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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 107 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
GUARDIAN CARE INCOrlandoFL$10.6M2
FAMILY PLANNING ASSOCIATION OF MAINE INCAugustaME$10.6M3
NATIONAL ABORTION FEDERATION INCAnnapolis JunctionMD$10.6M2
United Ambulance ServiceLewistonME$10.6M6
CHRISTUS Foundation for HealthCareHoustonTX$10.6M4
Scotland Regional Health NetworkLaurinburgNC$10.6M3
NORTH CAROLINA ALLIANCE OF PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES INCRaleighNC$10.6M5
THE HOSPITAL COTTAGES FOR CHILDRENSouthboroughMA$10.6M12
ACCESS ESPERANZA CLINICS INCMcAllenTX$10.6M8
PROVIDENCE SPEECH AND HEARING CENTEROrangeCA$10.6M10
Carmelite Sisters of the Divine Heart of JesusSt LouisMO$10.6M1
UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICENashvilleTN$10.6M8
BOURBON HEIGHTS INCParisKY$10.6M1
MAGEE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONPhiladelphiaPA$10.6M3
Mary Health of the Sick Convalescent & Nursing Hospital IncorporatedNewbury ParkCA$10.6M5
PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF SW OREGONEugeneOR$10.6M11
THE TRANSLATIONAL PULMONARY AND IMMUNOLOGY RESEARCH CENTERLong BeachCA$10.6M8
MERCY HEALTH FOUNDATION ST LOUISSt LouisMO$10.5M7
THE COOPER INSTITUTEDallasTX$10.5M15
Luther Memorial HomeMayvilleND$10.5M3
NORTH SHORE-LIJ CARDIOLOGY AT DEER PARK PCWestburyNY$10.5M11
Covenant Health Investment TrustAndoverMA$10.5M2
Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System FoundationSpartanburgSC$10.5M5
HAMILTON AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER INCDaltonGA$10.5M7
HOME ATTENDANT SERVICE OF HYDE PARK INCBrooklynNY$10.5M5
LITTLE RIVER MEDICAL CENTER INCAshdownAR$10.5M7
Mountrail County Medical CenterStanleyND$10.5M9
North Shore-LIJ OB-GYN PCWestburyNY$10.5M11
HOPE CHRISTIAN HEALTH CENTER CORPNorth Las VegasNV$10.4M7
Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice Foundation IncVero BeachFL$10.4M2
VITALYST HEALTH FOUNDATIONPhoenixAZ$10.4M3
NORTHFIELD RETIREMENT COMMUNITIESScottsbluffNE$10.4M2
Center for Better AgingChicagoIL$10.4M1
NON-PROFIT EMERGENCY SERVICES OF BEAVER COUNTYBeaverPA$10.4M9
HOSPITAL FOR EXTENDED RECOVERYNorfolkVA$10.4M7
TODOS PARA LA SALUDFresnoCA$10.4M8
BETHANY HOMEDubuqueIA$10.4M1
ZERO PROSTATE CANCERAlexandriaVA$10.4M11
HEADWATERS HEALTH FOUNDATION OF WESTERN MONTANAMissoulaMT$10.4M4
UNITED STATES HEALTH & HOUSINGOzarkAL$10.4M7
READING HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONReadingPA$10.4M4
KVC BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE WEST VIRGINIA INCCharlestonWV$10.4M8
WARRIORS & QUIET WATERS FOUNDATION INCBozemanMT$10.4M5
ESSENTIA HEALTH SURGERY CENTERSDuluthMN$10.4M7
THE HUNTSVILLE HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONINCHuntsvilleAL$10.3M1
Healthcare Services of the Ozarks IncSpringfieldMO$10.3M5
EDWARD AMBULANCE SERVICES LLCNapervilleIL$10.3M6
Exceptional Kids IncCentennialCO$10.3M1
ST JOHN'S MEDICAL SERVICES PC C/O EPISCOPAL HEALTH SERVICES INCGarden CityNY$10.3M8
MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF ARIZONA INCScottsdaleAZ$10.3M5