Average Nursing Home Administrator Salary

The top respondents for the job title Nursing Home Administrator are from the companies HCR ManorCare, Genesis HealthCare and Sava Senior Care. Reported salaries are highest at Genesis HealthCare where the average pay is $107,615. Other companies that offer high salaries for this role include HCR ManorCare and Life Care Centers of America, earning around $99,990 and $99,066, respectively. Evangelical Good Samaritan Society pays the lowest at around $73,500. Signature Healthcare, LLC and State of Wyoming (WY) also pay on the lower end of the scale, paying $90,000 and $92,203, respectively.

Skills in Operations Management, Budget Management and Long Term Care are correlated to pay that is above average. Skills that pay less than market rate include Administration and People Management.

An entry-level Nursing Home Administrator with less than 1 year experience can expect to earn an average total compensation (includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay) of $73,028 based on 92 salaries. An early career Nursing Home Administrator with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $84,036 based on 441 salaries. A mid-career Nursing Home Administrator with 5-9 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $97,378 based on 212 salaries. An experienced Nursing Home Administrator with 10-19 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $100,298 based on 220 salaries. In their late career (20 years and higher), employees earn an average total compensation of $104,302.

Employees with Nursing Home Administrator in their job title in New York, New York earn an average of 51.3% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in Los Angeles, California (49.5% more) and Detroit, Michigan (13.0% more). The lowest salaries can be found in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (14.9% less).