Medical and Health Services Manager Salary (2026), outlook and how to become one

Medical and Health Services Managers earn a median of $123,860 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025). That is 143% above the $50,980 median for all US occupations. That works out at $59.55/hr. The middle half earn between $94,700 and $166,100. The top 10% earn $224,340 or more.

The median hourly wage for medical and health services managers is $59.55 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). On a full-year basis the $123,860 annual median works out to about $10,320 a month before tax.

BLS does not publish a starting salary. The nearest measure is the low end of the pay range: the lowest-paid 10% of medical and health services managers earn less than $73,390 a year and the bottom quarter less than $94,700 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). New workers often start near that end, but where a particular job starts depends on the employer, the state and the credentials you bring, so read these as the bottom of the range rather than a guaranteed entry wage.

Yes, more often than not. The median is $123,860, so more than half of medical and health services managers earn over $100,000 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025). In 49 states the median itself is above $100,000: New York ($164,120), District of Columbia ($155,140), Hawaii ($147,630), New Jersey ($145,650), and 45 more.

The highest state medians for Medical and Health Services Managers are New York ($164,120), District of Columbia ($155,140), Hawaii ($147,630) (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

BLS does not split medical and health services managers' pay by specialty or employer, but its range shows how far the top end runs: the highest-paid 10% earn more than $224,340, against a median of $123,860 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). Location moves pay the most in the published data: the best-paying states are New York ($164,120), District of Columbia ($155,140), Hawaii ($147,630).

Yes. BLS reports a bachelor's degree as the typical entry-level education for Medical and Health Services Managers, and O*NET rates the preparation needed as considerable preparation. Employers typically expect less than 5 years of related work experience first. In O*NET's survey of people already doing the job, 46.4% hold bachelor's degree.

BLS does not publish a fixed length; it depends on the route. What it does publish: the typical way in for medical and health services managers is a bachelor's degree, plus less than 5 years of work experience in a related occupation. O*NET classes the work as needing considerable preparation.

Yes, strongly. Employment is projected to grow 24.2% over 2025–2035, more than double the 3.5% projected for all occupations (BLS EP, 2025–2035). BLS still projects about 62,300 openings a year, mostly from workers retiring or moving to other work.

Medical and health services managers, also called healthcare executives or healthcare administrators, plan, direct, and coordinate medical and health services. A core O*NET task: direct, supervise and evaluate work activities of medical, nursing, technical, clerical, service, maintenance, and other personnel. Employers most often ask for Accounting software, Analytical or scientific software, Business intelligence and data analysis software.

Most work more than 40. In O*NET's survey of people in the job, 50% of medical and health services managers usually work more than 40 hours a week, 46% work exactly 40 and 4% work fewer. 89% say their schedule is regular and 7% irregular. Source: O*NET 31.0 Database, Work Context.

O*NET scores Medical and Health Services Managers highest on the Enterprising, Conventional and Social interest areas, so the work mixes leading, persuading, selling and making decisions with organising, following procedures and working precisely with data. On NueCareer's MBTI-to-interest mapping the closest types are ESFJ, ESTJ. Personality is a fit signal, not a gate. The free NueCareer quiz scores your own profile against all 1,731 careers in the bank.

Women make up 75.3% of medical and health services managers, against 47.1% of all employed people: a female-dominated occupation. 24.4% are 55 or older, close to the 23.2% across all jobs. The median worker is 46.2 years old (all workers: 42.1). Source: BLS Current Population Survey, 2025 annual averages.