Healthcare Salary Guide 2026

What Christian healthcare roles are paying in the United States, based on 2,804 of 3,390 total healthcare listings with complete salary ranges as of Aug 1, 2026.

2,804 listingsMethodology ↗
Key takeaways
  • The median healthcare salary is $84,000/yr, with most offers between $46,475 and $92,500
  • Full-time roles post a median of $84,000 across 2,118 listings
  • Kansas posts the highest published median at $95,750

How much do Christian healthcare professionals make?

Healthcare is the largest job market we track, with 2,804 listings complete salary ranges and a median of $84,000 per year. Half of all offers fall between $46,475 and $92,500, a wide band that spans nursing, allied health, and clinical leadership at Christian health systems.

Median base salary, United States
$84,000/yr
2,804 listings
$30k$110k
$46,475
p25
$84,000
median
$92,500
p75
Full-time median
$84,000
2,118 listings
Top-paying org type
Nonprofit $84,000
2,796 listings
Listings posting comp
83%
of 3,390 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 $95,750, while Texas comes in at $47,595.

Median healthcare salary by state

2,804 listings
StateMedianListings
Kansas$95,750184
Florida$85,3041709
Georgia$83,528151
North Carolina$76,62586
Colorado$72,500404
Kentucky$60,52318
New York$55,0005
Illinois$48,680143
Texas$47,59585
Remote<5
Michigan<5

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

By organization and employment type

By organization type

2,802 listings
Org typeMedianListings
Nonprofit$84,0002796
Christian school$80,0005
Missions organization<5

By employment type

2,569 listings
TypeMedianListings
Contractor$150,750108
Full-time$84,0002118
Part-time$68,750337
Temporary$41,8856

By organization size

15 listings
EmployeesMedianListings
1-10$76,0006
11-50<5
1000+$66,9596

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 $84,000 median across 2,804 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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