by Deanna Gillingham | Nov 6, 2024
Summary: The 2024 Case Management Salary & Trends Survey reveals an impressive case manager salary growth trend in the profession, with over 36% of case managers earning $100,000 or more annually. The survey also shows continued high job satisfaction among case managers.
What is the Salary for Case Managers?
The Case Management Society of America (CMSA) and Case Management Institute (CMI)‘s 2024 Case Management Salary and Trends Survey reveals compelling salary data for current and prospective case managers. The results demonstrate significant growth in case manager compensation over the past four years.
Today’s case managers see substantial salaries, with 36.1% earning $100,000 or more annually. The largest segment (26.4%) falls within the $80,000-$89,999 range, and 78% earn between $70,000 and $119,999. Notably, only 7.2% earn less than $70,000 annually, representing a dramatic improvement from 2020, when 54% of case managers earned under $70,000.
The upward trajectory continues, with 71% of case managers reporting a salary increase in the past year alone. This positive trend is further reinforced by the emergence of higher salary brackets, with 3% now earning $170,000 or more, demonstrating exceptional earning potential in the field.
Factors Influencing a Case Manager’s Salary
Several factors impact a case manager’s earning potential. The 2024 survey highlights the importance of experience and role level. For supervisory positions, the earning potential is notably higher, with the largest segment (18.15%) earning $100,000-$109,999 and a significant portion earning substantially more.
Professional certification continues to play a significant role in salary potential. The survey shows that 39.2% of certified case managers reported that certification helped increase their salary. Additionally, 60.03% indicated that certification helped them maintain their position, highlighting its value for job security and career stability.
Work setting also influences compensation. Case managers in insurance/managed care/health plans (37.09% of the workforce) and inpatient healthcare facilities (30.65%) represent the largest employment sectors, often offering competitive salary packages.
Looking at the broader healthcare landscape, case management remains a financially attractive career option, particularly for nurses. The profession continues to offer strong earning potential without requiring additional degrees, making it an appealing career advancement path for healthcare professionals.
These salary trends and the fact that 79% of case managers report satisfaction with their compensation suggest that case management remains a rewarding career choice with strong financial benefits and growth potential. For healthcare professionals considering case management, these trends indicate a profession increasingly recognizing and rewarding case managers’ vital role in healthcare delivery.
Those interested in learning more about case management salaries and trends can access the 2024 Case Management Salary and Trends Report at CMSalaries.com.
For healthcare professionals considering a career in case management, the Case Management Institute (CMI) offers specialized courses designed to help nurses transition successfully into case management roles. These courses provide the foundational knowledge and skills needed to excel in this rewarding and growing profession.
by Deanna Gillingham | Feb 12, 2024 |
Summary
This article gives a comparison of the most popular certifications available for case managers. It also gives you a look at the eligibility requirements and cost of the exam.
A popular question in our Case Managers Community Facebook Group is “Which Case Management Certification should I get?” While we can’t answer that question for you we can give you the information you need to decide for yourself.
Things to consider are where you are now and where you see yourself in the future. You will also want to take into consideration your professional background and where you work.
This article gives a comparison of 3 of the most popular certifications available for case managers to help you decide which one is best for you.
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by Deanna Gillingham | Dec 11, 2023
Whether you have studied for months to prepare for your Case Management Certification exam or just finished some last-minute cramming, we have a few last-minute tips that have stood the test of time and helped countless individuals pass their CCM Exam.
Here are a few tips for the last week of preparation.
A Week Before the CCM Exam
In the week leading up to the CCM Exam, it’s crucial to familiarize yourself with the logistics of the test day.
If you’re heading to a testing center, consider taking a “test drive” to the location. This will help you gauge potential traffic hurdles, identify parking spots, locate the entrance, pinpoint the office – basically, iron out all the logistical details.
Are you opting for a home-based exam on your computer? Take a thorough look at the instructions regarding computer testing, room specifications, and the monitoring process. If you have any uncertainties or questions, don’t hesitate to reach out to the testing company now. Addressing concerns beforehand ensures a smooth test day experience and minimizes the risk of tech-related frustrations.
A Day Before the Exam
One day before your exam take a break from your study sessions. Allow your mind to rest and absorb the knowledge you’ve acquired over the weeks.
Monitor your caffeine intake, ensuring it’s moderate. While caffeine can boost alertness, excessive amounts might affect your sleep the night before the exam and we all know how important a good night’s sleep is!
To enhance your sleep quality, engage in physical activity like going for a walk. Taking a walk outdoors in nature not only contributes to better sleep but also aids in relieving stress, setting the stage for a more relaxed exam day.
Night Before the Exam
The evening before the exam eat a nutritious dinner that won’t trigger heartburn or indigestion, ensuring a good night’s sleep without discomfort.
Organize your essentials for the morning by laying out your clothes, ID, and directions to the testing center. If testing online make sure the room you are testing in is free of clutter and ready for inspection. This minimizes last-minute stress and ensures a smooth start to your day.
Utilize the final moments before sleep for a brief review. Glance over your notes, vocabulary, or essential points to reinforce your understanding.
To avoid oversleeping set an alarm, or two.
Morning of Exam
The morning of your CCM Exam start your day with a healthy, low-sugar breakfast. This helps maintain stable blood sugar levels, ensuring optimal concentration during the test.
Take a moment to review any last-minute details or topics you want to reinforce before heading to the test center.
Plan to leave early, allowing plenty of time for travel. If taking the exam from home log in early. This will eliminate unnecessary stress and panic, ensuring a calm and composed start to your test-taking experience.
Upon Arrival
Once you arrive shift your focus away from last-minute reviews. If you don’t know the information now it’s too late.
Maintain a relaxed and confident mindset. A confident mindset is one of the most important factors to success. Remind yourself that your studies and preparation have given you all you need to succeed.
Avoid engaging in conversations with fellow students before the exam if they are anxious or nervous as stress can be contagious. Stay positive and confident.
Find a balance between comfort and alertness to optimize your concentration during the exam.
Tips for Multiple-Choice Questions
- Try to identify the answer before you read all the choices, but look at all choices before selecting, as two answers will often be similar
- Narrow choices by eliminating obvious wrong answers
- Do not be afraid to change an answer if you feel strongly about it
- If you do not know the answer to a question make your best guess, flag the question so you can come back to it, and then move on
If you have to guess:
- Length is often a clue, choose the longest most precise answer
- Reject answers with specific determiners such as everyone, always, never, none, except, most, or least
- Look for answers with words like often, most
- If two choices are similar, choose neither
- If two choices are opposite, choose one of them
- The most general answer is usually correct
Specific CCM Exam Tips
When answering questions, think of the “perfect situation” answer. I know we do not work in “perfect” situations where all of the needed resources are at our fingertips, but the test will expect you to know the “best practice” answer. So answer as you would in the perfect world scenario.
This test is not about how you do it where you work. It is about best practices. Don’t answer the question based on policies and procedures where you work, but on “best practice” which may or may not be the way it is done in your organization.
Think like a social worker and not a nurse. As nurses, we are accustomed to “doing for” our patients. We change their dressings, start their IVs, and make sure they are warm. Social workers are trained to help patients help themselves. As case managers, we are to empower our patients. Remember this when taking the exam.
And finally, here is the best advice I was given before my exam:
Remember to breathe!
Write “breathe” on top of the scrap paper they give you, and each time you look at it, stop and take a few deep cleansing breaths, relax, and let the knowledge inside you work its way out.
You have been working hard getting ready for this exam; I know these tips help you with your final preparations!
And don’t forget to let me know how you do! Send me an email at Deanna@CaseManagementStudyGuide.com and post your results in the Facebook group “Case Managers Community”.
by Deanna Gillingham | Aug 25, 2020 |
For the most up-to-date information, see our newest article here.
Wonder how your employer compares with others? How does your case management salary compare to the industry? Need a reference to show your employer standards for salary, benefits, caseload, education, certification, and continuing education reimbursement?
We have you covered. The 2020 Salary and Trends Survey provides all this and more.
We’ve updated the salary and trends survey for 2020 and here is an updated summary. The survey was participated in by 1,000 case management professions. It collated valuable data on the case management industry that helps us understand who case managers are, the challenges they face, their salary potential, job satisfaction, and the value they bring to consumers of healthcare and the organizations for which they work.
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by Deanna Gillingham | Aug 8, 2018 |
First of all, I want to let you know I am very sorry you did not pass. I know that you invested a lot of time and money into passing this exam. I hope you plan to take the exam again. Many people do not pass their first attempt and go on to pass later. This article should help you to do that.
CCMC will waive the application fee for your first retest during the next testing cycle only. For example, if you fail the test in April you can take the August exam without reapplying and paying the application fee again. You will have to pay the test center (Prometric) fee though. If you do not test during the next exam cycle, but wish to retest later or this is not your first retest, CCMC will require the entire application fee and test fee again. Also, if you rescheduled your first test and failed, you will have to reapply and pay the application and test center fees again. Basically, the application only covers 2 testing cycles, if for any reason you do not pass the test by the 2 test cycles after your application is accepted you must reapply.
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