Hiring a medical and health services manager in Arlington, TX
Employers in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area pay medical and health services managers a median of $121,640 a year, with the middle half of the market between $92,230 and $156,510 (BLS OEWS, May 2025, SOC 11-9111). Filling it through recruitlocalpros runs Tier I to Tier VI, $6,240 to $54,340 per search, set by the seniority of the role rather than by salary or location, and our vetted recruiting partner handles sourcing, screening and placement end to end.
Do Arlington residents in management work earn more than employers in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area pay?
Arlington residents working in management occupations earn a median of $74,472 (Census ACS 5-year 2023, tables S2401 and B24011), against $106,740 as the median of the 36 wages BLS publishes for that same occupation group in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area (BLS OEWS, May 2025), a difference of 30%, with the employers figure the higher of the two.
Both sides of that figure describe the whole management group, not this one role. In the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area the group covers 36 occupations BLS publishes a wage for, from education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare at $49,390 to chief executives at $320,060 (BLS OEWS, May 2025), with medical and health services managers at $121,640 inside it.
That comparison is between two different measures, not a pay gap. The two weight the same occupation group differently: the Census figure is the midpoint across the people who actually hold those jobs, so a group carrying a few very well paid occupations is pulled toward them, while the BLS figure is the midpoint across the 36 published occupation wages, which counts each of those occupations once whatever its headcount. Census also counts where people live and BLS counts where the jobs are, and the two cover different populations, Census the civilian employed population 16 and over, BLS wage-and-salary jobs only. Read the number against other cities, where the same definitional difference applies on both sides, rather than as a shortfall.
Published wages across this group in the metro run above what Arlington residents in it earn, which usually means employers here draw this talent from beyond the city line rather than from inside it.
What does a medical and health services manager earn here?
Place of work
What employers pay
| 25th percentile | $92,230 |
| Median | $121,640 |
| 75th percentile | $156,510 |
Half of medical and health services managers in this area earn between $92,230 and $156,510 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). A band set below $92,230 competes for the bottom quarter of the market. Occupation detail for SOC 11-9111 at O*NET OnLine.
Place of residence
What Arlington residents earn
$74,472
Median annual earnings of Arlington residents working in management occupations, 18,572 people (Census ACS 5-year 2023, tables S2401 and B24011). An occupation group rather than this one role, and where people live rather than where they work, so it is not the same measurement as the wages beside it.
What does the role actually involve?
Core tasks
- Direct, supervise and evaluate work activities of medical, nursing, technical, clerical, service, maintenance, and other personnel.
- Develop and maintain computerized record management systems to store and process data, such as personnel activities and information, and to produce reports.
- Plan, implement, and administer programs and services in a health care or medical facility, including personnel administration, training, and coordination of medical, nursing and physical plant staff.
- Conduct and administer fiscal operations, including accounting, planning budgets, authorizing expenditures, establishing rates for services, and coordinating financial reporting.
- Maintain awareness of advances in medicine, computerized diagnostic and treatment equipment, data processing technology, government regulations, health insurance changes, and financing options.
Task statements for SOC 11-9111, O*NET OnLine 29.1.
Tools and technologies in demand
Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Microsoft Outlook, Adobe Acrobat, Apache Hadoop, Apache Maven, Autodesk Revit, Cisco Webex.
Flagged in demand or hot for SOC 11-9111 by O*NET OnLine 29.1. Useful as a screen, not as a checklist.
Is the talent actually in Arlington?
This is a job zone four: considerable preparation needed occupation. Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not. O*NET OnLine, SOC 11-9111.
That matters here, because 33.1% of Arlington adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. That is a workable pool, but the search will reach beyond the city line. Census ACS 5-year 2023, table S1501, residents of Arlington aged 25 and over.
The average Arlington commute runs 26.7 minutes, which is roughly how far your catchment reaches before candidates start saying no. 11.8% of Arlington workers already work from home, so a fully onsite requirement here is competing against that. Census ACS 5-year 2023, place-level commuting characteristics for Arlington.
How often do these jobs turn over?
In Tarrant County, management of companies and enterprises employs 8,776 and turns over 7.6% a quarter, with 992 hires against 1,113 separations. Average earnings in that industry run $6,921 a month. Census LEHD Quarterly Workforce Indicators, 2024 Q1, NAICS 55.
That figure covers every occupation in the industry, not this role alone, so read it as the local churn rate rather than as a number about medical and health services managers. It still tells you what you are hiring into: a normal churn rate, where a well-run search closes on schedule.
What does the search cost?
The fee is set by the seniority of the role, never by salary and never by location. Across all six tiers it runs $6,240 to $54,340 per search. A contingency firm hiring at this role's $121,640 median in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area (BLS OEWS, May 2025) would bill roughly $24,328 to $36,492 on the first year salary alone.
One owner runs the search from market map to signed offer. Searches typically fill in 23 to 35 days, which is a typical window rather than a promise, and the replacement guarantee runs 45 days at 50% off.
Questions employers ask about hiring a medical and health services manager in Arlington
- What does it cost to hire a medical and health services manager in Arlington?
- Tier I to Tier VI, $6,240 to $54,340 per search, set by the seniority of the role and never by salary or location. A contingency firm billing 20 to 30% of this role's $121,640 median wage in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area (BLS OEWS, May 2025) would charge roughly $24,328 to $36,492 on the first year salary alone.
- What should an offer for a medical and health services manager in Arlington look like?
- Employers in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area pay medical and health services managers a median of $121,640, with the middle half of the market between $92,230 and $156,510 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). A band set below $92,230 competes for the bottom quarter of that market.
- Do Arlington residents in management work earn more than employers in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area pay?
- Arlington residents working in management occupations earn a median of $74,472 (Census ACS 5-year 2023, tables S2401 and B24011), against $106,740 as the median of the 36 wages BLS publishes for that same occupation group in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area (BLS OEWS, May 2025), a difference of 30%. Both figures cover the whole occupation group rather than this one role, and one counts where people live while the other counts where the jobs are, so the percentage is not a pay gap.
- Is the talent for this role already in Arlington?
- This is a job zone 4 occupation, which usually calls for a bachelor's degree, and 33.1% of Arlington adults hold one or higher (Census ACS 5-year 2023, table S1501). That is a workable pool, though the search will reach beyond the city line.
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