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Updated through 2023NTEE E · Health Care

Health Care nonprofitexecutive pay

Median top-executive pay across 3,993 health care nonprofits, 2021 – 2023. 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
$163,400
The typical health care nonprofit's highest-paid executive earns $163,400 in total reported compensation.
25th pct
$60k
75th pct
$408k
90th pct
$966k
3,993 organizations · 2021 – 2023
Percentile distribution

Where the middle 50% lands.

Half earn between $60k and $408k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $966k, roughly 5.9 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.

PercentileTotal compMeans
90th$965,632Top 10% of earners
75th$407,53225% earn more than this
50th · median$163,400The typical executive
25th$60,00025% earn less than this
10th$26,92410% 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$24k$50,134$83k1,227
$1M – $10M$84k$136,839$213k1,039
$10M – $100M$210k$315,463$510k1,079
$100M – $500M$440k$738,526$1.2M430
$500M – $1B$671k$1,172,678$1.6M126
Over $1B$973k$1,632,864$2.6M92
Revenue bands with fewer than 5 organizations are not shown.
By role

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Directory

Hospitals, clinics, public health organizations, and health systems. Includes community health centers, nursing facilities, rehabilitation services, and emergency medical services. There are 21,811 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

21,811 organizations · Page 174 of 437

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF STATE OFFICES OF RURAL HEALTH INCSterling HeightsMI$1.8M2
Virtual Health Medicine PCWestburyNY$1.8M5
BARRIER ISLANDS FREE MEDICAL CLINICJohns IslandSC$1.8M3
SMITH FARM LTDWashingtonDC$1.8M2
Safety Council of Texas CityTexas CityTX$1.8M3
PIEDMONT ATHENS REGIONAL FOUNDATION INCAthensGA$1.8M9
VITAE CLINIC INCAustinTX$1.8M4
CATALYSIS INCAppletonWI$1.8M5
Kingfisher Regional HospitalKingfisherOK$1.8M0
International Society for Sexual MedicineBurnsvilleMN$1.8M0
BIRTH CARE AND FAMILY HEALTHBartPA$1.8M1
MILES FOR MIGRAINEJerichoVT$1.8M1
KENNEBEC VALLEY DENTAL COALITIONOaklandME$1.8M4
SPROUT THERAPEUTIC RIDING & EDUCATION CEAldieVA$1.8M1
THE HEALTH FOUNDATION INCNorth WilkesboroNC$1.8M2
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP FOR IIAS STANDARDS (SIGIS)San RamonCA$1.8M3
WOMEN'S GUILD CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTERLos AngelesCA$1.8M0
SAN ANTONIO MEDICAL FOUNDATIONSan AntonioTX$1.8M2
THE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL ASSOCIATION C/O UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARENewarkDE$1.8M5
Street Level Health ProjectOaklandCA$1.8M1
Colorado Alliance for Health Equity and PracticeDenverCO$1.8M2
WIH FACULTY PHYSICIANS INCProvidenceRI$1.8M6
EAST KENTUCKY HEALTH SERVICE CTR INHindmanKY$1.8M4
White Memorial Community Benefit CorporationLos AngelesCA$1.8M2
HAPPY DOG RANCH FOUNDATION INCSedaliaCO$1.8M0
IMD Guest House FoundationChicagoIL$1.8M1
THE WESTERLY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INCWesterlyRI$1.8M4
ASBURY COMMUNITIES HCBS INCFrederickMD$1.8M5
COALINGA VALLEY HEALTH CLINICS INCCoalingaCA$1.8M2
HOSPITAL HOSPITALITY HOUSE OF WINSTON-SALEMWinstonsalemNC$1.8M1
Heartland Health Resource CenterSioux FallsSD$1.8M1
CARE FOR CHILDRENBradfordPA$1.8M1
MEXICO MEDICAL MISSIONSHoustonTX$1.8M0
HAITI CLINIC INCVero BeachFL$1.8M0
DAR A LUZ BIRTH & HEALTH CENTERLos RanchosNM$1.8M1
DAY BY DAY ADULT CARE INCGloucesterMA$1.8M2
HealthReach Community ClinicMooresvilleNC$1.8M1
MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF NORTHEAST NEW YORKSaratoga SpringsNY$1.8M0
HEALTHCARE INITIATIVES INCIndianapolisIN$1.8M6
NEW YORK ALLIANCE FOR DONATION INC DBA DONATE LIFE NEW YORK STATETroyNY$1.8M2
SPEARFISH EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICESpearfishSD$1.8M1
QUEENSBURY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SVCS INCQueensburyNY$1.8M0
PHILANTHROPIECE FOUNDATIONLongmontCO$1.8M1
INFECTIOUS DISEASE PREVENTION NETWORKWashingtonDC$1.8M0
THE CANCER NETWORK OF WEST CENTRAL OHIOLimaOH$1.8M0
MIDWEST MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES INCDuluthMN$1.8M6
MINORITY HEALTH COALITION OF MADISON COUNTYAndersonIN$1.8M0
ADENA HEALTH FOUNDATIONChillicotheOH$1.8M7
SONOMA VALLEY HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONSonomaCA$1.8M1
A STEP AHEAD FOUNDATION CHATTANOOGA INCChattanoogaTN$1.8M1