Where the middle 50% lands.
Half earn between $55k and $308k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $688k, roughly 5.2 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.
| Percentile | Total comp | Means |
|---|---|---|
| 90th | $687,800 | Top 10% of earners |
| 75th | $307,914 | 25% earn more than this |
| 50th · median | $131,866 | The typical executive |
| 25th | $54,801 | 25% earn less than this |
| 10th | $25,528 | 10% of executives earn less than this |
How the package is built.
The typical pay structure across 3,537 organizations with full Schedule J reporting (37% of the 9,557 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.
Illinois pays $78,893 more than the median Executive Director compensation in health care nationally.
The ten highest-paid health care Executive Directors by filing.
| # | Organization | Location | Total compensation | Filing year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Advocate Aurora Health Inc | Oak Brook, IL | $30,862,679 | 2024 |
| 02 | Nyu Langone Hospitals | New York, NY | $20,717,411 | 2023 |
| 03 | Wake Forest University Baptist Medical | Winstonsalem, NC | $18,576,902 | 2023 |
| 04 | Montefiore Einstein Inc | Tarrytown, NY | $16,361,629 | 2023 |
| 05 | Providence St Joseph Health | Renton, WA | $14,800,078 | 2023 |
| 06 | The New York And Presbyterian Hospital | New York, NY | $14,550,784 | 2023 |
| 07 | Banner Health | Phoenix, AZ | $14,031,376 | 2023 |
| 08 | Bon Secours Mercy Health Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $12,296,300 | 2023 |
| 09 | Delta Dental Plan Of Michigan Inc | Okemos, MI | $12,173,362 | 2024 |
| 10 | Caresource | Dayton, OH | $12,030,121 | 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 Executive Director compensation for health care nonprofits in that revenue band updates live.