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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 105 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
APOSTOLIC CHRISTIAN HOME OF EUREKAEurekaIL$11.2M3
AMERICAN LEGION POST NO108 AMBULANCE SERVICEJacksonCA$11.2M2
ROCKY MOUNTAIN CARE - TOOELE INCWoods CrossUT$11.2M11
MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER - SAN AUGUSTINELufkinTX$11.2M12
OHIO STATE DENTAL FACULTY PRACTICE INC - JOHN R KALMAR DMD PHDColumbusOH$11.2M17
DENTAL CLINICS NORTHHarbor SpringsMI$11.1M7
Hillcrest Health System IncDallasTX$11.1M3
Community Health and Nursing ServicesBrunswickME$11.1M16
HealthFirst Family Care Center IncFranklinNH$11.1M7
LAKES REGION EMS INCNorth BranchMN$11.1M7
Wallowa Valley Center for Wellness IncEnterpriseOR$11.1M7
THE HAROLD LEEVER REGIONAL CANCER CENTER INCWaterburyCT$11.1M7
CENTER STREET COMMUNITY CLINIC INCMarionOH$11.1M3
INTRAHEALTH INTERNATIONAL INCChapel HillNC$11.1M0
CEREBRAL PALSY TRANSPORT INCNew YorkNY$11.1M9
ROSEBUD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL INCForsythMT$11.1M7
ARMENIAN NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER INCJamaica PlainMA$11.1M5
THURSTON WOODS VILLAGE INCSturgisMI$11.1M2
LAKESHORE FOUNDATIONBirminghamAL$11.1M7
MERCY HOSPITALCEDAR RAPIDSIA ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION INCCedar RapidsIA$11.1M5
HEALTH FACILITIES INCNewberryFL$11.1M1
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF PHARMACYArlingtonVA$11M10
CABUN RURAL HEALTH SERVICES INCHamptonAR$11M11
Lima Convalescent Home Foundation IncLimaOH$11M1
TURNSTONE CENTER FOR CHILDREN & ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES INCFort WayneIN$11M2
LEHIGH VALLEY HEALTH NETWORKAllentownPA$11M16
ARIA HEALTH ORTHOPAEDICSPhiladelphiaPA$11M9
NEWCOURTLANDPhiladelphiaPA$11M12
ASOCIACION HOSPITAL DEL MAESTRO INCSan JuanPR$11M0
CHS of Waltham IncWalthamMA$11M6
MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF WISCONSIN INCWauwatosaWI$11M4
Complete Health With PACELittle RockAR$11M5
Barlow GroupLos AngelesCA$11M2
COMMUNICARE SERVICES INCElizabethtownKY$11M6
Great Plains of Ottawa Co IncWichitaKS$11M5
KIAMICHI FAMILY MEDICAL CENTERINCBattiestOK$11M7
KEYSTONE RURAL HEALTH CONSORTIA INCEmporiumPA$11M7
MICHIGAN MOBILE PET IMAGINGGrand RapidsMI$11M9
VIECARE ARMSTRONG LLCCranberry TownshipPA$10.9M5
VERSITI BLOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOUNDATION INCMilwaukeeWI$10.9M8
NEW ENGLAND QUALITY CARE ALLIANCE INCBraintreeMA$10.9M16
BOSTON'S COMMUNITY MEDICAL GROUP INCBostonMA$10.9M6
MERCY HOSPITAL TISHOMINGOTishomingoOK$10.9M19
OHIO HEALTH INFORMATION PARTNERSHIP INCHilliardOH$10.9M8
WILLOWS HEALTH CENTERRockfordIL$10.9M4
Visiting Nurse Association of Boston IncWorcesterMA$10.9M9
THE ANDREW MCDONOUGH B FOUNDATIONWilmingtonDE$10.9M3
FEMHEALTH USA INCWashingtonDC$10.9M6
LAKE ORION NURSING CENTER CORPORATIONPontiacMI$10.9M4
MANOR GROVE INCSt LouisMO$10.9M7