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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 150 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH CARE MGMT RESEARCH & EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONWashingtonDC$3.4M4
COMMUNITY AMBULANCE COINCSayvilleNY$3.4M0
SUNBELT HEALTH CARE CENTERS INCAltamonte SpringsFL$3.4M7
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF MID MISSOURI INCColumbiaMO$3.4M1
LAKE JACKSON EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES INCLake JacksonTX$3.4M2
PROJECT COMPASSION HEALTHSaginawMI$3.4M4
CHOCTAW CO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES INCButlerAL$3.4M1
COVERED BRIDGE HEALTHCARE OF ST JOSEPH COUNTYCentrevilleMI$3.4M5
TEXAS PALLIATIVE CARETylerTX$3.4M8
Maharishi Integrated Health FoundationFairfieldIA$3.4M1
INSPIRE INCPhoenixAZ$3.4M1
MIDWEST REFUAH HEALTH CENTERLincolnwoodIL$3.4M6
KOOTENAI HEALTH FOUNDATION INCCoeur DaleneID$3.4M2
MHA FOUNDATION INCPaysonAZ$3.4M3
BARTHELL OES HOMEDecorahIA$3.4M2
VIA REHABILITATION SERVICES INCRedwood CityCA$3.4M2
Clyde Development IncClydeKS$3.4M1
GUIDING RIGHT INCOklahoma CityOK$3.4M0
CAPITAL HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION INCTrentonNJ$3.4M4
CARE CHEST OF SIERRA NEVADARenoNV$3.4M1
STACYVILLE COMMUNITY NURSING HOMEStacyvilleIA$3.4M0
SOUTHAMPTON COMMUNITY HEALTHCARESaint LouisMO$3.4M0
Noblequest Health Foundation IncVan NuysCA$3.4M4
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS CALIFORNIA CHAPTER 3San DiegoCA$3.4M5
Richland Care Center IncRichlandMO$3.4M1
SAJELos AngelesCA$3.4M3
United Methodist Communities Homeworks IncNeptuneNJ$3.4M2
GIFT OF LIFE FOUNDATIONMontgomeryAL$3.4M1
COHEN VETERANS BIOSCIENCE INCPittsfieldMA$3.4M11
Bradley Hospital FoundationProvidenceRI$3.4M2
SKAGGS FOUNDATIONBransonMO$3.4M1
ACGME INTERNATIONAL INCChicagoIL$3.4M4
KENNEBEC VALLEY FAMILY DENTISTRYAugustaME$3.4M3
TRINITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INCFort DodgeIA$3.4M11
HEBREW LIFE CHOICES INCWest HartfordCT$3.4M2
COALITION OF HEALTH SERVICES INCAmarilloTX$3.4M0
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF EASTERN IOWA AND WESTERN ILLINOISIowa CityIA$3.4M1
TIMELY MISSION NURSING HOME INCBuffalo CenterIA$3.4M0
WYOMING COUNTY HEALTHCARE CENTER IITunkhannockPA$3.4M0
Anson Regional Medical Services IncWadesboroNC$3.4M0
MAUNALANI FOUNDATIONHonoluluHI$3.4M1
LifeFlight FoundationAugustaME$3.4M0
FRIENDSHIP HOOK LADDER HOSE & AMBULANCE INCRoyersfordPA$3.4M3
THE PREEMPTIVE LOVE COALITIONWashingtonDC$3.3M7
Roanoke Valley Health Services IncRoanoke RapidsNC$3.3M13
INSTITUTE FOR POPULATION HEALTH INCDetroitMI$3.3M0
THE LONG TERM CARE FOUNDATIONTumwaterWA$3.3M1
ST GIANNA MOLLA CLINIC INCDe PereWI$3.3M1
GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL FOUNDATION CORVALLISCorvallisOR$3.3M3
PENNSYLVANIA TRAUMA SYSTEMS FOUNDATIONMechanicsburgPA$3.3M5