Side-by-side distribution
Healthcare Administrator
$135,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 47%
- Live roles
- 496
Nurse
$46.89/hr
per hour · USD
- Disclosing
- 53.3%
- Live roles
- 35,114
Highest-paying jobs
Enterprise Sales Manager | Healthcare
Embedded Product Manager - Healthcare
Product Manager, Agent Development - Healthcare
Manager Applied AI Architecture, Healthcare & Life Sciences
Principal Business Development Manager, Strategic Healthcare and Life Sciences Partnerships
Technology/Healthcare Delivery Lead Senior Manager - Payer
Account Manager, Healthcare
Senior Agent Product Manager, Healthcare
Healthcare Provider Finance, Supply Chain, HCM Consultant - Senior Manager
Manager, Delivery Solutions Architects - Healthcare & Life Sciences (HLS)
Highest-paying jobs
Structural Heart Nurse Practitioner
Registered Nurse (RN), Hospice Community Health Nurse (Weekends)
Substitute Nurse: Candidate Pool:
Relief Veterinary Assistant/ Veterinary Nurse - Santa Monica
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist - CRNA
Psych Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP, Psych APRN)
Experienced Dermatology Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
Experienced Dermatology Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), Independent Contractor
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
DaVita
|
$117,500 | 31 |
STV
|
$137,215 | 17 |
Huron
|
$140,000 | 10 |
Swinerton
|
$141,550 | 8 |
U.S. Bank
|
$149,200 | 7 |
Bank of America
|
$187,500 | 6 |
RSM
|
$160,400 | 6 |
CVS Health
|
$132,745 | 5 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Advocate Health
|
$99,320 | 1,600 |
| AD AdventHealth | $93,839 | 1,376 |
|
CVS Health
|
$137,259 | 927 |
Trinity Health
|
$99,216 | 609 |
|
DaVita
|
$99,840 | 548 |
BAYADA Home Health Care
|
$69,680 | 524 |
CenterWell
|
$122,720 | 523 |
| BI Beth Israel Lahey Health | $131,186 | 452 |
Healthcare Administrator salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Austin | $175,000 | 12 |
| San Francisco | $167,150 | 20 |
| Seattle | $165,500 | 17 |
| Denver | $155,450 | 20 |
| Los Angeles | $154,500 | 13 |
| New York | $153,190 | 46 |
| Chicago | $151,800 | 34 |
| Boston | $151,000 | 19 |
| Atlanta | $150,050 | 11 |
Nurse salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $200,559 | 100 |
| Seattle | $150,977 | 54 |
| Los Angeles | $148,950 | 51 |
| Boston | $117,915 | 253 |
| Berlin | $102,960 | 7 |
| Sydney | $100,478 | 19 |
| Chicago | $99,216 | 111 |
| Atlanta | $99,003 | 24 |
| Austin | $98,384 | 39 |
| Denver | $97,521 | 144 |
Healthcare Administrator vs Nurse: which pays more?
The median for Healthcare Administrator is $135,500 per year (typically $114,500–$165,000), versus $46.89/hr for Nurse ($40.15/hr–$53.03/hr). That puts Healthcare Administrator about 39% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Healthcare Administrator and Nurse are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.