Where the middle 50% lands.
Half earn between $79k and $304k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $588k, roughly 3.4 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.
| Percentile | Total comp | Means |
|---|---|---|
| 90th | $588,128 | Top 10% of earners |
| 75th | $304,203 | 25% earn more than this |
| 50th · median | $170,659 | The typical executive |
| 25th | $79,191 | 25% earn less than this |
| 10th | $28,763 | 10% of executives earn less than this |
How the package is built.
The typical pay structure across 1,145 organizations with full Schedule J reporting (52% of the 2,217 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.
Washington pays $38,515 more than the median COO compensation in health care nationally.
The ten highest-paid health care COOs by filing.
| # | Organization | Location | Total compensation | Filing year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Dignity Health | San Francisco, CA | $9,840,286 | 2023 |
| 02 | Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | New York, NY | $4,762,491 | 2023 |
| 03 | Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | New York, NY | $4,762,491 | 2023 |
| 04 | Ochsner Clinic Foundation | New Orleans, LA | $4,206,022 | 2024 |
| 05 | Ihc Health Services Inc | Salt Lake City, UT | $4,083,946 | 2024 |
| 06 | Corewell Health | Grand Rapids, MI | $3,903,959 | 2023 |
| 07 | Sutter Health | Sacramento, CA | $3,655,805 | 2024 |
| 08 | Children'S Health System Of Texas | Dallas, TX | $3,455,378 | 2023 |
| 09 | Bayada Home Health Care Inc | Pennsauken, NJ | $3,411,085 | 2024 |
| 10 | Mass General Brigham Incorporated | Somerville, MA | $3,210,922 | 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 COO compensation for health care nonprofits in that revenue band updates live.
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- How much does a Health Care nonprofit COO make?
- The median total compensation for a COO at a health care nonprofit is $170,659, based on 2,217 organizations in IRS Form 990 filings. The middle 50% fall between $79,191 and $304,203.
- What is the salary range for a COO in Health Care nonprofits?
- Pay ranges from $79,191 at the 25th percentile to $304,203 at the 75th and $588,128 at the 90th. The spread reflects differences in organization size, budget, and region within the sector.
- Is this Health Care compensation data reliable?
- Yes. It comes from IRS Form 990 filings, legal documents filed under penalty of perjury, not self-reported surveys. Figures cover 2,217 health care nonprofits reporting a COO.
- Why does Health Care nonprofit COO pay differ from other sectors?
- Compensation reflects the typical organization size, revenue, and operating complexity of each sector. Larger, better-funded health care organizations pull the upper percentiles higher, while smaller ones anchor the lower end.