Nursing Home Administrator Salaries Up 3% in 2013

Salaries for nursing home administrators rose by more than 3% between 2012 and 2013—the most of any salaried position recorded among skilled nursing facilities that also participated in last year’s survey, according to a recent report.

Nursing home administrators make an average $96,625 in 2013, up 3.43% from last year, says the Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service’s 2013-2014 Nursing Home Salary & Benefits Report. 

Among the salaried positions in facilities that also participated in HCS’s report in 2012, all saw modest salary increases in 2013. 

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Executive directors topped the salary list, up 1.62% to $149,099. Chief financial officers saw salaries increase 2.85% to $115,687.

On the hourly side, dietary aides recorded the largest year-over-year increases among same participating facilities, up 2.65% to $9.85 an hour—the lowest wage among hourly positions tracked by HCS.

Despite across-the-board salary increases, most nursing home salaries remain below those of comparable positions at continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs). 

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Executive directors of nursing homes, for example, average $124,197 a year compared to the $138,002 averaged by CCRC executive directors. Associate directors at CCRCs out-earn their nursing home counterparts by more than $27,000,  on average.

Director of staff development, director of therapy/rehabilitation, scheduling coordinator and marketing representatives and coordinators are the five positions that have higher average salaries at nursing homes compared to CCRCs. 

Written by Alyssa Gerace

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