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Updated through 2024NTEE E · Health Care

Health Care nonprofitexecutive pay

Median top-executive pay across 13,882 health care nonprofits, 2019 – 2024. Each organization is counted once at its most recent filing, using the highest-paid leader reported on IRS Form 990, Schedule J.

Organizations that provide health care services and support, including hospitals, clinics, nursing facilities, and public health programs.

Median executive pay
$152,034
The typical health care nonprofit's highest-paid executive earns $152,034 in total reported compensation.
25th pct
$61k
75th pct
$370k
90th pct
$941k
13,882 organizations · 2019 – 2024
Percentile distribution

Where the middle 50% lands.

Half earn between $61k and $370k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $941k, roughly 6.2 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.

PercentileTotal compMeans
90th$940,814Top 10% of earners
75th$370,08025% earn more than this
50th · median$152,034The typical executive
25th$61,09025% earn less than this
10th$25,00010% of executives earn less than this
By organization size

Bigger budgets, bigger paychecks.

Median executive pay rises with organization revenue. Each band shows the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile of top-executive pay for health care nonprofits in that revenue range.

Revenue band25thMedian75thOrgs
Under $1M$25k$51,614$86k4,556
$1M – $10M$88k$140,559$220k4,055
$10M – $100M$214k$334,848$526k3,360
$100M – $500M$471k$776,351$1.3M1,217
$500M – $1B$702k$1,216,704$1.8M347
Over $1B$1.1M$1,871,534$3.7M347
Revenue bands with fewer than 5 organizations are not shown.
By role

Benchmark a specific Health Care role

Drill into median pay for individual leadership roles within health care nonprofits.

Board & trustee pay

Health Care board & trustee pay norms

23% of health care nonprofits pay at least one board member or trustee, with a typical per-person payment of $62,500 across a median board of 6 paid members.

Organizations paying board members
23%
Median board pay
$62,500
Median paid board size
6
By filing type
Form 990: 29%
Form 990-EZ: 5%
Form 990-PF: 15%
Directory

Hospitals, clinics, public health organizations, and health systems. Includes community health centers, nursing facilities, rehabilitation services, and emergency medical services. There are 22,519 health care organizations in our database with compensation data from IRS Form 990 filings. Use the table below to browse them, or sort by revenue, location, or number of reported executives.

Organizations in Health Care

22,519 organizations · Page 101 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
BROWN PHYSICIANS INCProvidenceRI$12.6M6
DOWNRIVER COMMUNITY SERVICES INCAlgonacMI$12.6M9
HEALTHSHARE EXCHANGE OF SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA INCPhiladelphiaPA$12.6M9
METASTAR INCMadisonWI$12.6M16
MOBILE COUNTY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES SYSTEMSemmesAL$12.6M0
BEEBE MEDICAL FOUNDATIONLewesDE$12.6M5
BENNETT COUNTY HOSPITAL AND NURSING HOMEMartinSD$12.6M7
SANKARA EYE FOUNDATION USAMilpitasCA$12.5M3
LAWRENCE COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICESScarsdaleNY$12.5M11
THE COOPER HEALTH SYSTEM - A NEW JERSEY NON-PROFIT CORPORATION GROUPCamdenNJ$12.5M7
HEALTHCARE AFFILIATES INCFreeholdNJ$12.5M9
ROCKBRIDGE AREA FREE CLINIC INCLexingtonVA$12.5M17
COMMUNITY HEALTH PROFESSIONALS INCVan WertOH$12.5M16
COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS OF GREATER DAYTONDaytonOH$12.5M7
ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE FOR CHILDREN FOUNDATIONLos AngelesCA$12.5M3
VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT INCWaterfordCT$12.5M9
INTERCOMMUNITY CARE CENTERS INCLong BeachCA$12.4M10
Garden VillageYakimaWA$12.4M5
SOUTHWESTERN VERMONT HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION INCBenningtonVT$12.4M4
Berkshire Extended Care ServicesPittsfieldMA$12.4M6
SOUTH PLAINS RURAL HEALTH SERVICES INCLevellandTX$12.4M7
ST VINCENT'S BLOUNTBirminghamAL$12.4M0
THS Physician Partners IncSouth CharlestonWV$12.4M9
POMONOK HOME SERVICES INCFresh MeadowsNY$12.4M3
Community Health Care Association of New York State IncNew YorkNY$12.4M13
Healthcare Financial Management Association Educational FoundationDowners GroveIL$12.4M12
LOURDES INCWaterfordMI$12.4M6
EDUCATION TRAINING AND RESEARCH ASSOCIATESWatsonvilleCA$12.4M14
WESLEY HOMES COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICESDes MoinesWA$12.4M8
BRIDGES MEDICAL CENTERAdaMN$12.4M15
Mercy Health FoundationBaltimoreMD$12.3M4
LAKEVIEW METHODIST HEALTH CARE CENTERFairmontMN$12.3M2
Shannon Real Estate Services IncSan AngeloTX$12.3M7
HATTIE IDE CHAFFEE NURSING HOME INCEast ProvidenceRI$12.3M7
CHI HEALTH CONNECT AT HOME - FARGOFargoND$12.3M7
THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO FOUNDATIONBuffaloNY$12.3M3
METHODIST HEALTHCARE COMMUNITY CARE ASSOCIATESMemphisTN$12.3M10
ALAMEDA HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATIONOaklandCA$12.3M8
QUANTUM FOUNDATION INCWest Palm BeachFL$12.3M2
FOUNDATION FOR DELAWARE COUNTYMediaPA$12.3M4
SAN YSIDRO HEALTH COMMUNITY SERVICES INCSan DiegoCA$12.3M1
EAST LIBERTY FAMILY HEALTH CARE CENTER INCPittsburghPA$12.3M3
Humphreys County Community Health Services IncSt LouisMO$12.3M11
Pulaski Health Foundation IncFrancesvilleIN$12.3M3
WHEATLAND MEMORIAL HEALTHCAREHarlowtonMT$12.2M5
Mercy Medical LLCHodgeLA$12.2M1
GRACE VILLAGE HEALTHCARE FACILITY INCWinona LakeIN$12.2M5
NRV Nursing Center IncBlacksburgVA$12.2M7
MIRACLE HILL NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER INCTallahasseeFL$12.2M1
Burrell-Preferred IncSpringfieldMO$12.2M8