Healthcare salaries in 2026

Healthcare jobs have a median advertised salary of €75,400 a year, across 4,265 job postings with a pay range. That makes it 15th of 25 professions by median pay, 0% above the median for all jobs.

Updated October 2026 · based on pay ranges in job postings
Median yearly pay€75.4k4,265 postings with pay
North America€102k2,570 postings
EU/EEA€45k1,101 postings
UK€51.5k465 postings

Healthcare salaries by role

Physicians€150k
Pharmacy€102k
Other clinical & medical€94.8k
Therapists€72.1k
Nurses€69.4k
Care & home health aides€38k
Dot: median advertised pay. Bar: the middle half of pay ranges (25th to 75th percentile). Yearly, in euros.
RoleMedian25th percentile75th percentilePay ranges
Physicians€149,900€97,000€253,800580
Pharmacy€101,800€44,100€142,400242
Other clinical & medical€94,800€59,600€153,0001,012
Therapists€72,100€50,600€97,400634
Nurses€69,400€48,800€96,5001,272
Care & home health aides€38,000€33,300€43,800525

Salary by level

Intern / Trainee€43.2k
Junior / Associate€60.6k
Mid-level€69k
Senior€82.4k
Manager / Lead€83.9k
Director / Head€196k
Dot: median advertised pay. Bar: the middle half of pay ranges (25th to 75th percentile). Yearly, in euros.
LevelMedian25th percentile75th percentilePay ranges
Intern / Trainee€43,200€33,500€54,50028
Junior / Associate€60,600€41,200€109,500401
Mid-level€69,000€44,600€112,5003,003
Senior€82,400€47,000€121,500124
Manager / Lead€83,900€64,600€121,700437
Director / Head€195,900€146,200€247,600272

Healthcare pay by country

Medians by country, and what each country pays for the same role and level against the EU average, so a country with more senior postings doesn't look better paid than it is.

United States€104k
Canada€78.9k
United Kingdom€51.5k
Germany€50k
Netherlands€43.9k
France€37k
Dot: median advertised pay. Bar: the middle half of pay ranges (25th to 75th percentile). Yearly, in euros.
CountryMedianSame job vs EUPay ranges
United States€103,900+118%2,479
Canada€78,900+63%92
United Kingdom€51,500+37%465
Germany€50,000+18%302
Netherlands€43,900+33%403
France€37,000+6%225

Remote, hybrid or on-site

Remote€117k
Hybrid€86.8k
On-site€78k
Dot: median advertised pay. Bar: the middle half of pay ranges (25th to 75th percentile). Yearly, in euros.
Work formatMedian25th percentile75th percentilePay ranges
Remote€117,000€76,500€164,400484
Hybrid€86,800€52,600€144,600317
On-site€78,000€48,900€123,800762

Salary by company size

1–10 people€46.5k
11–50 people€66.9k
51–200 people€73.8k
201–500 people€74.8k
501–1,000 people€81k
1,001–5,000 people€56.2k
5,000+ people€94.1k
Dot: median advertised pay. Bar: the middle half of pay ranges (25th to 75th percentile). Yearly, in euros.
Company sizeMedian25th percentile75th percentilePay ranges
1–10 people€46,500€37,500€52,400237
11–50 people€66,900€46,800€129,000340
51–200 people€73,800€42,000€126,000789
201–500 people€74,800€47,900€128,500516
501–1,000 people€81,000€50,200€120,400665
1,001–5,000 people€56,200€40,100€105,500844
5,000+ people€94,100€72,000€137,600874

Salary by industry

Software and internet€106k
Manufacturing and industry€85.8k
Healthcare and life sciences€84.3k
Professional services€82.6k
Public sector and non-profit€78.8k
IT services and consulting€75.6k
Finance and insurance€74.7k
Staffing and HR services€61.4k
Education€47.2k
Retail and consumer€41.7k
Dot: median advertised pay. Bar: the middle half of pay ranges (25th to 75th percentile). Yearly, in euros.
IndustryMedian25th percentile75th percentilePay ranges
Software and internet€105,800€37,400€145,40065
Manufacturing and industry€85,800€65,800€140,70032
Healthcare and life sciences€84,300€51,500€134,1002,131
Professional services€82,600€44,500€144,60048
Public sector and non-profit€78,800€48,400€221,60083
IT services and consulting€75,600€66,000€107,70034
Finance and insurance€74,700€59,700€109,500167
Staffing and HR services€61,400€41,600€112,5001,349
Education€47,200€30,900€68,80048
Retail and consumer€41,700€33,600€59,90025

Frequently asked questions

›How much do healthcare jobs pay?

The median advertised salary is €75,400 a year, across 4,265 job postings with a pay range.

›Which healthcare role pays the most?

Physicians, with a median of €149,900.

›How does healthcare pay compare between the US and Europe?

North America: €102,300; EU/EEA: €45,000; UK: €51,500.

›How often do healthcare job postings show a salary?

12% of them publish a pay range.

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About this dataPay ranges published in 132,956 job postings, collected from company career pages and applicant tracking systems. Each posting counts once, at the middle of its range, converted to yearly pay in euros. We show a figure only when at least 20 postings back it. Updated October 2026. How we collect and calculate the data