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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 11 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
Faculty Physicians & Surgeons of LLUSMLoma LindaCA$720.5M39
THE UNITY HOSPITAL OF ROCHESTERRochesterNY$717.2M17
HARVARD MEDICAL FACULTY PHYSICIANS AT BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER INCBostonMA$714.6M29
JOHNS HOPKINS HEALTH SYSTEM CORPORATIONBaltimoreMD$711.5M45
Concord Hospital IncConcordNH$710.6M12
Hartford HealthCare CorporationHartfordCT$707.6M44
Southern Illinois Hospital ServicesCarbondaleIL$707.2M30
SCRIPPS HEALTH PLAN SERVICES INCSan DiegoCA$706.5M11
BayCare Medical Group IncTampaFL$705.3M18
BLESSING HOSPITALQuincyIL$704.7M17
CHRISTUS Good Shepherd Medical CenterLongviewTX$696.7M21
JACK AND NANCY DWYER WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CENTER INCBaltimoreMD$696.1M6
Scott & White Hospital Round RockDallasTX$695.9M21
SAINT FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTERCape GirardeauMO$695.1M25
MYMICHIGAN MEDICAL CENTER MIDLANDMidlandMI$694.9M13
THE MARY IMOGENE BASSETT HOSPITALCooperstownNY$694.5M8
Baylor All Saints Medical CenterDallasTX$693.3M14
JEFFERSON HEALTH - NORTHEASTPhiladelphiaPA$693.1M13
UMass Memorial Health Care Inc (Parent)WorcesterMA$692.5M37
ST MARY'S HEALTH INCSt LouisMO$689.6M14
White Memorial Medical Center dba Adventist Health White MemorialLos AngelesCA$689.6M23
PIKEVILLE MEDICAL CENTER INCPikevilleKY$688.9M29
BATON ROUGE GENERAL MEDICAL CENTERBaton RougeLA$688.7M20
KENT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITALProvidenceRI$687.2M20
West Kendall Baptist Hospital IncMiamiFL$683.7M11
DELTA DENTAL OF COLORADOCentennialCO$680.9M24
COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEMVenturaCA$678M25
GENESIS HEALTH SYSTEMDavenportIA$675.7M13
LUMINIS HEALTH ANNE ARUNDEL MEDICAL CENTER INCAnnapolisMD$672.1M16
Piedmont Henry Hospital IncStockbridgeGA$672.1M12
ADENA HEALTH SYSTEMChillicotheOH$670M21
FREEMAN HEALTH SYSTEMJoplinMO$669.2M17
NATIONAL MARROW DONOR PROGRAMMinneapolisMN$666.7M15
MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEMS INCDaytona BeachFL$665.9M33
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF THE KING'S DAUGHTERSNorfolkVA$665.8M18
HEALTHCARE LA IPAThousand OaksCA$665.1M1
ST LUKES EPISCOPAL-PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITALSChesterfieldMO$664.6M24
Garnet Health Medical CenterMiddletownNY$664.2M9
HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL INCFort LauderdaleFL$663.7M16
COLUMBIA ST MARY'S HOSPITAL MILWAUKEE INCSt LouisMO$662.4M15
PROHEALTH WAUKESHA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INCWaukeshaWI$662M8
MARIN GENERAL HOSPITALGreenbraeCA$661.9M15
MERCY HOSPITAL SOUTHSt LouisMO$661.3M15
CENTERLIGHT HEALTHCARE INCFlushingNY$660.2M11
Sharp Chula Vista Medical CenterSan DiegoCA$659.9M21
Endeavor Health Medical GroupArlington HeightsIL$658M23
CENTRAL PENINSULA GENERAL HOSPITAL INCSoldotnaAK$657.7M25
University of Virginia Physicians GroupCharlottesvilleVA$656.3M25
Emanate Health Medical CenterCovinaCA$656M7
MOBILE INFIRMARY ASSOCIATIONMobileAL$654.6M15