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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 158 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality IncOklahoma CityOK$2.8M2
KAPAYIM INCBrooklynNY$2.8M0
ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSORS OF GYNECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICSCroftonMD$2.8M2
El Paso Childrens Hospital FoundationEl PasoTX$2.8M7
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF GREATER WASHINGTON DC INCFalls ChurchVA$2.8M4
HUI POHALAHonoluluHI$2.8M5
CR FOUNDATIONProvoUT$2.8M5
CACTUS HEALTH SERVICES INCFort StocktonTX$2.8M3
PINEY WOODS REGIONAL ADVISORY COUNCILTylerTX$2.8M2
ASCENSION CARE MANAGEMENT INSURANCE HOLDINGSSt LouisMO$2.8M14
HALLMARK HEALTH PROPERTIES INCMedfordMA$2.8M5
HOPE CHARITIES INCBaton RougeLA$2.8M3
JACKSON COUNTY TRANSPORTATION INCMariannaFL$2.8M1
CALLAWAY GOOD LIFE CENTER INCCallawayNE$2.8M0
BENCHMARK HEALTHCARE OF DANE COUNTY INCClevelandTN$2.8M1
VICTOR-FARMINGTON VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE CORPS INCVictorNY$2.8M0
FLORIDA SICKLE INCORPORATEDHollywoodFL$2.8M2
TRINITAS FOUNDATIONOceanportNJ$2.8M4
CHINDWIN HUMANITARIAN NETWORKGreenwoodIN$2.8M0
St Charles Foundation IncBendOR$2.8M5
CLARITY OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA IColumbusIN$2.8M0
PREFERRED HOSPICE INCRichlandsVA$2.8M3
HEALTH TALENTS INTERNATIONAL INCSearcyAR$2.8M0
HEALTHY WORTHINGTON RESOURCE CENTER AND FOOD PANTRY INCWorthingtonOH$2.8M1
AIDS ARMS PHYSICIANS INCDallasTX$2.8M10
GREATER BALTIMORE MEDICAL CENTER LAND CORPORATIONBaltimoreMD$2.8M2
THE HEALING CONNECTION INCRochesterNY$2.8M1
MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF CENTRAL COAST AND SOUTHERN CENTRAL VALLEYCamarilloCA$2.8M1
INGHAM HEALTH PLAN CORPORATIONOkemosMI$2.8M1
HealthFinders Collaborative IncFaribaultMN$2.8M1
THE VILLAGE PROJECT INCSeasideCA$2.7M1
MONTANA PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTEBozemanMT$2.7M2
Greater Newark Health Care CoalitionWest OrangeNJ$2.7M3
SAVE A WARRIOR INCColumbusOH$2.7M1
ABRAHAM LINCOLN HEALTHCARE FOUNDATIONSpringfieldIL$2.7M16
MCKENNA HEALTH MANAGEMENTNew BraunfelsTX$2.7M2
COURAGE MEDICINE HEALTH CENTER INCPhiladelphiaPA$2.7M4
Lakeland Regional Medical Center Foundation IncLakelandFL$2.7M3
EL DORADO TEXAS COMMUNITY SERVICE CENTERBrownsvilleTX$2.7M0
CENTRAL INDIANA HEALTH ASSOCIATION INCLebanonIN$2.7M2
SHELBY COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH FOUNDATIONColumbianaAL$2.7M0
ASSOCIATION OF CLINICIANS FOR THE UNDERSERVED INCWashingtonDC$2.7M1
DR TERRY SINCLAIR HEALTH CLINIC INCWinchesterVA$2.7M1
Black Mamas Matter Alliance IncAtlantaGA$2.7M4
GROTON AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION INCGrotonCT$2.7M7
ONE CROSS COMMUNITY INCRussell SpringsKY$2.7M6
THE PROMPT INSTITUTESanta FeNM$2.7M3
Shannon Health SystemSan AngeloTX$2.7M4
Alliance Ambulatory ServicesManchesterNH$2.7M5
WELLS COUNTY EMS INCBlufftonIN$2.7M1