What are some average salaries for health care executives?

As of 2014, the average salary for health care executives is between $237,000 and $584,000, depending on the organization the executive works for. Insurance executives make the largest salaries of those employed in the health care profession, but hospital CEOs and administrators also make several hundred thousand dollars per year.

Health care executives make considerably more than doctors, surgeons and others in the medical field. In addition to their base salaries, health care executives also earn other forms of compensation. Most have a considerable amount invested in stocks, which can pay out in the millions of dollars. Yearly bonuses may also increase an executive's salary quite a bit.