Hospital Administrator: what the job is, what it pays, and how to get hired.
The work, the skills that matter, the tools in demand and the pay range, from U.S. government data, plus every TryHired page for the role.
10% of hospital administrators earn less than this amount.
- Annual
- $73,390
- Hourly
- n/a
- Source
- BLS May 2025
25% of hospital administrators earn less than this amount.
- Annual
- $94,700
- Hourly
- n/a
- Source
- BLS May 2025
Half of hospital administrators earn more than this and half earn less.
- Annual
- $123,860
- Hourly
- $59.55
- Source
- BLS May 2025
75% of hospital administrators earn less than this amount.
- Annual
- $166,100
- Hourly
- n/a
- Source
- BLS May 2025
90% of hospital administrators earn less than this amount.
- Annual
- $224,340
- Hourly
- n/a
- Source
- BLS May 2025
Hospital Administrators plan, direct, or coordinate medical and health services in hospitals, clinics, managed care organizations, public health agencies, or similar organizations. The median pay is $123,860 a year ($59.55 an hour) (BLS, May 2025). The most commonly reported education requirement is a bachelor's degree (46% of workers surveyed by O*NET).
- Median pay
- $123,860
- BLS May 2025
- Employed in the U.S.
- 597,080
- BLS May 2025
- Preparation
- Job Zone 4 of 5
- considerable preparation
- Most common education
- Bachelor's Degree
- 46% of workers
Data Government data groups this job as Medical and Health Services Managers (O*NET-SOC 11-9111.00). Figures on this page are for that occupation.
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What hospital administrators do day to day
Data Core tasks rated most important by workers in the role (O*NET).
- Direct, supervise and evaluate work activities of medical, nursing, technical, clerical, service, maintenance, and other personnel.
- Develop and maintain computerized record management systems to store and process data, such as personnel activities and information, and to produce reports.
- Plan, implement, and administer programs and services in a health care or medical facility, including personnel administration, training, and coordination of medical, nursing and physical plant staff.
- Conduct and administer fiscal operations, including accounting, planning budgets, authorizing expenditures, establishing rates for services, and coordinating financial reporting.
- Maintain awareness of advances in medicine, computerized diagnostic and treatment equipment, data processing technology, government regulations, health insurance changes, and financing options.
- Establish work schedules and assignments for staff, according to workload, space, and equipment availability.
- Monitor the use of diagnostic services, inpatient beds, facilities, and staff to ensure effective use of resources and assess the need for additional staff, equipment, and services.
- Direct or conduct recruitment, hiring, and training of personnel.
Ranked by importance to the job
Data O*NET importance ratings. The first three are core.
Knowledge areas: Administration and Management, English Language, Customer and Personal Service, Personnel and Human Resources, Education and Training, Computers and Electronics.
Software hospital administrators use
Data Examples reported for the role; employer demand flags from O*NET.
- Apache HadoopData base management system softwareHot technology
- Autodesk RevitComputer aided design CAD softwareHot technology
- Epic SystemsMedical softwareHot technology
- FacebookWeb page creation and editing softwareHot technology
- Henry Schein DentrixMedical softwareHot technology
- IBM SPSS StatisticsAnalytical or scientific softwareHot technology
- MEDITECH softwareMedical softwareHot technology
- Marketo Marketing AutomationSales and marketing softwareHot technology
- Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services SSISEnterprise application integration softwareHot technology
- Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services SSRSData base reporting softwareHot technology
- Microsoft VisioProcess mapping and design softwareHot technology
- SASAnalytical or scientific softwareHot technology
Also called: Healthcare Administrator, Cancer Center Director, Clinical Director, Health Information Management Director (HIM Director), Health Information Manager (HIM Manager), Healthcare System Director, Medical Records Director.
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Tasks, skills, tools, education and related roles come from O*NET 31.0. Pay and employment come from the BLS OEWS May 2025 national estimates. The skill-match score is our calculation: Skill match is the correlation between the two occupations' skill profiles: for each of 35 O*NET skills (10 essential, 25 transferable) we multiply importance by level, subtract the average across all occupations, and correlate the two profiles. 100 means identical shape; 0 or below means unrelated. Only occupations that O*NET itself lists as related are compared.
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- O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. TryHired selected, ranked and combined the data; O*NET is not responsible for these pages.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates (public domain).