Health Director Salary in Fresno, California

How much does a Health Director make in Fresno, CA?

As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Health Director in Fresno, CA is $160,383. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $136,069 to $194,508, with most professionals earning between $113,933 and $225,577.

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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 Fresno, CA

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

136069

194508

160383

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

143202

203728

168529

What is the average salary for Health Director in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Health Director in Fresno, CA. The base salary for Health Director ranges from $136,069 to $194,508 with the average base salary of $160,383. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $143,202 to $203,728 with the average total cash compensation of $168,529.

View Average Salary for Health Director as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$160,383	$136,069 - $194,508
Bonus	$8,146	$7,133 - $9,220
Total Pay	$168,529	$143,202 - $203,728

* 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 Fresno, CA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Fresno, CA
CITY, STATE Visalia, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $135,254 - $193,343	COMPARE TO Fresno, CA
CITY, STATE Modesto, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $144,136 - $206,038	COMPARE TO Fresno, CA
CITY, STATE Salinas, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $150,456 - $215,073	COMPARE TO Fresno, CA
CITY, STATE Monterey, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $150,782 - $215,539	COMPARE TO Fresno, CA
CITY, STATE Bakersfield, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $145,439 - $207,902	COMPARE TO Fresno, CA
CITY, STATE San Jose, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $170,426 - $243,620	COMPARE TO Fresno, CA

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About Fresno, California

Fresno (/ˈfrɛznoʊ/ FREZ-noh; Spanish for "ash tree") is a city in California, United States, and the county seat of Fresno County. It covers about 112 square miles (290 km2) in the center of the San Joaquin Valley, the southern portion of California's Central Valley. Named for the abundant ash trees lining the San Joaquin River, Fresno was founded in 1872 as a railway station of the Central Pacific Railroad before it was incorporated in 1885. The city has since become an economic hub of Fresno County and the San Joaquin Valley, with much of the surrounding areas in the Metropolitan Fresno regi...

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