Healthcare Salary Guide 2026

What Christian healthcare roles are paying in the United States, based on 4,694 of 5,538 total healthcare listings with complete salary ranges as of September 14, 2026.

4,694 listingsMethodology ↗
Key takeaways
  • The median healthcare salary is $78,973/yr, with most offers between $45,750 and $91,500
  • Full-time roles post a median of $72,500 across 3,519 listings
  • Kansas posts the highest published median at $86,500

How much do Christian healthcare professionals make?

Healthcare is the largest job market we track, with 4,694 listings complete salary ranges and a median of $78,973 per year. Half of all offers fall between $45,750 and $91,500, a wide band that spans nursing, allied health, and clinical leadership at Christian health systems.

Median base salary, United States
$78,973/yr
4,694 listings
$30k$110k
$45,750
p25
$78,973
median
$91,500
p75
Full-time median
$72,500
3,519 listings
Top-paying org type
Christian school $80,000
7 listings
Listings posting comp
85%
of 5,538 total healthcare listings

Most of these listings come from large faith-based health systems, and their published pay scales anchor the numbers you see here. That makes the medians unusually reliable for nursing and clinical roles, and it means pay bands are often non-negotiable within a system.

Healthcare salaries by state

Geography moves healthcare pay meaningfully, and cost of living explains most of the spread. Kansas leads at a median of $86,500, while Texas comes in at $47,595.

Median healthcare salary by state

4,694 listings
StateMedianListings
Kansas$86,500333
Florida$84,2502850
Georgia$82,250262
Colorado$71,750690
North Carolina$66,750142
Kentucky$60,25029
New York$55,1207
Illinois$48,000202
Texas$47,595150
Remote<5
Michigan<5

9 additional state entries have fewer than 5 listings, so their medians are withheld.

By organization and employment type

By organization type

4,691 listings
Org typeMedianListings
Christian school$80,0007
Nonprofit$78,9894680
Missions organization<5
Church<5

By employment type

4,345 listings
TypeMedianListings
Contractor$150,750185
Temporary$82,79325
Full-time$72,5003519
Part-time$70,250616

By organization size

16 listings
EmployeesMedianListings
1-10$76,0006
11-50<5
1000+$53,9187

Organization size is the employer's W-2 headcount from its latest IRS Form 990 filing. Employers that don't file (churches, for-profits) aren't counted in that table.

Frequently asked questions

Do Christian hospitals pay less than secular hospitals?
Not systematically. Faith-based health systems compete in the same regional labor markets as secular systems and publish comparable scales. The $78,973 median across 4,694 listings reflects national nursing and allied-health market rates.
What roles are included in this benchmark?
Everything a Christian health system posts, from registered nurses and technicians to therapists and clinical managers. Individual role pay varies far more than for single-title benchmarks, so read the percentile range as the market's span rather than a single role's spread.
Where do these numbers come from?
Every figure is computed from compensation posted on live and recent job listings on our boards. No surveys, no self-reports, and no stat published below 5 listings. Read the full methodology

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