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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 13 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
ST DOMINIC - JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITALJacksonMS$596.9M15
East Carolina HealthGreenvilleNC$596.8M27
MARSHFIELD CLINIC INCMarshfieldWI$596.5M25
HOLY NAME MEDICAL CENTER INCTeaneckNJ$596.5M17
WOMEN & INFANTS HOSPITAL OF RIProvidenceRI$595.1M20
Reid Hospital & Health Care Services IncRichmondIN$594.2M25
NORTHERN WESTCHESTER HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION C/O NORTHWELL HEALTH INCWestburyNY$594M18
The Medical Center IncColumbusGA$593.7M12
MISSISSIPPI BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER INCJacksonMS$588M17
Silver Cross Hospital and Medical CentersNew LenoxIL$587.8M8
SOUTHERN OHIO MEDICAL CENTERPortsmouthOH$586.4M14
Glendale Adventist Medical Center dba Adventist Health GlendaleGlendaleCA$586.2M21
The William W Backus HospitalNorwichCT$585.2M18
JOHN MUIR PHYSICIAN NETWORKWalnut CreekCA$582M11
ALEGENT CREIGHTON CLINICOmahaNE$580.6M26
Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier Hospital IncCharlestonSC$580.5M24
ROBERT PACKER HOSPITALSayrePA$578.8M13
Hospital Sisters Health SystemSpringfieldIL$577.8M11
CENTRACARE HEALTH SYSTEMSt CloudMN$577.8M45
PINNACLE HEALTH MEDICAL SERVICESHarrisburgPA$575.9M16
GREENWICH HOSPITALGreenwichCT$575.8M16
St Luke's Magic Valley Regional Medical Center LtdBoiseID$575.6M10
TIDALHEALTH PENINSULA REGIONAL INCSalisburyMD$575.5M12
The Carle FoundationUrbanaIL$575.4M19
SENTARA RMH MEDICAL CENTERVirginia BeachVA$575.2M18
ADVENTIST MIDWEST HEALTHHinsdaleIL$574.7M17
Trustees of Mease Hospital IncDunedinFL$572.2M12
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital PlanoPlanoTX$570M20
Highmark HealthPittsburghPA$568.3M20
UMSJ Health System LLCTowsonMD$568M14
MCLAREN FLINTFlintMI$566.7M10
Flagstaff Medical CenterFlagstaffAZ$566.5M11
LEGACY SALMON CREEK HOSPITALVancouverWA$566.2M28
UNMC PhysiciansOmahaNE$564.5M18
CROUSE HEALTH HOSPITAL INCSyracuseNY$564M13
IHA HEALTH SERVICES CORPORATIONAnn ArborMI$563.9M27
ST MARY'S MEDICAL CENTERDuluthMN$563.8M15
COVENANT MEDICAL CENTERRentonWA$563.6M14
United Regional Health Care SystemWichita FallsTX$563.6M15
PROVIDENCE HEALTH & SERVICES - MONTANARentonWA$563.3M15
MERCY CLINIC SPRINGFIELD COMMUNITIESSpringfieldMO$562.9M27
CANDLER HOSPITAL INCSavannahGA$562.7M18
Saint Lukes Physician Group IncKansas CityMO$562.5M19
SEA MAR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERSSeattleWA$561.9M12
ADVOCATE SHERMAN HOSPITALOak BrookIL$561.7M47
AUGUSTA HEALTH CARE INCFishersvilleVA$559.1M23
St Anthony's Hospital IncSt PetersburgFL$557.8M11
Martin's Point Health Care IncPortlandME$550.1M18
Summit Medical Group IncErlangerKY$548.3M28
HIGHLAND HOSPITAL OF ROCHESTERRochesterNY$547.3M14