LIVE MARKET·EMPLOYER·1,544 postings · last 6 months·Data through October 20, 2026

Optum salaries: $35.50/hr$1,420/wk$73,840/yr median.

Pay range $22.50$900$46,800–$55.00/hr$2,200/wk$114,400/yr across the middle 50% of 1,544 postings in 79 roles and 48 states.

0.3% above other employers for the same 22 roles. Advertised pay from job postings, not reported employee salaries.

Show pay as
Median /hr/wk/yr
$35.50$1,420$73,840
P25–P75
$22.50$900$46,800–$55.00$2,200$114,400
middle 50%
Postings
1,544
last 6 months
Roles
79
in 48 states
01·PAY BY ROLE·TOP 20 OF 22 ROLES

What Optum pays, role by role.

01Pharmacy Technician286 postings · +9.8% vs employers
$22.50/hr$900/wk$46,800/yr
02Physical Therapist247 postings · +11.1% vs employers
$55.00/hr$2,200/wk$114,400/yr
03Pharmacist183 postings · −9.6% vs employers
$61.50/hr$2,460/wk$127,920/yr
04Home Health Aide150 postings · +5.6% vs employers
$19.00/hr$760/wk$39,520/yr
05Occupational Therapist90 postings · −4.3% vs employers
$50.25/hr$2,010/wk$104,520/yr
06Registered Nurse (RN)86 postings · −8.6% vs employers
$42.50/hr$1,700/wk$88,400/yr
07Care Manager50 postings · −8.2% vs employers
$22.50/hr$900/wk$46,800/yr
08Social Worker37 postings · +0.0% vs employers
$37.50/hr$1,500/wk$78,000/yr
09Hospice CNA36 postings · −2.4% vs employers
$20.00/hr$800/wk$41,600/yr
10Speech Language Pathologist35 postings · −11.8% vs employers
$48.50/hr$1,940/wk$100,880/yr
11Radiology Technologist23 postings · −14.5% vs employers
$32.50/hr$1,300/wk$67,600/yr
12MRI Technologist20 postings · −15.1% vs employers
$39.50/hr$1,580/wk$82,160/yr
13Caregiver19 postings · −2.8% vs employers
$17.50/hr$700/wk$36,400/yr
14Obstetrician Gynecologist18 postings · −9.4% vs employers
$24.00/hr$960/wk$49,920/yr
15General Physician18 postings · −37.0% vs employers
$49.00/hr$1,960/wk$101,920/yr
16CT Technologist17 postings · −9.0% vs employers
$40.50/hr$1,620/wk$84,240/yr
17Phlebotomist16 postings · +2.3% vs employers
$22.50/hr$900/wk$46,800/yr
18General Sonographer13 postings · −12.0% vs employers
$40.50/hr$1,620/wk$84,240/yr
19Medical Assistant (MA)13 postings · −17.0% vs employers
$22.00/hr$880/wk$45,760/yr
20Physician Assistant12 postings · −4.8% vs employers
$69.00/hr$2,760/wk$143,520/yr

Ordered by posting volume. “vs employers” compares each role's median with other employers posting the same role.

02·PAY BY STATE·34 STATES

Where Optum pays the most.

01Pennsylvania43 postings
$53.50/hr$2,140/wk$111,280/yr
02California44 postings
$48.25/hr$1,930/wk$100,360/yr
03Indiana49 postings
$47.50/hr$1,900/wk$98,800/yr
04Massachusetts123 postings
$40.50/hr$1,620/wk$84,240/yr
05New York85 postings
$40.50/hr$1,620/wk$84,240/yr
06Texas176 postings
$39.25/hr$1,570/wk$81,640/yr
07North Carolina43 postings
$39.00/hr$1,560/wk$81,120/yr
08Louisiana40 postings
$39.00/hr$1,560/wk$81,120/yr
09Arkansas35 postings
$35.00/hr$1,400/wk$72,800/yr
10Washington72 postings
$32.25/hr$1,290/wk$67,080/yr
11Florida62 postings
$32.00/hr$1,280/wk$66,560/yr
12Oregon37 postings
$28.00/hr$1,120/wk$58,240/yr
13Arizona57 postings
$24.50/hr$980/wk$50,960/yr
14Connecticut72 postings
$22.00/hr$880/wk$45,760/yr
15Ohio153 postings
$19.50/hr$780/wk$40,560/yr

Showing the 15 states with the most postings.

04·FREQUENTLY ASKED·OPTUM

Optum pay, answered.

How much does Optum pay?

The median advertised pay at Optum is $35.50/hr (about $73,840/yr), based on 1,544 job postings with listed pay over the last 6 months. The middle 50% of postings pay $22.50–$55.00/hr.

Does Optum pay more than other employers?

Across the 22 roles with enough postings to compare, Optum's advertised pay is 0.3% above the median for other employers hiring for the same roles (weighted by posting volume). 4 of 20 roles shown pay above that median, led by Physical Therapist at +11.1%.

What does Optum pay Pharmacy Technicians?

Pharmacy Technician is Optum's most-posted role, with 286 postings at a median of $22.50/hr (middle 50%: $22.00–$22.50/hr), against $20.50/hr at other employers.

Where is Optum hiring?

Optum posted roles with listed pay in 48 states over the last 6 months, most often in Texas (176 postings).

Figures are advertised pay from US healthcare job postings by Optum with listed pay, collected over the last 6 months. They are not reported employee salaries. Roles and states with fewer than 10 postings are left out.