How much does a Patient Advocate make?

As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Patient Advocate in the United States is $45,942. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $40,402 to $53,795, with most professionals earning between $35,357 and $60,945.

Based on HR-reported data: a national average with a geographic differential
Patient Advocate Salaries by Percentile
Percentile Salary Location Last Updated
10th Percentile Patient Advocate Salary $35,357 US March 01, 2025
25th Percentile Patient Advocate Salary $40,402 US March 01, 2025
50th Percentile Patient Advocate Salary $45,942 US March 01, 2025
75th Percentile Patient Advocate Salary $53,795 US March 01, 2025
90th Percentile Patient Advocate Salary $60,945 US March 01, 2025
25% $40,402 10% $35,357 90% $60,945 75% $53,795 $45,942 50%(Median) Didn’t find job title? Click
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What is a Patient Advocate ?

Patient advocacy is an area of specialization in health care concerned with advocacy for patients, survivors, and caregivers. The patient advocate may be an individual or an organization, often, though not always, concerned with one specific group of disorders. The terms patient advocate and patient advocacy can refer both to individual advocates providing services that organizations also provide, and to organizations whose functions extend to individual patients. Some patient advocates work for the institutions that are directly responsible for the patient's care. Typical advocacy activities...

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  1. This Job:

    Patient Advocate

    3 - 5 years experience
    High School Diploma or Technical Certificate

  2. Up a level:

    Patient Relations Supervisor

    2 + years experience
    Associate's Degree

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Average Base Salary

Core compensation

 
 
 
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Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

 
 
 
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These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Patient Advocate in the United States. The base salary for Patient Advocate ranges from $40,402 to $53,795 with the average base salary of $45,942. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $40,472 to $53,951 with the average total cash compensation of $46,038.

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