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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 135 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
ASANTE FOUNDATIONMedfordOR$5M5
THE SUNSHINE KIDS FOUNDATIONHoustonTX$5M1
COMMUNITY PHYSICIANS ASSOCIATES INCCharlestownMA$5M23
St Luke's Health Care FoundationWheatonIL$5M1
STO-ROX NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH COUNCIL INCMcKees RocksPA$5M6
Foundation for a Healthy St Petersburg IncSt PetersburgFL$5M3
HEALTH EQUITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER TEXASDallasTX$5M0
HENDERSON COUNTY RETIREMENT CENTER INCStronghurstIL$5M0
NATIONAL HEALTHCARE RESEARCH & EDUCATION FINANCE CORPORATIONArlingtonTX$5M0
CHRISTIAN CARE ASSISTED LIVING (PHOENIX) INCPhoenixAZ$5M5
TEMPLE MEMORIAL PEDIATRIC CENTER INCTexarkanaTX$5M0
TRINCAREINCIrvingTX$5M6
AcruxKCKansas CityMO$5M1
HIGHLAND MEDICAL CENTER INCMontereyVA$5M6
LIFELOGICS INCNottinghamMD$5M1
Montefiore CERC Operations IncTarrytownNY$5M8
PROJECT HOPE INCCamdenNJ$5M4
Friends of Youth Services and Palm Beach County IncWest Palm BeachFL$5M0
RISE-RECOVERY IN SOUTHEAST ALASKAKetchikanAK$5M0
MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF OREGONPortlandOR$5M2
UNITED HOSPITAL FUND OF NEW YORKNew YorkNY$5M11
Shawnee Christian Health Center IncLouisvilleKY$5M8
PINES OF SARASOTA FOUNDATION INCSarasotaFL$5M1
DURHAM ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY INCDurhamNC$5M9
PALOMAR HEALTH FOUNDATIONEscondidoCA$5M1
North Texas Rehabilitation Center IncWichita FallsTX$5M3
MERCY HEALTH FOUNDATION SOUTHSt LouisMO$5M7
QUEENS-LONG ISLAND RENAL INSTITUTENew Hyde ParkNY$5M6
MOORINGS PARK HEALTHY LIVING INCNaplesFL$5M4
Tri-State Regional Ambulance IncLa CrosseWI$5M7
EHLERS-DANLOS SOCIETYNew YorkNY$5M1
HWO INCWinter GardenFL$5M3
MOUNTAIN HOSPICE INCBelingtonWV$5M5
Richardton Health Center IncRichardtonND$5M1
Scott & White EMS IncDallasTX$4.9M7
COMMUNITY HEALTH COUNCIL OF WYANDOTTE COUNTY INCKansas CityKS$4.9M1
ST FRANCIS KUPUNA COMMUNITIESHonoluluHI$4.9M2
CLINTON CONVALESCENT CENTER INCPlattsburgMO$4.9M2
SOUTH CENTRAL MEDICAL & RESOURCE CENTER INCLindsayOK$4.9M6
HEALTHY START COALITION OF PINELLAS INCPinellas ParkFL$4.9M2
THE HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE GROUP INCLockportNY$4.9M5
CONWAY HOSPITAL EMERGENCY PROFESSIONAL SERVICESConwaySC$4.9M2
VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION OF GREATER ST LOUISSt LouisMO$4.9M7
NEW BETHANYLos BanosCA$4.9M4
DR GERTRUDE A BARBER FOUNDATION INCEriePA$4.9M3
Sonoran Prevention WorksTempeAZ$4.9M2
GWINNETT HOSPITAL SYSTEM FOUNDATION INCLawrencevilleGA$4.9M5
ISLAND HEALTH INCWest TisburyMA$4.9M5
Health Net of West MichiganGrand RapidsMI$4.9M3
CHILDWAY PEDIATRIC SERVICES INCColmarPA$4.9M2