Healthcare Salary Guide 2026
What Christian healthcare roles are paying in the United States, based on 7,517 of 8,887 total healthcare listings with complete salary ranges as of November 2, 2026.
- →The median healthcare salary is $63,250/yr, with most offers between $45,115 and $86,250
- →Full-time roles post a median of $60,250 across 5,632 listings
- →Georgia posts the highest published median at $81,000
How much do Christian healthcare professionals make?
Healthcare is the largest job market we track, with 7,517 listings complete salary ranges and a median of $63,250 per year. Half of all offers fall between $45,115 and $86,250, a wide band that spans nursing, allied health, and clinical leadership at Christian health systems.
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. Georgia leads at a median of $81,000, while Illinois comes in at $48,000.
Median healthcare salary by state
7,517 listings| State | Median | Listings | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | $81,000 | 349 | |
| California | $80,000 | 5 | |
| Colorado | $65,750 | 1045 | |
| Kansas | $65,296 | 538 | |
| Florida | $64,094 | 4687 | |
| North Carolina | $60,250 | 221 | |
| Kentucky | $57,250 | 50 | |
| New York | $55,120 | 7 | |
| Wisconsin | $50,680 | 9 | |
| Texas | $48,070 | 243 | |
| Illinois | $48,000 | 337 | |
| Remote | — | <5 | |
| Washington | — | <5 |
10 additional state entries have fewer than 5 listings, so their medians are withheld.
By organization and employment type
By organization type
7,514 listings| Org type | Median | Listings |
|---|---|---|
| Christian school | $64,000 | 10 |
| Nonprofit | $63,250 | 7500 |
| Missions organization | — | <5 |
| Church | — | <5 |
By employment type
7,027 listings| Type | Median | Listings |
|---|---|---|
| Contractor | $150,750 | 243 |
| Part-time | $60,250 | 1071 |
| Full-time | $60,250 | 5632 |
| Temporary | $53,995 | 81 |
By organization size
17 listings| Employees | Median | Listings |
|---|---|---|
| 1-10 | $76,000 | 7 |
| 11-50 | — | <5 |
| 1000+ | $53,918 | 7 |
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.