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Are you wondering which place in the United States is the best state for healthcare consultants? Knowing how challenging it is to figure out where to start your career or where to move to advance your career, we decided to bring you a list of best states for healthcare consultant jobs.Turns out, the median salary for the highest 10% of healthcare consultants in America is $112,000.
To do that, we looked at the most recent data we have available for the following criteria -- average annual wages, and availability of jobs for healthcare consultants.If you are currently seeking employment as a healthcare consultant, you can find open job positions using Zippia's search tools.
10 best states for healthcare consultants in 2025
1. Massachusetts
Total healthcare consultant jobs: 710 Average annual salary: $111,380 Lowest 10 percent earn: $86,000 Highest 10 percent earn: $143,000 Location Quotient: 1.012. District of Columbia
Total healthcare consultant jobs: 405 Average annual salary: $101,710 Lowest 10 percent earn: $75,000 Highest 10 percent earn: $136,000 Location Quotient: 3.163. New Jersey
Total healthcare consultant jobs: 582 Average annual salary: $103,208 Lowest 10 percent earn: $78,000 Highest 10 percent earn: $135,000 Location Quotient: 0.964. California
Total healthcare consultant jobs: 2,439 Average annual salary: $101,338 Lowest 10 percent earn: $74,000 Highest 10 percent earn: $137,000 Location Quotient: 1.095. Rhode Island
Total healthcare consultant jobs: 131 Average annual salary: $88,837 Lowest 10 percent earn: $68,000 Highest 10 percent earn: $115,000 Location Quotient: 1.416. New Mexico
Total healthcare consultant jobs: 304 Average annual salary: $83,911 Lowest 10 percent earn: $60,000 Highest 10 percent earn: $116,000 Location Quotient: 2.037. Pennsylvania
Total healthcare consultant jobs: 806 Average annual salary: $95,841 Lowest 10 percent earn: $72,000 Highest 10 percent earn: $126,000 Location Quotient: 0.918. West Virginia
Total healthcare consultant jobs: 242 Average annual salary: $81,756 Lowest 10 percent earn: $60,000 Highest 10 percent earn: $110,000 Location Quotient: 2.089. Washington
Total healthcare consultant jobs: 448 Average annual salary: $102,781 Lowest 10 percent earn: $79,000 Highest 10 percent earn: $133,000 Location Quotient: 0.810. Connecticut
Total healthcare consultant jobs: 336 Average annual salary: $89,473 Lowest 10 percent earn: $68,000 Highest 10 percent earn: $116,000 Location Quotient: 1.33
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How Zippia determines the best states to be a healthcare consultant
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Detailed list of the best states for a healthcare consultant
| Rank | State | Average salary | Lowest 10% earn | Population | Job count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts | $111,380 | $86,000 | 6,859,819 | 710 |
| 2 | District of Columbia | $101,710 | $75,000 | 693,972 | 405 |
| 3 | New Jersey | $103,208 | $78,000 | 9,005,644 | 582 |
| 4 | California | $101,338 | $74,000 | 39,536,653 | 2,439 |
| 5 | Rhode Island | $88,837 | $68,000 | 1,059,639 | 131 |
| 6 | New Mexico | $83,911 | $60,000 | 2,088,070 | 304 |
| 7 | Pennsylvania | $95,841 | $72,000 | 12,805,537 | 806 |
| 8 | West Virginia | $81,756 | $60,000 | 1,815,857 | 242 |
| 9 | Washington | $102,781 | $79,000 | 7,405,743 | 448 |
| 10 | Connecticut | $89,473 | $68,000 | 3,588,184 | 336 |
| 11 | Utah | $84,031 | $60,000 | 3,101,833 | 257 |
| 12 | Oregon | $87,495 | $66,000 | 4,142,776 | 383 |
| 13 | Alabama | $78,911 | $52,000 | 4,874,747 | 558 |
| 14 | Minnesota | $87,577 | $68,000 | 5,576,606 | 452 |
| 15 | Virginia | $87,493 | $64,000 | 8,470,020 | 770 |
| 16 | Illinois | $83,936 | $62,000 | 12,802,023 | 1,236 |
| 17 | Colorado | $91,699 | $66,000 | 5,607,154 | 339 |
| 18 | Alaska | $86,735 | $75,000 | 739,795 | 63 |
| 19 | Maryland | $93,879 | $70,000 | 6,052,177 | 316 |
| 20 | South Dakota | $75,317 | $57,000 | 869,666 | 153 |
| 21 | North Carolina | $81,871 | $58,000 | 10,273,419 | 638 |
| 22 | Michigan | $81,896 | $61,000 | 9,962,311 | 395 |
| 23 | New Hampshire | $79,460 | $62,000 | 1,342,795 | 143 |
| 24 | Iowa | $79,227 | $59,000 | 3,145,711 | 242 |
| 25 | Wyoming | $75,266 | $54,000 | 579,315 | 68 |
| 26 | New York | $84,813 | $64,000 | 19,849,399 | 934 |
| 27 | Vermont | $77,001 | $60,000 | 623,657 | 91 |
| 28 | Montana | $78,637 | $59,000 | 1,050,493 | 87 |
| 29 | Texas | $78,003 | $53,000 | 28,304,596 | 1,427 |
| 30 | Arizona | $76,887 | $56,000 | 7,016,270 | 467 |
| 31 | Delaware | $77,035 | $58,000 | 961,939 | 118 |
| 32 | Nevada | $77,309 | $56,000 | 2,998,039 | 141 |
| 33 | South Carolina | $69,676 | $47,000 | 5,024,369 | 579 |
| 34 | Ohio | $75,517 | $56,000 | 11,658,609 | 502 |
| 35 | Tennessee | $75,531 | $52,000 | 6,715,984 | 256 |
| 36 | Hawaii | $73,753 | $62,000 | 1,427,538 | 91 |
| 37 | Oklahoma | $68,570 | $47,000 | 3,930,864 | 374 |
| 38 | North Dakota | $70,814 | $56,000 | 755,393 | 73 |
| 39 | Idaho | $72,788 | $54,000 | 1,716,943 | 132 |
| 40 | Maine | $66,984 | $53,000 | 1,335,907 | 187 |
| 41 | Wisconsin | $74,660 | $56,000 | 5,795,483 | 321 |
| 42 | Missouri | $73,014 | $52,000 | 6,113,532 | 370 |
| 43 | Mississippi | $64,008 | $42,000 | 2,984,100 | 239 |
| 44 | Kentucky | $71,993 | $52,000 | 4,454,189 | 173 |
| 45 | Florida | $67,042 | $43,000 | 20,984,400 | 1,052 |
| 46 | Georgia | $66,561 | $44,000 | 10,429,379 | 801 |
| 47 | Louisiana | $68,279 | $45,000 | 4,684,333 | 151 |
| 48 | Nebraska | $67,369 | $49,000 | 1,920,076 | 129 |
| 49 | Indiana | $67,233 | $49,000 | 6,666,818 | 340 |
| 50 | Kansas | $64,666 | $46,000 | 2,913,123 | 188 |
| 51 | Arkansas | $55,213 | $38,000 | 3,004,279 | 167 |
Highest paying states for healthcare consultants
| Rank | State | Avg. Healthcare Consultant Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts | $111,380 |
| 2 | District of Columbia | $101,710 |
| 3 | New Jersey | $103,208 |
| 4 | California | $101,338 |
| 5 | Rhode Island | $88,837 |
| 6 | New Mexico | $83,911 |
| 7 | Pennsylvania | $95,841 |
| 8 | West Virginia | $81,756 |
| 9 | Washington | $102,781 |
| 10 | Connecticut | $89,473 |
| 11 | Utah | $84,031 |
| 12 | Oregon | $87,495 |
| 13 | Alabama | $78,911 |
| 14 | Minnesota | $87,577 |
| 15 | Virginia | $87,493 |
| 16 | Illinois | $83,936 |
| 17 | Colorado | $91,699 |
| 18 | Alaska | $86,735 |
| 19 | Maryland | $93,879 |
| 20 | South Dakota | $75,317 |
| 21 | North Carolina | $81,871 |
| 22 | Michigan | $81,896 |
| 23 | New Hampshire | $79,460 |
| 24 | Iowa | $79,227 |
| 25 | Wyoming | $75,266 |
| 26 | New York | $84,813 |
| 27 | Vermont | $77,001 |
| 28 | Montana | $78,637 |
| 29 | Texas | $78,003 |
| 30 | Arizona | $76,887 |
| 31 | Delaware | $77,035 |
| 32 | Nevada | $77,309 |
| 33 | South Carolina | $69,676 |
| 34 | Ohio | $75,517 |
| 35 | Tennessee | $75,531 |
| 36 | Hawaii | $73,753 |
| 37 | Oklahoma | $68,570 |
| 38 | North Dakota | $70,814 |
| 39 | Idaho | $72,788 |
| 40 | Maine | $66,984 |
| 41 | Wisconsin | $74,660 |
| 42 | Missouri | $73,014 |
| 43 | Mississippi | $64,008 |
| 44 | Kentucky | $71,993 |
| 45 | Florida | $67,042 |
| 46 | Georgia | $66,561 |
| 47 | Louisiana | $68,279 |
| 48 | Nebraska | $67,369 |
| 49 | Indiana | $67,233 |
| 50 | Kansas | $64,666 |
| 51 | Arkansas | $55,213 |
Expert opinions on the best states for healthcare consultants
Are there any particularly good places in the United States for healthcare consultants to find work opportunities?
Dr. Anthony Stanowski
President & CEO, Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education
Yes, the right places to look at are the places where you think you can make a difference. Where is your passion? Is it in inner-city areas, struggling to meet the needs of the poor and disenfranchised? Is it in rural areas where the challenges are how to knit together limited resources to provide to communities that are spread out to meet critical healthcare needs? Is it in sizeable academic health systems where the challenge lies in forming internal and external constituencies' coalitions to succeed?
Is it in integrated delivery systems that are national in scope, working to transform healthcare by knitting together insurance, pharmaceuticals, and patient care but are struggling against regulatory roadblocks and the established ways of doing things? Is your passion in the growing informatics sector, where you can help organizations use data more accurately? Is it in telemedicine? Health policy? Physician practice management? Know yourself and what you believe in. Work to make a difference. Healthcare is the noblest of fields, and I hope that people choosing to enter healthcare stay faithful to its calling.
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Updated January 8, 2025