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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 15 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
LAWRENCE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INCNew LondonCT$501.4M10
ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL ANDERSON CAMPUSAllentownPA$499.4M2
ALFRED I DUPONT CHARITABLE TRUSTJacksonvilleFL$498.8M16
METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER OF ILLINOISUrbanaIL$498M28
Hanford Community Hospital dba Adventist Health HanfordHanfordCA$497.9M26
YAVAPAI COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION DBA YAVAPAI REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERPrescottAZ$497.2M11
TEXAS SCOTTISH RITE HOSPITAL FOR CRIPPLED CHILDRENDallasTX$496.2M27
Baltimore Washington Medical Center IncGlen BurnieMD$494.5M14
St Agnes Healthcare IncSt LouisMO$494.2M14
CHRONIC DISEASE FUND INCFriscoTX$493.9M16
MUSCULOSKELETAL TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION INCEdisonNJ$493.5M23
THE METHODIST HOSPITALS INCGaryIN$493.4M24
Rideout Memorial HospitalMarysvilleCA$491.9M24
JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICAL SERVICES CORPORATIONBaltimoreMD$490.3M10
GOTHIC HSP CORPORATIONDurhamNC$490.2M3
ANCHORUM HEALTH FOUNDATIONSanta FeNM$489.8M3
Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital IncBinghamtonNY$488.9M14
BOULDER COMMUNITY HEALTHBoulderCO$488.7M15
Indiana University Health North Hospital IncIndianapolisIN$487.2M21
GUTHRIE MEDICAL GROUP PCSayrePA$486.1M13
MVHS INCUticaNY$485.8M11
VIRTUA OUR LADY OF LOURDES HOSPITALINCMarltonNJ$485.1M15
Pasco-Pinellas Hillsborough Community Health System IncWesley ChapelFL$482.5M25
Alexian Brothers Medical CenterSt LouisMO$482M9
ALEGENT CREIGHTON HEALTHOmahaNE$480.4M21
Mercy Hospital of BuffaloBuffaloNY$480.2M21
American Foundation for Donation andRichmondVA$479.5M2
MERCY MEDICAL CENTERCedar RapidsIA$478.8M12
TRINITY MEDICAL CENTERRock IslandIL$477.9M18
ST LUKE'S METHODIST HOSPITALCedar RapidsIA$477.1M15
Southeast Georgia Health System IncBrunswickGA$476.7M20
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPORATIONAtlantaGA$475.4M22
OSF Multi-Specialty GroupPeoriaIL$475.1M10
SAMARITAN HOSPITALTroyNY$474.2M16
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE PHYSICIANS INCJacksonvilleFL$474.1M31
NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM INCGainesvilleGA$473.4M21
Piedmont Newnan Hospital IncNewnanGA$473.4M13
METHODIST CHILDREN'S HOSPITALRentonWA$471.3M13
Sisters of Charity HospitalBuffaloNY$470.9M24
HENRY FORD WYANDOTTE HOSPITALWyandotteMI$470.3M15
Parkwest Medical CenterKnoxvilleTN$469.8M13
CHAMPLAIN VALLEY PHYSICIANS HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTERPlattsburghNY$469.8M16
CARSON TAHOE REGIONAL HEALTHCARECarson CityNV$467.2M14
HARVARD PILGRIM HEALTH CARE OF NEW ENGLAND INCCantonMA$466.2M7
JAVON BEA HOSPITALRockfordIL$465.1M10
Jupiter Medical Center IncJupiterFL$464.3M9
Dimensions Health CorporationUpper MarlboroMD$463.7M16
Baylor Regional Medical Center at GrapevineDallasTX$462.7M16
FRANCISCAN MEDICAL GROUPTacomaWA$462.4M10
RICHMOND MEDICAL CENTERStaten IslandNY$461.1M19