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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 154 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
THE FAMILY HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION INCTemple TerraceFL$3.1M1
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF THE PIEDMONT TRIAD INCWinston SalemNC$3.1M1
DRUG TAKEBACK SOLUTIONS FOUNDATIONWinstonsalemNC$3.1M2
COVENANT HOME OF CHICAGOChicagoIL$3.1M12
FEET FIRST FOUNDATIONMartinezCA$3.1M2
NORTHWEST HEALTH FOUNDATION FUND IIPortlandOR$3.1M4
L'ARCHE CHICAGO INCForest ParkIL$3.1M0
WEST MICHIGAN RADIATION ONCOLOGYWyomingMI$3.1M6
TOPS CLUB INCMilwaukeeWI$3.1M7
GREENPORT RESCUE SQUAD INCHudsonNY$3.1M5
VWE PROPERTIES CORPJamaicaNY$3.1M2
HARLEYSVILLE AREA EMERGENCY MEDICALHarleysvillePA$3.1M3
KENTUCKY HEALTH DEPARTMENTS ASSNFrankfortKY$3.1M0
RAKHMA INCMinneapolisMN$3.1M2
DRI RESEARCH FOUNDATIONRenoNV$3.1M0
Texas EMS Trauma and Acute Care FoundationAustinTX$3.1M6
RISE UP INCMadisonWI$3.1M1
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF MADISON INCMadisonWI$3.1M1
THE ANMED HEALTH FOUNDATIONAndersonSC$3.1M5
BAYLOR ORAL HEALTH FOUNDATIONDallasTX$3.1M3
LOWN CARDIOVASCULAR GROUP INCChestnut HillMA$3.1M8
CONCORDIA MEDICAL EQUIPMENTCabotPA$3.1M12
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS IN WOMEN'S HEALTHWashingtonDC$3.1M3
BID-MILTON PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES INCCharlestownMA$3.1M15
COMMONWEALTH COMMUNITY TRUSTRichmondVA$3.1M4
SOUTHWEST VIRAL MED INCEl PasoTX$3.1M4
Teen Health Connection IncCharlotteNC$3.1M5
HEALTH LITERACY MEDIASt LouisMO$3.1M1
GLENDALE AREA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION INCCoalportPA$3.1M5
PREGNANCY CARE CENTERSpringfieldMO$3.1M1
MHA HEALTH FOUNDATION D/B/A MHA CENTER FOR HEALTH RESOURCESOkemosMI$3.1M7
MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF MAINEScarboroughME$3M2
THE FOUNDATION OF HOSPICE OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIAHarrisburgPA$3M0
CHELSEA JEWISH COMMUNITY INCChelseaMA$3M9
THE MERCY HEALTH CLINIC INCGaithersburgMD$3M2
RISING TOGETHERLometaTX$3M0
VERMONT PROGRAM FOR QUALITY IN HEALTH CARE INCMontpelierVT$3M2
ASHER COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERFossilOR$3M4
Commack Volunteer Ambulance CorporationCommackNY$3M2
BOROUGH PARK VOLUNTEER OF HATZOLAHBrooklynNY$3M1
THREE ARCHES FOUNDATIONLakewoodOH$3M1
ST JOHN'S PENFIELD HOMES CORPORATIONRochesterNY$3M2
LAKELAND VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE INCLakelandFL$3M2
VINCENTIAN REGENCYAllison ParkPA$3M3
CREATIVITY EXPLORED INCSan FranciscoCA$3M2
ACCESS TUSCNew PhiladelphiaOH$3M1
BETHEL LUTHERAN FOUNDATIONWillistonND$3M1
HILLCREST DENTAL CARE INCPittsfieldMA$3M6
ST JAMES INFIRMARYLas VegasNV$3M0
LAKE AREA FREE CLINIC INCOconomowocWI$3M4