Health System Administration
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Health System Administration occupation series (code 0670), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
With 754 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce), Health System Administration ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family, and headcount edged down from the prior period. Its average salary of $146,688 pays well above the federal average.
- Headcount change
- -0.4%
- Pay change
- +0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 19.4 yrs
- Rank in family
- #32 of 45
What the Numbers Say About Health System Administration
For job seekers weighing career length: this series shows a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement. Headcount moved down versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path. As for pay, the latest move was a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change.
Code 06, the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family, is where the federal government classifies Health System Administration alongside 44 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Health System Administration postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family. Across the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family, 339,162 employees work in 45 occupations; Health System Administration is 0.2% of that headcount. Its average salary ranks in the top half (84th percentile) of pay among Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group occupations.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Health System Administration pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$146,688
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+25.0%
Where Health System Administration ranks on rich federal pay
Health System Administration earns more on average than 86% of federal occupation series (467 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Health System Administration sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Health System Administration.
Related Occupations in Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse | 106,218 | $132,267 | 10.2 yrs |
| Medical Support Assistance | 39,856 | $58,279 | 8.2 yrs |
| Medical Officer | 34,687 | $301,569 | 11.6 yrs |
| General Health Science | 17,434 | $133,765 | 11.9 yrs |
| Practical Nurse | 16,755 | $75,898 | 10.4 yrs |
| Pharmacist | 14,529 | $167,390 | 11.1 yrs |
| Nursing Assistant | 14,498 | $55,851 | 7.8 yrs |
| Health Aid and Technician | 12,490 | $61,276 | 10.8 yrs |
| Health System Specialist | 7,966 | $110,534 | 15.9 yrs |
| Pharmacy Technician | 7,658 | $70,794 | 9.5 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Health System Administration outside the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (754 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($146,688 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Health System Administration pay in context with the pay-rank chart above, then compare it with another occupation.
- Turn an average salary into a grade: the GS pay grade tables show how grades and steps map to pay.
- Browse the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Health System Administration postings on USAJOBS.
OPM FedScope and Federal Workforce Data figures are federal civilian headcounts, average salaries, and length-of-service statistics - not job-quality scores, hiring advice, or a live vacancy listing. A larger or higher-paid agency is not a better employer.