Firm administrator vs billing administrator

The differences between firm administrators and billing administrators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 4-6 years to become a firm administrator, becoming a billing administrator takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a firm administrator has an average salary of $70,547, which is higher than the $39,442 average annual salary of a billing administrator.

The top three skills for a firm administrator include payroll processing, law firm and litigation. The most important skills for a billing administrator are data entry, patients, and billing issues.

Firm administrator vs billing administrator overview

	Firm Administrator	Billing Administrator
Yearly salary	$70,547	$39,442
Hourly rate	$33.92	$18.96
Growth rate	-8%	-3%
Number of jobs	51,906	71,952
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 47%
Average age	47	46
Years of experience	6	2

Firm administrator vs billing administrator salary

Firm administrators and billing administrators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Firm Administrator	Billing Administrator
Average salary	$70,547	$39,442
Salary range	Between $50,000 And $99,000	Between $30,000 And $51,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	Buckley King
Best paying industry	-	Construction

Differences between firm administrator and billing administrator education

There are a few differences between a firm administrator and a billing administrator in terms of educational background:

	Firm Administrator	Billing Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 47%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Firm administrator vs billing administrator demographics

Here are the differences between firm administrators' and billing administrators' demographics:

	Firm Administrator	Billing Administrator
Average age	47	46
Gender ratio	Male, 22.4% Female, 77.6%	Male, 16.7% Female, 83.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.0% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 17.9% Asian, 5.2% White, 60.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 10.5% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 21.1% Asian, 7.2% White, 55.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	8%	7%

Differences between firm administrator and billing administrator duties and responsibilities

Firm administrator example responsibilities.

Manage the purchase of supplies, A/R, A/P, general bookkeeping, trust account, and client billing.
Direct Medicaid health plan management division activities (manage care program operations, quality improvement, and contract administration).
Complete and review bi-monthly QuickBooks's journal entries.
Perform bank reconciliation and month-end close; submit to CPA for tax review.
Prepare in house semi monthly payroll for staff along with partner compensation with QuickBooks.
Act as liaison and communication link between management and staff, and among all offices for this CPA firm.

Billing administrator example responsibilities.

Manage facility procedures relate to insurance and billing and solve patients' queries regarding their insurance renewal and expiry.
Perform coding of inpatient/outpatient office, endoscopy, & pathology services and ensure proper assignment of ICD-9 and CPT codes.
Experience with CMS FISS systems.
Coordinate HCPC and ICD-9 codes for billing.
Reconcile JDE invoicing reports to CMS invoicing reports.
Implement corporate or departmental policies, HIPAA compliance, and service standards in conjunction with clinical and billing.

Firm administrator vs billing administrator skills

Common firm administrator skills

Payroll Processing, 16%
Law Firm, 12%
Litigation, 5%
Office Equipment, 3%
General Ledger, 3%
CPA, 3%

Common billing administrator skills

Data Entry, 12%
Patients, 12%
Billing Issues, 7%
Financial Reports, 4%
Billing System, 4%
Medical Billing, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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