Patient care salary: $164K median
The median advertised Patient care salary is $164K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $95K to $375K: counted from 1,116 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $79 an hour or $13,625 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $375K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll Patient care jobs
$164Kmedian advertised salary
$95K – $375Kmiddle half of roles
$211Kaverage advertised salary
1,116roles counted
Patient care salary by level
Lead roles advertise a median of $228K, 27% more than senior roles ($180K). The level comes from the job title; titles without a level word are counted separately.
| Level | Median salary | Middle half | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $180K | $158K–$198K | 39 |
| Lead and above | $228K | $184K–$275K | 117 |
| No level in the title | $139K | $88K–$375K | 951 |
Patient care salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸Dallas, TX | $375K | 20 |
| 🇺🇸Texas | $375K | 51 |
| 🇺🇸Florida | $375K | 42 |
| 🇺🇸Washington, DC | $375K | 22 |
| 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA | $300K | 23 |
| 🇺🇸California | $273K | 194 |
| 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area | $219K | 100 |
| 🇺🇸Boston, MA | $204K | 36 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $193K | 937 |
| 🇺🇸New York, NY | $190K | 51 |
| 🇺🇸Chicago, IL | $80K | 20 |
Skills that pay more for Patient care roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prior authorization | $375K | +$212K | 126 |
| Board certification | $275K | +$112K | 175 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Skilled Wound Care | $375K | 361 |
| Galileo | $312K | 3 |
| Tend | $300K | 9 |
| Neko Health | $278K | 3 |
| Rivia Mind - Mental Healthcare | $260K | 12 |
| Eikon Therapeutics | $250K | 4 |
| Frontier Medicines | $238K | 3 |
| Hinge Health | $230K | 4 |
| Latent | $225K | 3 |
| Lunar | $220K | 5 |
| Aizer Health | $209K | 4 |
| Lightmatter | $203K | 50 |
| Layer Health | $202K | 10 |
| Heartflow | $188K | 4 |
| Akasa | $185K | 8 |
| Parachute Health | $179K | 14 |
| Sploot Veterinary Care | $165K | 5 |
| Tia | $165K | 11 |
| Dandelionhealth | $150K | 7 |
| Workit Health | $145K | 3 |
| Avalore, LLC | $144K | 51 |
| Nerdwallet | $138K | 25 |
| Machinify | $136K | 4 |
| Daymark Health | $135K | 21 |
| Care Access | $135K | 5 |
Highest-paying open Patient care roles
All Patient care jobs- Acute Care SurgeonSkilled Wound Care · 🇺🇸San Jose, CA$250K - $500KPatient care
- Acute Care SurgeonSkilled Wound Care · 🇺🇸El Paso, TX$250K - $500KPatient care
- Managing Clinical DirectorTend · 🇺🇸Boston, MA$216K - $500KLead and abovePerformance managementClinical trialsCPR
- Vice President & Chief Clinical OfficerLuminis Health · 🇺🇸Annapolis, MD$325K - $495KLead and aboveClinical trialsEHRBoard certification
- Director, Software Engineering (Platform)Neko Health · 🇺🇸New York$405K - $480KHybridLead and aboveDockerAzureDesign systems
- Market Medical Director, CaliforniaDaymark Health · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, California$350K - $450KLead and aboveDriver's licenseClinical trialsBehavioral health
- Market Medical Director, MichiganDaymark Health · 🇺🇸Detroit, Michigan$350K - $450KLead and aboveDriver's licenseClinical trialsBehavioral health
- Associate / Lead DentistTend · 🇺🇸Westport, CT$175K - $425KLead and aboveClinical trialsCPRBLS
- Account DirectorLayer Health · 🇺🇸Boston, NYC or Remote US$380K - $420KRemoteLead and aboveMachine LearningLLMClinical trials
- Clinical Dental Director42 North Dental · 🇺🇸Charlotte, MI$250K - $400KLead and aboveCPRBLSPatient care
- Chief Customer OfficerParachute Health · 🇺🇸New York, NY, Boston, MA, or Philadelphia, PA$300K - $400KLead and aboveCSATEscalation managementRevenue recognition
- Obstetrician-Gynecologist, Physician (Visa Sponsorship available)Aizer Health · 🇺🇸49 Forest Road Monroe, NY, 10950$350K - $400KEHRBoard certificationPatient care
- Executive Director, Clinical Research (Medical Director)Eikon Therapeutics · Jersey City; NJ$304K - $368KLead and aboveGCPClinical trialsPatient care
- Pediatric Dentist - The Center for Pediatric Dental Care & Orthodontics42 North Dental · 🇺🇸Brookline, MA$350K - $365KPatient care
- Machine Learning Infrastructure ResearcherLightmatter · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$300K - $350KMachine LearningLLMAI
- Senior Account ManagerLightmatter · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$300K - $350KSeniorData centersHigh-performance computingOptics
- Primary Care PhysicianGalileo · 🇺🇸Starbase, Texas, United States$280K - $350KSpanishDesign thinkingEmployment contracts
- Child & Adolescent PsychiatristEating Recovery Center · WA-Bellevue$300K - $345KPHPCPRBoard certification
- PsychiatristEating Recovery Center · WA-Bellevue$300K - $345KPHPCPRBoard certification
- VP, Clinical PharmacologyFrontier Medicines · 🇺🇸Boston, Massachusetts, United States$275K - $345KLead and aboveRegulatory complianceClinical trialsPharmacy
Questions about Patient care pay
- What is the average Patient care salary?
- $211K a year on average and $164K at the median, across 1,116 open Patient care 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 $95K to $375K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Patient care pay?
- Skilled Wound Care ($375K), Galileo ($312K), Tend ($300K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a patient care a high-paying job?
- The median Patient care posting advertises $164K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 6% below the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as a patient care?
- A tenth of the postings offer $375K a year or more; the highest open Patient care role advertises up to $500K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the Patient care salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $164K a year is about $79 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $13,625 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $46 to $180 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for Patient care roles?
- Postings that ask for Prior authorization (+$212K, 126 postings), Board certification (+$112K, 175 postings) advertise more than the $164K median of all Patient care postings with pay.
- What does an entry-level patient care make?
- 9 junior and intern Patient care postings state pay, with a median of $95K a year ($46 an hour).
- 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 Patient care roles at companies is $164K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $95K to $375K. Counted from 1,116 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/patient-care/
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