Where the middle 50% lands.
Half earn between $44k and $224k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $432k, roughly 3.6 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.
| Percentile | Total comp | Means |
|---|---|---|
| 90th | $432,060 | Top 10% of earners |
| 75th | $224,199 | 25% earn more than this |
| 50th · median | $120,274 | The typical executive |
| 25th | $44,242 | 25% earn less than this |
| 10th | $22,039 | 10% of executives earn less than this |
How the package is built.
The typical pay structure across 1,641 organizations with full Schedule J reporting (34% of the 4,890 orgs in this slice). Each share is the average across orgs of the fraction of total comp that goes to this component, so the bar fills 100%.
The number in context.
Every row links to its own dedicated benchmark page.
All figures are median total reported compensation · IRS Form 990, Schedule J
Pay varies by state.
Colorado pays $52,786 more than the median CFO compensation in health care nationally.
The ten highest-paid health care CFOs by filing.
| # | Organization | Location | Total compensation | Filing year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Saint Lukes Health System Inc | Kansas City, MO | $7,812,283 | 2023 |
| 02 | Nyu Langone Hospitals | New York, NY | $6,981,609 | 2023 |
| 03 | Advocate Aurora Health Inc | Oak Brook, IL | $6,517,941 | 2023 |
| 04 | Sisters Of Charity Of Leavenworth Health | Broomfield, CO | $5,698,171 | 2023 |
| 05 | Montefiore Einstein Inc | Tarrytown, NY | $3,678,461 | 2023 |
| 06 | Ssm Health Care Corporation | St Louis, MO | $3,420,428 | 2023 |
| 07 | Henry Ford Health System | Detroit, MI | $3,410,191 | 2024 |
| 08 | Sutter Health | Sacramento, CA | $3,300,465 | 2023 |
| 09 | Ochsner Clinic Foundation | New Orleans, LA | $3,296,122 | 2024 |
| 10 | Corewell Health | Grand Rapids, MI | $3,183,271 | 2023 |
Total includes base, bonus, other reportable, and deferred/retirement compensation per Schedule J.
What does a $X org pay?
Adjust the slider to your organization's revenue. The median CFO compensation for health care nonprofits in that revenue band updates live.