 69 percent lower in Houston. Before heading to a new city, be sure to compare the salaries of specific jobs in health care to the cost of living in a given area.

Regardless of which location or health care career you choose, salary will tend to increase along with time spent on-the-job. Measuring the Salary for Jobs in Health Care by Years Experience shows an upward trend in compensation for all health care industry jobs over the course of a career. That's good news for those just entering the field as well as for seasoned health professionals who continue to advance in their chosen careers.