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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 17 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
ST MARY MEDICAL CENTERRentonWA$425.6M12
Frederick Health Hospital IncFrederickMD$425.5M26
North Shore-LIJ Anesthesiology PCWestburyNY$424.3M13
FROEDTERT SOUTH INCKenoshaWI$424M11
MCLEOD LORIS SEACOAST HOSPITALFlorenceSC$422.9M14
Washington Regional Medical CenterFayettevilleAR$422.2M13
CHA GENERAL SERVICES INCMaldenMA$418.5M12
COMMONSPIRIT MOUNTAIN REGION FKA CENTURA HEALTH CORPORATIONCentennialCO$418.4M24
SHEPHERD CENTER INCAtlantaGA$418.1M22
Temple Faculty Practice Plan IncPhiladelphiaPA$418.1M21
MCLAREN MACOMBMount ClemensMI$415.9M15
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE PHYSICIANS INCLouisvilleKY$414M33
BLANCHARD VALLEY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTERFindlayOH$413.7M9
CITY OF HOPEDuarteCA$413.3M16
WINCHESTER HOSPITALCharlestownMA$412.2M23
ST MARY MEDICAL CENTERLanghornePA$411.1M14
MONONGALIA COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL COMorgantownWV$410.1M13
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR-LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE CORPORATIONLos AngelesCA$409.8M24
SENTARA PRINCESS ANNE HOSPITALVirginia BeachVA$409.1M15
LAKELAND CARE INCORPORATEDFond Du LacWI$407.8M15
KINGMAN HEALTHCARE INCKingmanAZ$407.2M11
REDLANDS COMMUNITY HOSPITALRedlandsCA$407.1M7
RIDGEVIEW MEDICAL CENTERWaconiaMN$407.1M26
BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-TIPTON INCCovingtonTN$407.1M16
UPMC WESTERN MARYLAND CORPORATIONCumberlandMD$407M12
TOWER HEALTHReadingPA$406.6M22
MARTHA JEFFERSON HOSPITALVirginia BeachVA$406.6M18
WYCKOFF HEIGHTS MEDICAL CENTERBrooklynNY$406.3M13
HAMASPIK CHOICE INCSpring ValleyNY$406.2M16
SOUTHEAST ALASKA REGIONAL HEALTH CONSORTIUMJuneauAK$404.2M29
Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin Community Physicians IncMenomonee FallsWI$402.9M7
ASCENSION BORGESS HOSPITALSt LouisMO$402.3M11
COVENANT MEDICAL CENTER INCWaterlooIA$401.6M14
VALLEY MEDICAL FACILITIES INCSewickleyPA$401.4M13
University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina IncGreenvilleNC$401.3M28
FOUNDATION HEALTH LLCFairbanksAK$401.3M21
NATIONAL JEWISH HEALTHDenverCO$401.1M18
CATALIGHT FOUNDATIONWalnut CreekCA$400.8M17
Fort Sanders Regional Medical CenterKnoxvilleTN$399.3M12
LICKING MEMORIAL HOSPITALNewarkOH$399.2M7
DEACONESS HEALTH SYSTEM INCEvansvilleIN$398.1M28
OROVILLE HOSPITALOrovilleCA$397.7M14
Barrio Comprehensive Family Health Care Center IncSan AntonioTX$397.4M11
RWJBH MEDICAL GROUP PCOceanportNJ$397M2
Gillette Children's Specialty HealthcareSaint PaulMN$396.6M15
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES OF ENGLEWOOD PCEnglewoodNJ$395.9M8
Elkhart General Hospital IncElkhartIN$395.2M18
SUBURBAN HOSPITAL INCBethesdaMD$394.3M19
Montefiore Health System IncTarrytownNY$393.4M9
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort WorthFort WorthTX$392.8M16