As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Quality Improvement Director - Healthcare in the United States is $130,710. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $114,924 to $147,126, with most professionals earning between $100,552 and $162,072.
| Annual Salary |
Monthly Pay |
Weekly Pay |
Hourly Wage |
|
| 75th Percentile | $147,126 | $12,261 | $2,829 | $71 |
| Average | $130,710 | $10,893 | $2,514 | $63 |
| 25th Percentile | $114,924 | $9,577 | $2,210 | $55 |
An entry-level Quality Improvement Director - Healthcare with less than 1 year of experience earns about $121,050. With 1-2 years of experience, the average salary increases to $122,464. For 2-4 years of experience, the pay typically rises to $124,820. Senior-level professionals with 5-8 years of experience earn around $127,176, and those with over 8 years of experience can expect an average of $131,200.
| Levels | Salary |
|---|---|
| Entry Level Quality Improvement Director - Healthcare | $121,050 |
| Intermediate Level Quality Improvement Director - Healthcare | $122,464 |
| Senior Level Quality Improvement Director - Healthcare | $124,820 |
| Specialist Level Quality Improvement Director - Healthcare | $127,176 |
| Expert Level Quality Improvement Director - Healthcare | $131,200 |
| Entry Level | 7% |
| Mid Level | 6% |
| Senior Level | 5% |
| Top Level | 3% |
| Experienced | 0% |
Salaries in the United States differ widely between states due to factors like cost of living, local economies, and industry presence.
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Salaries in the United States can vary greatly between cities due to factors like cost of living, local economies, and industry presence.
As of March 01, 2025, our research reveals a significant shift in Quality Improvement Director - Healthcare compensation over the past six years. For example, the median salary increased from $130,039 in 2023 to approximately $131,631 in 2024. (For a detailed analysis of Quality Improvement Director - Healthcare salary trends, click here.)
Key factors like location, experience, industry demand, and economic growth significantly influence salary variations, making them important to consider.
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| Core Compensation | ||||
| Core Compensation | Median | % of Total | ||
| Base Salary | $130,710 | 73.8% | ||
| Bonus | $0 | 0.0% | ||
| Value of Benefits | ||||
| Core Compensation | Median | % of Total | ||
| Social Security | $9,999 | 5.6% | ||
| 401K/403B | $6,143 | 3.5% | ||
| Disability | $1,046 | 0.6% | ||
| Healthcare | $6,056 | 3.4% | ||
| Pension | $7,189 | 4.1% | ||
| Time Off | $16,087 | 9.1% | ||
| Total Compensation | $177,231 | 100% | ||
| Degree Level | % of user with this level of education |
|---|---|
| No Diploma | 0.3% |
| High School | 2.0% |
| Associates | 4.3% |
| Bachelors | 30.8% |
| Masters | 54.1% |
| Doctorate | 8.5% |
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The average annual salary of Quality Improvement Director - Healthcare is $130,710. In case you are finding an easy salary calculator, the average hourly pay of Quality Improvement Director - Healthcare is $63; the average weekly pay of Quality Improvement Director - Healthcare is $2,514; the average monthly pay of Quality Improvement Director - Healthcare is $10,893.
A Quality Improvement Director - Healthcare's earning potential can vary widely depending on several factors, including location, industry, experience, education, and the specific employer. According to the latest salary data by Salary.com, a Quality Improvement Director - Healthcare earns the most in San Jose, CA, where the annual salary of a Quality Improvement Director - Healthcare is $164,041.
The highest pay for Quality Improvement Director - Healthcare is $162,072.
The lowest pay for Quality Improvement Director - Healthcare is $100,552.
Leads and directs process and overall quality improvement activities that produce better patient care and more efficient operations. Develops programs to review and evaluate patient care and outcomes. Implements a strategy and plans for a quality improvement function within the facility in collaboration with the administrative and clinical leaders of the hospital. Tracks and presents results of improvement efforts and ongoing measures of clinical processes to management. Requires a bachelor's degree. Typically reports to top management. Typically manages through subordinate managers and professionals in larger groups of moderate complexity. Provides input to strategic decisions that affect the functional area of responsibility. May give input into developing the budget. Capable of resolving escalated issues arising from operations and requiring coordination with other departments. Typically requires 3+ years of managerial experience.
Specify the abilities and skills that a person needs in order to carry out the specified job duties. Each competency has five to ten behavioral assertions that can be observed, each with a corresponding performance level (from one to five) that is required for a particular job.
Initiative: Taking decisive action and initiating plans independently to address problems, improve professional life, and achieve goals.
Continuous Improvement: A continual improvement process, also often called a continuous improvement process (abbreviated as CIP or CI), is an ongoing effort to improve products, services, or processes. These efforts can seek "incremental" improvement over time or "breakthrough" improvement all at once. Delivery (customer valued) processes are constantly evaluated and improved in the light of their efficiency, effectiveness and flexibility. Some see CIPs as a meta-process for most management systems (such as business process management, quality management, project management, and program management). W. Edwards Deming, a pioneer of the field, saw it as part of the 'system' whereby feedback from the process and customer were evaluated against organisational goals. The fact that it can be called a management process does not mean that it needs to be executed by 'management'; but rather merely that it makes decisions about the implementation of the delivery process and the design of the delivery process itself.
Community Health: Community health refers to simple health services that are delivered by laymen outside hospitals and clinics.
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