Medicare and Medicaid salary: $135K median
The median advertised Medicare and Medicaid salary is $135K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $102K to $200K: counted from 146 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $65 an hour or $11,250 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $254K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll Medicare and Medicaid jobs
$135Kmedian advertised salary
$102K – $200Kmiddle half of roles
$155Kaverage advertised salary
146roles counted
Medicare and Medicaid salary by level
Lead roles advertise a median of $210K, 63% more than senior roles ($129K). The level comes from the job title; titles without a level word are counted separately.
| Level | Median salary | Middle half | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $129K | $122K–$155K | 24 |
| Lead and above | $210K | $172K–$254K | 48 |
| No level in the title | $105K | $90K–$135K | 72 |
Medicare and Medicaid salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸United States | $140K | 125 |
| 🇺🇸New York, NY | $134K | 30 |
| 🇺🇸Denver, CO | $122K | 25 |
Skills that pay more for Medicare and Medicaid roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python | $150K | +$15K | 18 |
| Clinical trials | $147K | +$12K | 18 |
| SQL | $145K | +$10K | 25 |
| Pharmacy | $145K | +$10K | 30 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Hello Heart | $232K | 6 |
| Propel | $210K | 5 |
| Imagine Pediatrics | $192K | 4 |
| Pearlhealth | $182K | 7 |
| When | $160K | 5 |
| Oscar Health | $155K | 9 |
| Machinify | $136K | 12 |
| Judi Health | $122K | 25 |
| Finni Health | $105K | 3 |
| Fira Health | $102K | 3 |
| PCG | $95K | 9 |
| AnthroMed Education (School Services) | $68K | 3 |
Highest-paying open Medicare and Medicaid roles
All Medicare and Medicaid jobs- Senior Vice President, Market AccessTango Therapeutics · 🇺🇸Boston, MA$338K - $506KLead and aboveWorkforce planningPharmacyMedicare and Medicaid
- Chief Revenue OfficerOmada Health · 🇺🇸Remote, USA$400K - $445KRemoteLead and abovePerformance managementWorkforce planningPharmacy
- VP, Market AccessTarsus Pharmaceuticals · 🇺🇸Irvine, California, United States$300K - $420KLead and aboveEvent marketingM&AClinical trials
- Vice President, U.S. Market Access & PricingVaxcyte · 🇺🇸San Carlos, California, United States$333K - $388KLead and aboveFinancial modelingPharmacyMedicare and Medicaid
- Deputy General CounselJudi Health · 🇺🇸Charlotte, North Carolina, United States; Denver, Colorad…$266K - $333KContract negotiationPerformance managementLaw degree
- Primary Care Physician, Supportive OncologyDaymark Health · 🇺🇸Massachusetts$250K - $325KDriver's licenseBehavioral healthEHR
- Vice President, Medical AffairsHello Heart · 🇺🇸Remote US$280K - $325KRemoteLead and aboveClinical trialsBoard certificationMedicare and Medicaid
- Deputy General CounselPearlhealth · 🇺🇸New York City, Boston, or Remote$280K - $320KRemoteRegulatory complianceLaw degreeLitigation
- Vice President, Product – Judi CareJudi Health · 🇺🇸Charlotte, North Carolina, United States; Denver, Colorad…$241K - $302KLead and aboveMachine LearningAgileAI agents
- Senior Director, Product GrowthHello Heart · 🇺🇸Remote US$275K - $300KRemoteLead and aboveSQLTableauA/B testing
- Account Executive - Healthcare & Life SciencesOutset · 🇺🇸San Francisco$200K - $300KHubSpotUser researchHIPAA
- Senior Director, Commercial AccountingImmunome, Inc. · 🇺🇸Bothell, Washington, United States$250K - $291KLead and aboveCPAERPReconciliations
- Associate Medical Director, Regulatory ManagementOscar Health · Remote$216K - $284KRemoteLead and aboveBoard certificationMedicare and Medicaid
- Senior Director, US Market AccessKailera Therapeutics, Inc. · 🇺🇸Waltham, Massachusetts$229K - $280KLead and aboveContract negotiationProduct marketingClinical trials
- Director of DesignPropel · 🇺🇸USA$240K - $280KRemoteLead and aboveLLMFigmaHTML
- Head of Market Strategy, Public SectorSocure · 🇺🇸Hub - Washington DC$225K - $275KLead and aboveNISTFedRAMPM&A
- Director, Payer Access Cell TherapyIovance Biotherapeutics · Remote$250K - $275KRemoteLead and aboveExcelMicrosoft WordIntellectual property
- National Account Director, Enterprise AccessImmunome, Inc. · 🇺🇸US Remote$240K - $270KRemoteLead and aboveProcurementPharmacyMedicare and Medicaid
- Head of Network Development (Senior Director)Oscar Health · Remote$199K - $261KRemoteLead and aboveNetwork engineeringWCAGFull-cycle recruiting
- Senior Health EconomistHinge Health · 🇺🇸San Francisco-HQ$170K - $254KHybridSeniorPythonSQLSnowflake
Questions about Medicare and Medicaid pay
- What is the average Medicare and Medicaid salary?
- $155K a year on average and $135K at the median, across 146 open Medicare and Medicaid postings at companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.
- What is the typical range?
- The middle half of the postings offer $102K to $200K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Medicare and Medicaid pay?
- Hello Heart ($232K), Propel ($210K), Imagine Pediatrics ($192K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a medicare and medicaid a high-paying job?
- The median Medicare and Medicaid posting advertises $135K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 22% below the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as a medicare and medicaid?
- A tenth of the postings offer $254K a year or more; the highest open Medicare and Medicaid role advertises up to $506K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the Medicare and Medicaid salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $135K a year is about $65 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $11,250 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $49 to $96 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for Medicare and Medicaid roles?
- Postings that ask for Python (+$15K, 18 postings), Clinical trials (+$12K, 18 postings), SQL (+$10K, 25 postings) advertise more than the $135K median of all Medicare and Medicaid postings with pay.
- Where do these figures come from?
- From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.
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The median advertised salary for Medicare and Medicaid roles at companies is $135K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $102K to $200K. Counted from 146 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/medicare-and-medicaid/
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