When calculating salaries, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the median annual wage for all health care administrators is $101,340 as of May 2013. For the bottom ten percent of earners, the median salary is $55,470, while the median income of the top ten percent is $155,130.
Higher salaries are usually awarded to professionals with the most responsibility and those who oversee larger practices or facilities. For example, according to the BLS May 2012 Occupational Outlook Handbook, administrators overseeing smaller facilities with fewer than six physicians could expect a median compensation closer to $87,862. Those overseeing larger facilities of over 26 physicians could see a median salary of $148,604.