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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 14 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
ST VINCENT INFIRMARY MEDICAL CENTERLittle RockAR$544M17
MERCY HOSPITAL FORT SMITHFort SmithAR$540.5M15
MOUNT NITTANY MEDICAL CENTERState CollegePA$539.8M20
MIDDLESEX HOSPITALMiddletownCT$539.7M18
Roper Hospital IncCharlestonSC$539.5M28
Banner -University Medical GroupPhoenixAZ$538.8M13
Christus Health Ark-La-TexTexarkanaTX$538.8M21
NORTHEAST HOSPITAL CORPORATIONCharlestownMA$537.4M26
VIRTUA HEALTH INCMarltonNJ$537.1M9
Christus Health Southeast TexasIrvingTX$533.7M18
STANFORD HEALTH CARE TRI-VALLEYLivermoreCA$531.8M23
LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL - POCONOAllentownPA$531.2M14
TIFT REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM INCTiftonGA$531.2M20
Homestead Hospital IncHomesteadFL$529.9M10
MAIN LINE HEALTHCARERadnorPA$527.9M11
COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTERDanvillePA$527.4M13
Wheeling Hospital IncWheelingWV$524.9M20
Catholic Medical CenterManchesterNH$524.3M11
Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital CorporationParkersburgWV$522.8M16
TANNER MEDICAL CENTER GROUP RETURNCarrolltonGA$522.7M20
HAMILTON MEDICAL CENTER INCDaltonGA$522.4M13
Hillcrest Baptist Medical CenterDallasTX$522M16
Healtheast St John's HospitalMinneapolisMN$521.8M25
Cook Children's Physician NetworkFort WorthTX$521.6M34
AGNESIAN HEALTHCARE INCFond Du LacWI$521.5M16
BARNABAS HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP PCOceanportNJ$521.2M12
CHAMBERSBURG HOSPITALYorkPA$520M20
Bethesda Hospital IncBoynton BeachFL$519.5M13
PARKVIEW MEDICAL CENTERPuebloCO$518.8M8
Winter Haven Hospital IncWinter HavenFL$518.7M12
MARIETTA MEMORIAL HOSPITALMariettaOH$518.2M10
GROUP HEALTH COOPERATIVE OF SOUTH CENTRAL WIMadisonWI$518.1M28
VALLEY PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITALVan NuysCA$517M22
MCLAREN GREATER LANSINGLansingMI$516.9M14
ST MARY'S HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER INCGrand JunctionCO$515.2M17
CENTRAL MAINE MEDICAL CENTERLewistonME$513.4M20
Saint Thomas Rutherford HospitalSt LouisMO$512.9M18
HENRY MAYO NEWHALL MEMORIAL HOSPITALValenciaCA$512.2M15
JOHN D ARCHBOLD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INCThomasvilleGA$511.5M17
GLOBAL HEALTH SOLUTIONS INCDecaturGA$511.5M0
HEALTH FIRST HEALTH PLANS INCRockledgeFL$509M8
LEGACY GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTERPortlandOR$508.8M28
HIGH POINT REGIONAL HEALTHHigh PointNC$508.7M13
CHESTER COUNTY HOSPITALWest ChesterPA$507.4M20
LEGACY HEALTHPortlandOR$506.6M41
THE BROOKLYN HOSPITAL CENTERBrooklynNY$506.1M19
SAN ANTONIO REGIONAL HOSPITALUplandCA$506.1M13
SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION D/B/A LAKE CHARLES MEMORIAL HOSPITALLake CharlesLA$502.3M21
ST JOSEPH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTERBryanTX$502.3M13
TANNER MEDICAL CENTER INCCarrolltonGA$501.6M19