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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 16 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
VIRTUA MEDICAL GROUP PAMarltonNJ$460.3M15
COMMON GROUND HEALTHCARE COOPERATIVEBrookfieldWI$459.4M26
USC CARE MEDICAL GROUP INCLos AngelesCA$459.1M36
Copley Memorial Hospital IncAuroraIL$458M16
Riverside Medical CenterKankakeeIL$457.5M19
ARNOT OGDEN MEDICAL CENTERElmiraNY$457.1M12
PROVIDENCE SAINT JOHN'S HEALTH CENTERRentonWA$456.9M15
OHI West IncSt PetersburgFL$456.8M12
Children's Hospital Pediatric Associates IncBostonMA$454.9M27
ASCENSION MACOMB OAKLAND HOSPITALSt LouisMO$453.2M16
VIRTUA-MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BURLINGTON COUNTYINCMarltonNJ$452.5M13
Cook Children's Health Care SystemFort WorthTX$451.9M41
ONEBLOOD INCOrlandoFL$450.7M12
MEMORIAL HEALTH SERVICESFountain ValleyCA$450.3M28
SOUTHWEST GENERAL HEALTH CENTERMiddleburg HtsOH$449.6M15
CHORUS COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANS INCMilwaukeeWI$448.7M11
Orlando Health Central IncOcoeeFL$448.2M13
Portland Adventist Medical CenterPortlandOR$447.9M24
Rehabilitation Institute of ChicagoChicagoIL$446.7M10
West Virginia United Health System IncMorgantownWV$446.5M29
Bozeman Health Deaconess HospitalBozemanMT$446.4M11
THE UNION MEMORIAL HOSPITALBaltimoreMD$446.2M18
Baylor Regional Medical Center at PlanoDallasTX$445.3M15
PHELPS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION C/O NORTHWELL HEALTH INCWestburyNY$445M19
BAYSTATE MEDICAL PRACTICES INCSpringfieldMA$444.9M30
ELLIS HOSPITAL D/B/A ELLIS MEDICINESchenectadyNY$444.3M10
Midstate Medical CenterMeridenCT$443.4M15
Bronson Healthcare GroupKalamazooMI$443.2M26
IOWA HEALTH SYSTEMWest Des MoinesIA$442.4M49
MERCY HOSPITAL ROGERSRogersAR$442M14
EPISCOPAL HEALTH SERVICES INCGarden CityNY$441.2M15
INCLUSA FOUNDATION INCStevens PointWI$439M24
CH ALLIED SERVICES INCColumbiaMO$438.3M16
SOUTHEAST IOWA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER INCWest BurlingtonIA$438.2M8
South Lake Hospital IncClermontFL$437.9M14
INTEGRIS Health INCOklahoma CityOK$437.7M31
John T Mather Memorial Hospital C/O NORTHWELL HEALTH INCWestburyNY$436.7M20
FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS OF SAN DIEGO INCSan DiegoCA$436.4M34
ST FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTERBaton RougeLA$433.2M15
The Norwalk Hospital AssociationNorwalkCT$433.1M15
SSM CARDINAL GLENNON CHILDREN'S HOSPITALSt LouisMO$432.5M19
Baptist Hospitals of Southeast TexasBeaumontTX$429.7M16
COMMUNITY PHYSICIANS OF INDIANA INCIndianapolisIN$428.5M13
MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTERChicagoIL$428.3M14
FLORIDA HOSPITAL WATERMAN INCTavaresFL$427.1M31
Carilion Services IncRoanokeVA$427.1M17
City Hospital IncMartinsburgWV$426.9M6
Christus Health Central LouisianaAlexandriaLA$426.7M24
FLUSHING HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTERFlushingNY$426.2M8
CAYUGA MEDICAL CENTER AT ITHACAIthacaNY$426.2M21