Health Director Salary in Buffalo, New York

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As of December 01, 2024, the average annual pay of Health Director in Buffalo, NY is $154,562. While Salary.com is seeing that Health Director salary in Buffalo, NY can go up to $217,393 or down to $109,799, but most earn between $131,132 and $187,450. Salary.com shows the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Health Director in the United States.

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Required Other Demonstrated expertise in Behavioral Health Services, such as prior authorization, intake, concurrent review, case management, discharge planning including development and management.

February 21, 2022

Develops operating policies and procedures, hires, trains, supervises, and evaluates professional and support staff, prepares budget within System guidelines and monitors ongoing expenditures for cost effectiveness, negotiates and administers library consortia/network agreements and memberships, establishes monitoring and assessment procedures to ensure quality control.

July 17, 2022

Demonstrated appetite for the nature of high-volume discovery work -Excellent oral and written communication skills, demonstrated competence in delivering presentations to individuals or groups -Ability to interact positively with a wide range of individuals and position levels -Initiative, innovation, and creativity.

July 17, 2022

Assist with the Institutional Program Planning and Review (IPPR) process and implementation, in collaboration with the faculty and staff, to ensure and maintain the quality of the programs within the division.

December 22, 2022

Provide leadership and direction in planning, controlling, and coordination of medical psychiatric services and physician and nurse practitioner staffing at VCBH in order to ensure appropriate, professional, and cost-effective outpatient healthcare.

January 14, 2023

Participates in the identification and analysis of medical information from multiple sources in order to develop interventions to improve the quality of care and outcomes.

February 18, 2023

Leads behavioral health medical management initiatives for assigned market to include utilization management, concurrent review, pharmacy management, and case management through a matrix partnership with the market president regional medical director, director of behavioral health operations, case management field director and field case management staff.

March 08, 2023

Monitors and evaluates the quality and appropriateness of patient psychiatric care provided to determine if it is in accordance with the Quality Assurance and Utilization Review plans of VCBH.

March 20, 2023

Assures collection, monitoring and reparting of data and health information practices to assure proper custodianship of employee health records and trends analysis as well as all required reguilartory reporting.

March 27, 2023

Manage and coordinate the work of all nursing and other assisted living staff, communicating pertinent resident health and safety information.

April 04, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Health Director in Buffalo, NY

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

131132

187450

154562

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

138007

196336

162414

What is the average salary for Health Director in 2024?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Health Director in Buffalo, NY. The base salary for Health Director ranges from $131,132 to $187,450 with the average base salary of $154,562. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $138,007 to $196,336 with the average total cash compensation of $162,414.

View Average Salary for Health Director as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$154,562	$131,132 - $187,450
Bonus	$7,851	$6,876 - $8,886
Total Pay	$162,414	$138,007 - $196,336

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Health Director Salary Near Buffalo, NY

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Buffalo, NY
CITY, STATE Niagara Falls, NY	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $131,445 - $187,898	COMPARE TO Buffalo, NY
CITY, STATE Jamestown, NY	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $127,772 - $182,648	COMPARE TO Buffalo, NY
CITY, STATE Henrietta, NY	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $132,992 - $190,110	COMPARE TO Buffalo, NY
CITY, STATE Rochester, NY	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $132,992 - $190,110	COMPARE TO Buffalo, NY
CITY, STATE Erie, PA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $124,616 - $178,136	COMPARE TO Buffalo, NY
CITY, STATE Syracuse, NY	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $134,173 - $191,797	COMPARE TO Buffalo, NY

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About Buffalo, New York

Buffalo is the second largest city in the U.S. state of New York and the largest city in Western New York. As of July 2016[update], the population was 256,902. The city is the county seat of Erie County and a major gateway for commerce and travel across the Canada–United States border, forming part of the bi-national Buffalo Niagara Region. The Buffalo area was inhabited before the 17th century by the Native American Iroquois tribe and later by French settlers. The city grew significantly in the 19th and 20th centuries as a result of immigration, the construction of the Erie Canal and rail tra...

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