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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 12 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
LUCY WEBB HAYES NATIONAL TRAINING SCHOOL FOR DEACONESSES & MISSIONARIESWashingtonDC$653.7M16
SAINT PETER'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALNew BrunswickNJ$650.1M17
YAKIMA VALLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONYakimaWA$647M10
United Hospital Center IncBridgeportWV$646.2M18
HENRY FORD MACOMB HOSPITAL CORPORATIONDetroitMI$645.4M18
SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL INCDenverCO$645.4M28
St Bernards Hospital IncJonesboroAR$644.9M9
MERITER HOSPITAL INCMadisonWI$643.3M15
ADVOCATE CONDELL MEDICAL CENTEROak BrookIL$643.1M35
MEDICAL CENTER OF THE ROCKIESFort CollinsCO$642M18
Indiana University Health Arnett IncIndianapolisIN$641.5M21
SAINT AGNES MEDICAL CENTERFresnoCA$638.9M14
SVMC Holdings IncBridgeportCT$637.9M15
BOWLING GREEN WARREN COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL CORPORATIONBowling GreenKY$637.7M14
CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTERHartfordCT$637.6M18
BEEBE MEDICAL CENTER INCLewesDE$634.9M23
Mercy Medical CenterBaltimoreMD$633.9M15
Northwest Community HospitalArlington HeightsIL$633.8M14
Southcentral FoundationAnchorageAK$633.7M16
MERITUS MEDICAL CENTER INCHagerstownMD$633.6M14
MCV Associated PhysiciansRichmondVA$632.3M17
GREATER BALTIMORE MEDICAL CENTER INCBaltimoreMD$629.2M20
St Vincent HospitalSanta FeNM$628.9M18
OUR LADY OF LOURDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER INCBaton RougeLA$628.4M18
BENEFIS HOSPITALS INCGreat FallsMT$626.3M15
SARAH BUSH LINCOLN HEALTH CENTERMattoonIL$626.2M20
INNOVIS HEALTH LLCFargoND$625.4M32
ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL HEALTH CENTERSyracuseNY$622.1M18
San Joaquin Community Hospital dba Adventist Health BakersfieldBakersfieldCA$621.3M22
SCL HEALTH - MONTANABillingsMT$618.9M30
CENTRO DE SALUD DE LA COMUNIDAD DE SAN YSIDRO INCSan YsidroCA$615.9M19
Texas Health Physicians GroupDallasTX$613.4M30
FRANKLIN SQUARE HOSPITAL CENTER INCBaltimoreMD$613.1M14
GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL CORVALLISCorvallisOR$613M10
PRINCETON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM A NEW JERSEY NONPROFIT CORPORATIONPlainsboroNJ$612.3M25
IOWA PHYSICIANS CLINIC MEDICAL FOUNDATIONWest Des MoinesIA$612.2M52
University Health Services IncAugustaGA$611.5M24
Banner Medical GroupPhoenixAZ$609.4M10
Norton Healthcare IncLouisvilleKY$607.1M39
NEW YORK BLOOD CENTER INCRyeNY$605.8M30
THE LOWELL GENERAL HOSPITALLowellMA$605.3M13
Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital IncIndianapolisIN$604.6M17
BON SECOURS CHARITY HEALTH SYSTEM AFFILIATED GROUPSuffernNY$603.7M11
ST BARNABAS HOSPITALBronxNY$603.3M11
METROPOLITAN HOSPITALWyomingMI$602.7M32
St John's Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St FrancisSpringfieldIL$601.6M9
St John Medical Center IncSt LouisMO$600.4M18
MOSES H CONE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OPERATING CORPORATIONGreensboroNC$598.6M22
LIFENET HEALTHVirginia BeachVA$598.6M20
MOUNT CARMEL HEALTH PLAN INCColumbusOH$598.5M15