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Updated through 2023NTEE E · Health Care

Health Care nonprofitexecutive pay

Median top-executive pay across 3,993 health care nonprofits, 2021 – 2023. 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
$163,400
The typical health care nonprofit's highest-paid executive earns $163,400 in total reported compensation.
25th pct
$60k
75th pct
$408k
90th pct
$966k
3,993 organizations · 2021 – 2023
Percentile distribution

Where the middle 50% lands.

Half earn between $60k and $408k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $966k, roughly 5.9 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.

PercentileTotal compMeans
90th$965,632Top 10% of earners
75th$407,53225% earn more than this
50th · median$163,400The typical executive
25th$60,00025% earn less than this
10th$26,92410% 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$24k$50,134$83k1,227
$1M – $10M$84k$136,839$213k1,039
$10M – $100M$210k$315,463$510k1,079
$100M – $500M$440k$738,526$1.2M430
$500M – $1B$671k$1,172,678$1.6M126
Over $1B$973k$1,632,864$2.6M92
Revenue bands with fewer than 5 organizations are not shown.
By role

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Directory

Hospitals, clinics, public health organizations, and health systems. Includes community health centers, nursing facilities, rehabilitation services, and emergency medical services. There are 21,811 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

21,811 organizations · Page 128 of 437

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
Penfield Volunteer Emergency Ambulance Service IncPenfieldNY$5.6M4
SUNSET MANOR INCIreneSD$5.6M1
Strasburg Nursing HomeStrasburgND$5.6M3
ZUMBROTA HEALTH SERVICESZumbrotaMN$5.6M8
SCAN HEALTH PLAN TEXAS INCLong BeachCA$5.6M12
COMMUNITY DRIVE SURGERY PCWestburyNY$5.6M4
GoochlandCaresGoochlandVA$5.6M5
HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION OF WILSONWilsonNC$5.6M2
JHC ASSISTED LIVING CORPWorcesterMA$5.6M1
IDAHO ELKS REHABILITATION HOSPITAL INCBoiseID$5.6M1
East Bay Foundation for Graduate Medical EducationOaklandCA$5.6M1
TBHC MEDICAL SERVICES PC C/O THE BROOKLYN HOSPITAL CENTERBrooklynNY$5.6M7
Carter County Emergency Rescue SquadElizabethtonTN$5.6M2
HB REHABILITATIVE SERVICES INCJacksonvilleFL$5.6M0
FORSYTH MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATIONWinston SalemNC$5.6M8
HIGHLAND DISTRICT HOSPITAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CORPHillsboroOH$5.6M7
OTTO SCHOITZ FOUNDATIONWaterlooIA$5.6M1
NEBRASKA AIDS PROJECT INCOmahaNE$5.6M1
MASONIC CHARITY FOUNDATION OF OKLAHOMAEdmondOK$5.6M1
REGIONAL AMBULANCE SERVICE INCRutlandVT$5.6M1
WOMENS LIFE CARE CENTERLittle CanadaMN$5.6M1
PALLIATIVE HOME CARE OF NIAGARA INCLockportNY$5.6M2
NORTHGLENN AMBULANCE INCNorthglennCO$5.6M5
VNA HEALTH FOUNDATIONSanta BarbaraCA$5.6M8
THE KATIE BLESSING FOUNDATIONCharlotteNC$5.6M1
ACHIEVA RESOURCEPittsburghPA$5.6M10
COMMUNITY FIRST PHARMACYHamiltonOH$5.6M3
SHORTGRASS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INCHollisOK$5.6M5
AAA Comprehensive Healthcare IncNorth HollywoodCA$5.6M3
ST LUKE'S WOOD RIVER FOUNDATION INCKetchumID$5.6M1
SACRED HEART FOUNDATION INCSt LouisMO$5.5M6
TRENTON HEALTH TEAM INCTrentonNJ$5.5M4
WESTERN HORIZONS LIVING CENTERSHettingerND$5.5M4
THE CHELSEA HEALTH AND WELLNESS FOUNDATIONChelseaMI$5.5M1
FATHER PURCELL MEMORIAL EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN'S CENTER INCMontgomeryAL$5.5M1
NORTH SIDE CHRISTIAN HEALTH CENTERPittsburghPA$5.5M9
COMMUNITY CARE OF WESTERN NEW YORK INCOleanNY$5.5M3
UNION VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY SQUAD INCEndwellNY$5.5M1
RICHMOND MEMORIAL HEALTH FOUNDATIONRichmondVA$5.5M1
TEJAS HEALTH CARELaGrangeTX$5.5M8
LONG VALLEY HEALTH CENTERLaytonvilleCA$5.5M4
LIONS EYEBANK OF WISCONSIN INCMadisonWI$5.5M4
BOULDER COMMUNITY HEALTH FOUNDATIONBoulderCO$5.5M3
HENDERSON COUNTY RURAL HEALTH CENTER INCOquawkaIL$5.5M19
ESSENTIA HEALTH FOUNDATIONDuluthMN$5.5M5
MADISON HOUSE AUTISM FOUNDATION INCRockvilleMD$5.5M1
Parkside Lutheran HomeLisbonND$5.5M4
WACO FAMILY PRACTICE FOUNDATIONWacoTX$5.5M0
GLACIER COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INCCut BankMT$5.5M9
Texas Health Recovery and Wellness CenterMansfieldTX$5.5M15