Urgent Care Manager Salary in the United States

How much does an Urgent Care Manager make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for an Urgent Care Manager in the United States is $317,654 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $153.

However, an Urgent Care Manager's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

  • Top Earners (90th percentile): $360,545
  • Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $287,694 to $340,105
  • Entry-Level (10th percentile): $260,417
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Urgent Care Manager Salaries by Percentile

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Salary
Monthly
Pay
Weekly
Pay
Hourly
Wage
75th Percentile $340,105 $28,342 $6,540 $164
Average $317,654 $26,471 $6,109 $153
25th Percentile $287,694 $23,975 $5,533 $138
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Key Factors That Influence Urgent Care Manager Salaries

An Urgent Care Manager's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Urgent Care Manager Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Urgent Care Manager's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

  • Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $302,674
  • Early Career (1-2 years): $305,171
  • Mid-Level (2-4 years): $307,251
  • Senior-Level (5-8 years): $310,580
  • Expert (over 8 years): $314,741
Levels Salary
Entry Level Urgent Care Manager$302,674
Intermediate Level Urgent Care Manager$305,171
Senior Level Urgent Care Manager$307,251
Specialist Level Urgent Care Manager$310,580
Expert Level Urgent Care Manager$314,741
$302,674 0 yr
$305,171 < 2 yrs
$307,251 2-4 yrs
$310,580 5-8 yrs
$314,741 > 8 yrs
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Top Paying Cities for Urgent Care Managers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

  • San Jose: $400,657
  • San Francisco: $396,718
  • Oakland: $387,919

What Skills Can Increase an Urgent Care Manager's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

  • Coordination (Mentioned in 6.92% Job Postings): Ability to plan, execute, and adjust job duties to achieve business goals.
  • Acute Care (Mentioned in 2.95% Job Postings): Acute care is a branch of secondary health care where a patient receives active but short-term treatment for a severe injury or episode of illness, an urgent medical condition, or during recovery from surgery. In medical terms, care for acute health conditions is the opposite from chronic care, or longer term care. Acute care services are generally delivered by teams of health care professionals from a range of medical and surgical specialties. Acute care may require a stay in a hospital emergency department, ambulatory surgery center, urgent care centre or other short-term stay facility, along with the assistance of diagnostic services, surgery, or follow-up outpatient care in the community. Hospital-based acute inpatient care typically has the goal of discharging patients as soon as they are deemed healthy and stable. Acute care settings include emergency department, intensive care, coronary care, cardiology, neonatal intensive care, and many general areas where the patient could become acutely unwell and require stabilization and transfer to another higher dependency unit for further treatment.
  • Medical Management (Mentioned in 1.34% Job Postings): Medical management is an umbrella term that encompasses the use of IT for health, disease, care and case management functions. Designed to modify consumer and provider behavior to improve the quality and outcome of healthcare delivery.
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Skills Demand Percentage
Coordination 6.92%
Acute Care 2.95%
Medical Management 1.34%
What skills can make your compensation higher?
Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on an Urgent Care Manager's salary.
  • Medical Management: Can increase your salary by up to 33%.
  • Consulting: Can increase your salary by up to 27%.
  • Home Care: Can increase your salary by up to 26%.
Skill Salary Salary % Increase
Medical Management
$422,480
33%
Consulting
$403,421
27%
Home Care
$400,244
26%
Team Management
$397,068
25%
Business Development
$397,068
25%
Planning
$368,479
16%
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How Education impacts an Urgent Care Manager's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Urgent Care Managers enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for an Urgent Care Manager with a Bachelor's Degree is between $295,589 and $321,327).

Urgent Care Manager Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Urgent Care Manager
Degree Level % of user with this level of education
No Diploma 3.8%
High School 3.8%
Associates 11.5%
Bachelors 26.9%
Masters 50.0%
Doctorate 7.7%
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Urgent Care Manager Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Urgent Care Manager's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on January 01, 2026

Salary Trends for Urgent Care Manager

Salaries for an Urgent Care Manager can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $210,580 in 2023 to around $210,319 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Urgent Care Manager salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of Urgent Care Manager Over Time

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2023
$210,580
2024
$214,101
2025
$210,319
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2023 $210,580
2024 $214,101
2025 $210,319
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