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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 102 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
Little Rivers Health Care IncNewburyVT$12.2M8
METHODIST SERVICES INCUrbanaIL$12.2M0
LIBERTY COUNTY HOSPITAL & NURSING HOMEKalispellMT$12.2M16
EVENGLOW LODGEPontiacIL$12.2M3
SUNSHINE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INCTalkeetnaAK$12.2M8
SAN DIEGO AMERICAN INDIAN HEALTH CENTERSan DiegoCA$12.2M4
PIONEER MEDICAL CENTERBig TimberMT$12.2M6
METROWEST HEALTH FOUNDATION INCFraminghamMA$12.2M2
NORTH FLIGHT AERO MEDGrand RapidsMI$12.1M0
TUG RIVER HEALTH ASSOCIATION INCGaryWV$12.1M9
Illinois Public Health InstituteChicagoIL$12.1M6
Hospital Sisters of St Francis Foundation IncSpringfieldIL$12.1M7
FOUNDATION FOR INNOVATION AND LIFE INCBrooklineMA$12.1M8
North Texas Healthy CommunitiesArlingtonTX$12.1M7
VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST MOKennettMO$12.1M1
COMMUNITY AND RURAL HEALTH SERVICES INCFremontOH$12.1M8
HEARTWORKS INCRochesterMN$12.1M0
HEBREW HOME & HOSPITALWest HartfordCT$12.1M6
THE FRANCIS E PARKER MEMORIAL HOMEPiscatawayNJ$12.1M9
HOPE FAMILY HEALTH SERVICESWestmorelandTN$12.1M9
Jefferson Comprehensive Care System IncPine BluffAR$12.1M10
FIRSTMED HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTERLas VegasNV$12.1M13
COMMCARE LOUISIANAMandevilleLA$12.1M1
SKAALEN NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER INCStoughtonWI$12.1M5
CAREARC INCEmporiaKS$12.1M6
St John's Health FoundationJacksonWY$12.1M2
REGIONS HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONMinneapolisMN$12M10
NORTHEAST WASHINGTON COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH INCPlainfieldVT$12M7
REDWOODS RURAL HEALTH CENTER INCRedwayCA$12M5
VICTORIA HEALTHCARE RESOURCES INCPleasant HillLA$12M0
Great Plains of Ellinwood IncWichitaKS$12M6
GRACEVILLE HEALTH CENTERGracevilleMN$12M14
COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE OPERATOR INCWindberPA$12M4
DANIELS MEMORIAL HOSPITALScobeyMT$12M5
COMMUNITY HEALTHNET INCGaryIN$12M5
BIENESTAR HUMAN SERVICES INCLos AngelesCA$12M2
FAULKTON AREA MEDICAL CENTERFaulktonSD$12M8
COMMUNITY HEALTH FOUNDATION OF PUERTO RICOBayamonPR$12M0
NORTH TEXAS AREA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERFort WorthTX$12M8
LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR LOS ANGELESTorranceCA$12M0
Highland Health Providers CorpHillsbororoOH$12M7
Abingdon Physician PartnersJohnson CityTN$12M16
Legacy Community Pharmacy ServicesHoustonTX$12M2
Westchester Medical Center FoundationValhallaNY$12M7
ALLIANCECHICAGOChicagoIL$12M13
Frontera Healthcare NetworkMenardTX$11.9M11
WOMENS WELSH CLUBS OF AMERICARocky RiverOH$11.9M0
MORTON PLANT MEASE HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION INCClearwaterFL$11.9M4
LAKE VIEW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INCTwo HarborsMN$11.9M0
SHRIVER NURSING SERVICES INCWestboroughMA$11.9M8