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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 127 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
HEALTHY ACADIAEllsworthME$6.3M1
NATIONAL FAMILY PLANNING & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ASSOCIATION INCWashingtonDC$6.2M5
North Shore-LIJ Medical Group at North NassauWestburyNY$6.2M11
UNIV HOSP END LC HANNA JRPittsburghPA$6.2M1
WHEAT STATE MANOR INCWhitewaterKS$6.2M0
DELTA DENTAL OF IOWA FOUNDATIONJohnstonIA$6.2M11
BOULDER COMMUNITY HEALTH FOUNDATIONBoulderCO$6.2M3
PRAIRIE MANOR INCBlooming PrairieMN$6.2M2
D'YOUVILLE TRANSITIONAL CARE INCLowellMA$6.2M1
American Telemedicine AssociationWashingtonDC$6.2M5
LMH HEALTH FOUNDATIONLawrenceKS$6.2M0
MORSELIFE HOSPICE INSTITUTE INCWest Palm BeachFL$6.2M7
DRUGS FOR NEGLECTED DISEASES INITIATIVE NORTH AMERICA INCNew YorkNY$6.2M6
DOUGLAS GARDENS HOME CARE INCMiamiFL$6.2M3
MMC Realty CorpPortlandME$6.2M7
TRANSITIONS AT HOME INCLakewoodCO$6.2M1
Nebraska Association of Local Health DirectorsLincolnNE$6.2M1
ATRIUS HEALTH EQUITY FOUNDATION INCBrooklineMA$6.2M1
Northern Maine GeneralEagle LakeME$6.2M3
EMERSON HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION INCConcordMA$6.2M7
ADVANCED CARE HOSPITAL OF WHITE COUNTYSearcyAR$6.2M7
SAINT FRANCIS FOUNDATIONSan FranciscoCA$6.2M5
MOUNT SINAI ELDERCARE INCMiami BeachFL$6.2M5
MYMICHIGAN HEALTH FOUNDATIONMidlandMI$6.2M4
GLENS FALLS HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONGlens FallsNY$6.2M4
THRIVE ALLEN COUNTY INCIolaKS$6.2M3
HEALTH OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PEOPLE OF EAST TEXASCenterTX$6.2M9
QUEEN OF THE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATIONNapaCA$6.2M1
MAKE-A-WISH NORTHEASTERN & CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AND NORTHERN NEVADASacramentoCA$6.1M4
NATIONAL AFRICAN AMERICANColumbusOH$6.1M0
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR DENTAL RESEARCHAlexandriaVA$6.1M8
ALS UNITED MID-ATLANTICFort WashingtonPA$6.1M6
OCONEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INCSenecaSC$6.1M0
FAMILY HEALTH CARE OF NORTHWEST OHIOVan WertOH$6.1M7
HOSPICE OF TEXARKANATexarkanaTX$6.1M1
SAPPHIRE COMMUNITY HEALTH INCHamiltonMT$6.1M6
Souris Valley Care Center IncVelvaND$6.1M2
KOOLAULOA HEALTH CENTERKahukuHI$6.1M6
CRISP DCWashingtonDC$6.1M2
Louisiana Primary Care Association IncBaton RougeLA$6.1M6
Totally Linking Care in Maryland IncLeonardtownMD$6.1M2
PRIORY IN THE USA OF THE MOST VENERABLE ORDER OF THE HOSP / ST JOHN OF JERUSALEMWashingtonDC$6.1M1
OHIO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL SOLUTIONS FOR PATIENT SAFETYColumbusOH$6.1M1
International League Against EpilepsyWashingtonDC$6.1M3
UPPER SAVANNAH CARE SERVICESGreenwoodSC$6.1M1
REDLANDS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONRedlandsCA$6.1M5
Orleans-Essex Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice IncNewportVT$6.1M4
ZUMBROTA HEALTH SERVICESZumbrotaMN$6.1M10
HAPPI HEALTHHuntsvilleAL$6.1M4
LAUDERDALE CHRISTIAN NURSING HOMEKillenAL$6.1M1