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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 139 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
PAJARO VALLEY COMMUNITY HEALTH TRUSTWatsonvilleCA$4.6M2
PHOEBE FOUNDATION INCAlbanyGA$4.6M6
Health Planning Council of Northeast Florida IncJacksonvilleFL$4.6M1
THE MAKANA NORTH SHORE CLINICSalt Lake CityUT$4.6M0
Metroplex Clinic Physicians IncKilleenTX$4.6M8
Battenkill Valley Health Center IncArlingtonVT$4.6M8
SHERIDAN COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONSheridanWY$4.6M3
SUMMIT HEALTH FOUNDATIONYorkPA$4.6M6
EMC HEALTH FOUNDATIONTurlockCA$4.6M3
IMMUNIZEORGSt PaulMN$4.6M6
EASTERN STAR HOMES OF CALIFORNIAYorba LindaCA$4.5M1
BEE BUSY WELLNESS CENTERHoustonTX$4.5M6
CDC PHYSICIANS ORGANIZATION INCShaker HeightsOH$4.5M4
ARTHUR ASHE INSTITUTE FOR URBAN HEALTH INCBrooklynNY$4.5M1
DIGNITY HEALTH FOUNDATION-INLAND EMPIRESan BernardinoCA$4.5M5
Rosalind Franklin University Health ClinicsNorth ChicagoIL$4.5M8
Columbia Health ServicesSt HelensOR$4.5M4
Baptist Health Foundation Greater Louisville IncLouisvilleKY$4.5M7
COLORADO RURAL HEALTH CENTERCentennialCO$4.5M5
FORT GAY PRIMARY HEALTH CARE INCFort GayWV$4.5M5
OGEECHEE AREA HOSPICE INCStatesboroGA$4.5M1
CENTRE VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINEState CollegePA$4.5M1
NORTHERN ONONDAGA VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE INCLiverpoolNY$4.5M3
VGMHC HOLDINGS INCAlohaOR$4.5M2
Harrington Family Health Center IncHarringtonME$4.5M7
St Helena Hospital FoundationSt HelenaCA$4.5M2
HEMOPHILIA FEDERATION OF AMERICAWashingtonDC$4.5M5
COMMONSENSE CHILDBIRTH INCWinter GardenFL$4.5M2
HEALTHHIVWashingtonDC$4.5M7
ALLIANCE MOBILE HEALTH INCSaginawMI$4.5M1
Lenox Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery PCWestburyNY$4.5M5
Alliance Family Health Center IncAllianceOH$4.5M6
GOOD SAMARITAN HEALTH CENTER OF GWINNETT INCNorcrossGA$4.5M2
Landmark Home Health Care Services IncPittsburghPA$4.5M1
ADOPTIONS TOGETHER INC DBA AS PATHS FOR FAMILIESGreenbeltMD$4.5M6
St Mary's Health SystemLewistonME$4.5M9
Borgess Health Alliance IncSt LouisMO$4.5M14
COLUMBIA GORGE HEALTH COUNCILThe DallesOR$4.5M1
St Mark's Medical CenterPlanoTX$4.5M9
LAWRENCE MEMORIAL CORPORATIONNew LondonCT$4.5M2
CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INCLenoirNC$4.5M1
AUSTIN RECOVERY INCAustinTX$4.5M2
IN CONCERTCARE INCDes MoinesIA$4.5M8
TEJAS NEXT HEALTHLeanderTX$4.5M1
Christus Spohn Health System DEVELOPMENT FNDCorpus ChristiTX$4.5M1
ASIAN HEALTH COALITIONChicagoIL$4.5M3
DENVER RESEARCH INSTITUTEDenverCO$4.5M4
SAN ANGELO HEALTH FOUNDATIONSan AngeloTX$4.5M1
NATIONAL PEDIATRIC CANCER FOUNDATION INCTampaFL$4.4M4
Fairview Extended Care Services IncPittsfieldMA$4.4M1