Browse comprehensive salary data for every healthcare role—from registered nurses and physicians to allied health professionals and clinical support staff. Find real pay ranges based on your specialty, experience, and location.
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Healthcare Careers: Complete Role Directory
The healthcare industry offers hundreds of career paths across clinical care, behavioral health, administrative support, and specialized technical roles. Whether you're exploring nursing specialties, considering a career as a physician assistant, or researching allied health professions, our directory provides detailed salary information for every position.
Each role includes real salary data based on experience level, geographic location, and facility type. Use this directory to compare pay across similar positions, understand career progression opportunities, and make informed decisions about your healthcare career.
Real postings
Every number on this page is built from active healthcare job postings with listed pay ranges — not survey estimates or guesses.
Weighted medians
Hourly medians and pay ranges are weighted by posting volume so high-demand roles and locations carry the right amount of signal.
Refreshed continuously
Postings are pulled from a rolling window and rebuilt daily, so what you see reflects the most recent market — not last year's data.
◣ Market movement
Unit Support salary trends inside Nursing Support.
This rolls up monthly postings, pay, and state market signal from the individual salary pages in this track.
Latest month
Apr 2026
628 postings
Monthly pay move
0.0%
$21.00/hr latest median
Posting move
+69.3%
vs Mar 2026
Highest signal role
1,385
Patient Care Technician (PCT)
Monthly aggregate
Posting and pay trend
Weighted by monthly postings across 1 titles with data.
Nov 2025
47
$22.50
Dec 2025
47
$21.00
Jan 2026
118
$20.50
Feb 2026
174
$20.50
Mar 2026
371
$21.00
Apr 2026
628
$21.00
Geographic market signal
Where Unit Support pay and demand are strongest.
Top states by median pay
Only real state data with at least 5 postings.
01California$27.0089
02Hawaii$26.008
03New Jersey$24.0075
04Washington$24.0021
05North Carolina$23.507
06Arizona$23.007
07Massachusetts$22.50132
08Nevada$22.508
Top states by postings
Demand-weighted view of where this track is showing up.
01Illinois160$21.50
02Massachusetts132$22.50
03California89$27.00
04New York82$21.00
05New Jersey75$24.00
06Georgia61$20.00
07Maryland61$22.00
08Colorado47$22.00
Role-level comparison
Compare Unit Support titles side by side.
Patient Care Technician (PCT) currently has the highest median in this track at $21.00/hr, while Patient Care Technician (PCT) has the largest posting sample.
Healthcare salaries vary significantly based on several key factors. Geographic location plays a major role—nurses in California and New York typically earn 20-40% more than the national average, while cost of living adjustments affect real purchasing power.
Experience level, specialty certifications, shift differentials (especially for nights and weekends), and facility type (academic medical centers vs. community hospitals) all impact compensation. Travel and contract positions often offer premium rates compared to permanent staff roles.
High-Demand Healthcare Roles
Critical care nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and specialized technologists remain among the most sought-after healthcare professionals. The ongoing nursing shortage has driven competitive salaries and signing bonuses across most markets.
Behavioral health professionals, including psychiatric nurse practitioners and licensed clinical social workers, are seeing increased demand as mental health services expand. Allied health roles in imaging and respiratory therapy also face workforce shortages.
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