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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 148 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
EMMAUS HEALTH PARTNERSAnn ArborMI$3.6M1
VALLEY AMBULANCE AUTHORITYMoon TownshipPA$3.6M1
Eastport Memorial HospitalEastportME$3.6M4
OTSEGO COUNTY AMBULANCE CORPS INCGaylordMI$3.6M1
CLINCH RIVER HEALTH SERVICE INCDungannonVA$3.6M3
CARITAS CLINICS INCLeavenworthKS$3.6M7
BIRTH DETROIT INCDetroitMI$3.6M6
VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE-BERKSHIRES INCGreat BarringtonMA$3.6M4
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES SOUTH TEXASCorpus ChristiTX$3.6M1
MAYDAY MEDICINES INCManhattanNY$3.6M2
EASTER SEAL SOCIETY OF MAHONING TRUMBULL AND COLUMBIANA COUNTIESYoungstownOH$3.6M2
ST VINCENT HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONSanta FeNM$3.6M0
KEIRO SERVICESLos AngelesCA$3.6M4
VALACH FAMILY FOUNDATIONSan AntonioTX$3.6M0
Scottys House Brazos Valley Child Advocacy Center IncBryanTX$3.6M1
PEOPLE OF FAITH FOUNDATION INCSun CityAZ$3.6M3
MOUNTAIN HOME HEALTH CARE INCTaosNM$3.6M0
COMMONSPACEPortlandME$3.6M1
DE NOVO HEALTH CARE INCComptonCA$3.6M4
Childrens Oncology Services IncChicagoIL$3.6M4
THE HURON CLINIC FOUNDATION LTDHuronSD$3.6M5
ANDERSON FREE CLINICAndersonSC$3.6M1
HOME HEALTH VNA INCLawrenceMA$3.6M8
THE STERLING PARK RESCUE SQUAD INCSterlingVA$3.6M0
Palmetto Care ConnectionsBambergSC$3.6M4
Southwestern Health ResourcesDallasTX$3.6M10
FAMILY HEALTH CENTER OF CLARK COUNTY INCJeffersonvilleIN$3.6M4
HEALTH AND HOPE CLINIC INCPensacolaFL$3.6M1
Stony Brook Radiation Oncology University Faculty Practice CorporationStony BrookNY$3.6M7
VILLAGE OF HOPE AMERICA INCDoverDE$3.6M4
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF JACKSONVILLE INCJacksonvilleFL$3.6M4
MACON VOLUNTEER CLINIC INCMaconGA$3.5M1
HOSPICE OF THE PLAINS INCSterlingCO$3.5M2
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE CENTER INCFullertonCA$3.5M4
MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF MISSISSIPPI CHARTEREDRidgelandMS$3.5M1
ACADEMY OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS FOUNDATIONChicagoIL$3.5M6
FAMILY MEDICAL CENTERS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INCRussell SpringsKY$3.5M1
GLENMONTHilliardOH$3.5M2
PROTEZ FOUNDATIONOakdaleMN$3.5M4
DENTAL CONNECTIONS INCDes MoinesIA$3.5M4
CABELL HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INCHuntingtonWV$3.5M4
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE INSTITUTEPittsburghPA$3.5M1
VINCENTIAN COLLABORATIVE SERVICES REHABILITATION SERVICES INCPittsburghPA$3.5M3
HOSPICE OF WEST ALABAMA FOUNDATIONTuscaloosaAL$3.5M0
COLOR OF GASTROINTESTINAL ILLNESSES INCLanhamMD$3.5M1
CASS COMMUNITY HEALTH FOUNDATIONKansas CityMO$3.5M2
1800 HARRISON FOUNDATIONOaklandCA$3.5M8
CAPITAL AREA TRAUMA REGIONAL ADVISORY COUNCILCedar ParkTX$3.5M1
INDIANA PRIMARY HEALTH CARE ASSOC INCIndianapolisIN$3.5M4
Friends of Santa Rosa FoundationSan AntonioTX$3.5M5