How much does a Critical Care Director make in the United States? The average Critical Care Director salary in the United States is $149,997 as of May 28, 2024, but the range typically falls between $135,414 and $169,709. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target. 

Critical Care Director Salaries by Percentile
Percentile Salary Location Last Updated
10th Percentile Critical Care Director Salary $122,137 US May 28, 2024
25th Percentile Critical Care Director Salary $135,414 US May 28, 2024
50th Percentile Critical Care Director Salary $149,997 US May 28, 2024
75th Percentile Critical Care Director Salary $169,709 US May 28, 2024
90th Percentile Critical Care Director Salary $187,655 US May 28, 2024
25% $135,414 10% $122,137 90% $187,655 75% $169,709 $149,997 50%(Median) Didn’t find job title? Click
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What skills does a Critical Care Director need?

Each competency has five to ten behavioral assertions that can be observed, each with a corresponding performance level (from one to five) that is required for a particular job.

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Leadership: Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.

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Cardiology: Cardiology deals with the diagnosis and treatment of such conditions as congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, electrophysiology, heart failure and valvular heart disease.

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Critical Care: Critical care is sometimes referred as intensive care. Intensive care medicine, or critical care medicine, is a branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and management of life-threatening conditions that may require sophisticated life support and intensive monitoring. An intensivist is a physician who specializes in the care of critically ill patients, most often in the intensive care unit (ICU). Intensivists can be internists or internal medicine sub-specialists (most often pulmonologists), anesthesiologists, emergency medicine physicians, pediatricians (including neonatologists), or surgeons who have completed a fellowship in critical care medicine.

Leadership 11.11%
Cardiology 11.11%
Critical Care 11.11%
Others 66.67%

Job Description for Critical Care Director

Critical Care Director directs the staff and programs of the critical care unit. Develops and introduces approved standards and guidelines for critical care services and programs. Being a Critical Care Director ensures quality care to patients. Requires a bachelor's degree. Additionally, Critical Care Director typically reports to top management. The Critical Care Director manages a departmental sub-function within a broader departmental function. Creates functional strategies and specific objectives for the sub-function and develops budgets/policies/procedures to support the functional infrastructure. Deep knowledge of the managed sub-function and solid knowledge of the overall departmental function. To be a Critical Care Director typically requires 5+ years of managerial experience. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)... View full job description

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Critical Care Director salary varies from city to city. Compared with national average salary of Critical Care Director, the highest Critical Care Director salary is in San Francisco, CA, where the Critical Care Director salary is 25.0% above. The lowest Critical Care Director salary is in Miami, FL, where the Critical Care Director salary is 3.5% lower than national average salary.

City, State Compared to national average
City, State San Francisco, CA Compared to national average
+ 25.0%
City, State Washington, DC Compared to national average
+ 11.3%
City, State Miami, FL Compared to national average
-3.5%
City, State Chicago, IL Compared to national average
+ 4.9%
City, State Boston, MA Compared to national average
+ 12.1%
City, State New York, NY Compared to national average
+ 16.8%
City, State Dallas, TX Compared to national average
-1.3%

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