Where the middle 50% lands.
Half earn between $56k and $293k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $653k, roughly 5.2 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.
| Percentile | Total comp | Means |
|---|---|---|
| 90th | $653,098 | Top 10% of earners |
| 75th | $292,808 | 25% earn more than this |
| 50th · median | $125,357 | The typical executive |
| 25th | $55,573 | 25% earn less than this |
| 10th | $25,156 | 10% of executives earn less than this |
How the package is built.
The typical pay structure across 3,909 organizations with full Schedule J reporting (37% of the 10,545 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.
New Hampshire pays $80,849 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 | Mercy Health System Corporation | Janesville, WI | $22,757,779 | 2023 |
| 03 | Nyu Langone Hospitals | New York, NY | $20,717,411 | 2023 |
| 04 | Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center | Winstonsalem, NC | $18,576,902 | 2023 |
| 05 | Christus Health | Irving, TX | $17,977,833 | 2023 |
| 06 | Montefiore Einstein Inc | Tarrytown, NY | $16,690,037 | 2024 |
| 07 | Dignity Health | San Francisco, CA | $15,397,051 | 2023 |
| 08 | Providence St Joseph Health | Renton, WA | $14,800,078 | 2023 |
| 09 | The New York And Presbyterian Hospital | New York, NY | $14,550,784 | 2023 |
| 10 | Banner Health | Phoenix, AZ | $14,031,376 | 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.
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- How much does a Health Care nonprofit Executive Director make?
- The median total compensation for a Executive Director at a health care nonprofit is $125,357, based on 10,545 organizations in IRS Form 990 filings. The middle 50% fall between $55,573 and $292,808.
- What is the salary range for a Executive Director in Health Care nonprofits?
- Pay ranges from $55,573 at the 25th percentile to $292,808 at the 75th and $653,098 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 10,545 health care nonprofits reporting a Executive Director.
- Why does Health Care nonprofit Executive Director 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.