Public Health Administrator

Lead staff and operations — set priorities, allocate resources, and oversee program delivery.

107 people hold the Public Health Administrator role across 28 departments in Metro Nashville, with a median total compensation of $51,243. Among 4 jurisdictions where this role is reported, Metro Nashville ranks #4 by median pay.

Employees: 107
Median pay: $51,243
Departments: 28
Cross-jurisdiction: #4 of 4

Compared with the local labor market

Public Health Administrator pay vs. the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN area

Across all employers in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN area, the median wage for Medical and Health Services Managers — about 5,510 people — is $116,480. Metro Nashville pays a median base salary of $65,908 for this role, 43% below that figure — below the 10th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Metro Nashville sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$71,980

$85,630

$116,480

$162,160

$221,330

Metro Nashville median · $65,908

The bar is the range of annual wages for Medical and Health Services Managers across every employer in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Metro Nashville’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Medical and Health Services Managers — about 597,080 people — is $123,860. Metro Nashville’s median base salary is 47% below that national figure, below the 10th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$73,390

$94,700

$123,860

$166,100

$224,340

Metro Nashville median · $65,908

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN range relative to the national one.

Computed over the 75 of 107 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Metro Nashville is $51,243, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare jurisdictions

Public Health Administrator pay in other jurisdictions

Where Public Health Administrators are paid most

Tennessee

$126,073 · 93

City of Chicago

$102,588 · 51

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

$52,884 · 44

Median total compensation for comparable Public Health Administratorroles in other jurisdictions (highest first). Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not by identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for this role.

Within Metro Nashville