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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 145 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
TENNESSEE PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION INCNashvilleTN$3.9M3
MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH CONSORTIUM OF CHESTER COUNTY INCWest ChesterPA$3.9M1
PRO-ACTION INCEl PasoTX$3.9M1
NEW WINDSOR VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE CORPS INCNew WindsorNY$3.9M1
OPEN DOOR CLINIC OF GREATER ELGINElginIL$3.9M2
First Coast Womens Services IncJacksonvilleFL$3.9M2
INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM FOR HEALTH OUTCOMES MEASUREMENT INCBostonMA$3.9M5
MILLER-DWAN FOUNDATION AND SUBSIDIARIESDuluthMN$3.9M3
FRIENDSHIP MEDICAL CLINIC INCConwaySC$3.9M0
FUNDACION LATINOAMERICANA DE ACCION SOCIAL INCHoustonTX$3.9M0
MOUNTAIN HOPE GOOD SHEPHERD CLINIC INCSeviervilleTN$3.9M1
Western MD Health Sys FoundationCumberlandMD$3.9M3
New York Cancer Center IncBrooklynNY$3.9M0
SOMERSET AREA AMBULANCE ASSOCIATIONSomersetPA$3.9M0
CARING FOR COLORADO FOUNDATIONDenverCO$3.9M6
FRIENDS OF THE GUEST HOUSE INCAlexandriaVA$3.9M1
The diaTribe FoundationSan FranciscoCA$3.9M6
RADICAL HOPE INCConcordMA$3.9M6
HOLY CROSS HEALTH FOUNDATION INCSilver SpringMD$3.9M9
ARH ADVANCED CARE INCLexingtonKY$3.9M4
Bridgewater HealthCare IncBridgewaterVA$3.9M6
Smile 180 FoundationNashvilleTN$3.9M8
HOMME HOME FOR THE AGING INCWittenbergWI$3.9M2
SEQUOIA HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONRedwood City CaCA$3.9M4
OAKSIDE CORPORATIONKankakeeIL$3.9M4
NIOBRARA VALLEY HOSPITALLynchNE$3.9M4
AUDUBON AREA COMMUNITY CARE CLINIC INCOwensboroKY$3.9M0
DR GARY BURNSTEIN COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINICPontiacMI$3.9M0
FRIENDZY INCLake OswegoOR$3.9M5
KAWEAH DELTA HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONVisaliaCA$3.9M0
Brighton Volunteer AmbulanceRochesterNY$3.9M4
ACCESS HEALTHMuskegonMI$3.9M2
THRIVE ST LOUIS INCSt LouisMO$3.8M1
Phillips County Retirement CorpPhillipsburgKS$3.8M1
BICKNELL MEMORIAL FUND TWBrooklynOH$3.8M1
RECOVERY RESOURCESSnowmassCO$3.8M1
Addison County Home Health Hospice IncMiddleburyVT$3.8M4
NORTH EASTERN MICHIGAN CANCER CENTERAlpenaMI$3.8M0
THE PRESBYTERIAN VILLAGEAckleyIA$3.8M1
INDIANA TOTAL THERAPY INCIndianaPA$3.8M8
CHILDREN'S HEALING CENTERGrand RapidsMI$3.8M1
TEXAS CHILDCARE PARTNERSPflugervilleTX$3.8M0
Holy Cross Ministries of UtahSalt Lake CityUT$3.8M5
YALE NEW HAVEN MEDICAL CENTER INCNew HavenCT$3.8M6
CITIZENS OF LAKE COUNTY FOR HEALTH CARE INCTiptonvilleTN$3.8M9
CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTER OF TIDEWATER INCChesapeakeVA$3.8M2
Center for Environmental HealthOaklandCA$3.8M6
HIV Education & Prevention Project Of Alameda CountyOaklandCA$3.8M1
JAMES DENNIS MEDICAL FOUNDATION INCWakitaOK$3.8M1
THE HEALTHY US COLLABORATIVE INCWashingtonDC$3.8M1