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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 112 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
OHIO'S HOSPICE FOUNDATIONDaytonOH$9.2M4
SIMPSON MEMORIAL HOME INCWest LibertyIA$9.2M3
RURAL HEALTH MEDICAL PROGRAM INCSelmaAL$9.2M10
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Kansas City IncKansas CityMO$9.2M3
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTONPortlandOR$9.2M4
TEXOMA HEALTH FOUNDATIONDenisonTX$9.2M2
CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICESCincinnatiOH$9.2M9
ST CHARLES CARE CENTER INCCovingtonKY$9.2M3
MONARCH LIFEWORKSShaker HeightsOH$9.2M11
GRACE MEDICAL CENTER INCBaltimoreMD$9.2M14
EVIDENCE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENTBostonMA$9.2M11
ST LUKE'S FOUNDATIONHoustonTX$9.2M7
CLINICAL DATA INTERCHANGE STANDARDS CONSORTIUM INCAustinTX$9.2M9
New Community Health Care IncNewarkNJ$9.2M5
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES GREATER HOUSTON INCHoustonTX$9.2M4
MENNONITE HOME ASSOCIATION INCHannibalMO$9.2M1
DARSALUD COMMUNITY CENTER INCMemphisTN$9.2M5
THE MANOR INCMorrisvilleVT$9.2M1
VITAL LINK INCBatesvilleAR$9.2M6
NATIONAL PACE ASSOCIATIONAlexandriaVA$9.2M8
Untold IncAtlantaGA$9.2M3
PLANNED PARENTHOOD DIRECT INCWilmingtonDE$9.1M10
GRAYSON COUNTY HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION INCLeitchfieldKY$9.1M0
ROCKFORD AMBULANCE SERVICE INCRockfordMI$9.1M5
DAHL MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATION INCEkalakaMT$9.1M8
ALABAMA REGIONAL MEDICAL SERVICESBirminghamAL$9.1M9
American College of Preventive MedicineWashingtonDC$9.1M5
GEORGIA HARM REDUCTION COALITION INCAtlantaGA$9.1M1
ASCENSION SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN COMMUNITY HEALTHSt LouisMO$9.1M16
SUTTER MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATIONSacramentoCA$9.1M7
LUMINIS HEALTH ANNE ARUNDEL MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION INCAnnapolisMD$9.1M12
AMG ILLINOIS LTDMilwaukeeWI$9.1M7
VNA Care Network Foundation IncWorcesterMA$9.1M9
EASTER SEAL SOCIETY OF SUPERIOR CALIFORNIASacramentoCA$9.1M1
Care Ring IncCharlotteNC$9.1M1
Generations Fertility Care IncMiddletonWI$9.1M8
WRC PENNSYLVANIA MEMORIAL HOMEBrookvillePA$9.1M5
BETHANY HOME INCMindenNE$9.1M1
MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF ALASKA & WASHINGTONSeattleWA$9.1M4
MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF NEW JERSEY INCMonroe TownshipNJ$9.1M8
KANSAS CHILD CARE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIESManhattanKS$9M0
WHITFIELD HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION INCDaltonGA$9M5
JEFFERSON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INCWinchesterKS$9M9
Special Kids-Special Families IncColorado SpringsCO$9M1
BULLHOOK COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INCHavreMT$9M7
UNITED METHODIST SENIOR SERVICES OF GOLDEN TRIANGLE AREA INCTupeloMS$9M7
Jefferson Comprehensive Health CenterFayetteMS$9M9
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR HEALTH ASSOCIATESLos AngelesCA$9M6
PYRAMID INCPensacolaFL$9M0
WESLEYLIFEJohnstonIA$9M8