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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 179 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ACCESS PROJECT INCNew YorkNY$1.8M1
CENTER FOR HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONSWexfordPA$1.8M2
Advice and Aid Pregnancy Centers IncOverland ParkKS$1.8M1
THE ARCHER GROUPDenverCO$1.8M1
QUANTUM LEAP FARM INCOdessaFL$1.7M2
Kingfisher Regional HospitalKingfisherOK$1.7M0
THE BRAIN ANEURYSM FOUNDATION INCHanoverMA$1.7M1
WILLIAM AND ELLA OWENS MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATIONSaTX$1.7M0
REAL OPTIONSAllenTX$1.7M1
CPT INSTITUTE INCSan MarcosCA$1.7M1
ORLEANS EMERGENCY UNIT INCOrleansVT$1.7M3
DR MIRIAM & SHELDON G ADELSON CLINIC FOR DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT & RESEARCH INCLas VegasNV$1.7M1
MCKEE MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATIONLovelandCO$1.7M1
BOONSBORO AMBULANCE AND RESCUE SERVICEBoonsboroMD$1.7M0
WILDERNESS HEALTH INCTwo HarborsMN$1.7M9
OCONTO FALLS AREA JOINT AMBULANCE SERVICE INCOconto FallsWI$1.7M1
PHILADELPHIA HEALTH PARTNERSHIPPhiladelphiaPA$1.7M0
MERRILL PIONEER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL INCRock RapidsIA$1.7M0
ST LUKE'S HEALTH RESOURCESSioux CityIA$1.7M11
Christ ClinicKatyTX$1.7M1
ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE INSTITUE OF PARITY ACHIEVEMENTAshevilleNC$1.7M1
BILLINGS CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTER INCBillingsMT$1.7M0
WELLNESS PLAN MEDICAL CENTERS FOUNDATIONDetroitMI$1.7M2
SPRINGSIDE AT SENECA HILL INCOswegoNY$1.7M4
NYAYA HEALTHNew YorkNY$1.7M0
INDIANA HEALTHCARE FOUNDATIONIndianaPA$1.7M3
THE BYRON FOUNDATION INCFort WayneIN$1.7M1
SUFFIELD VOL AMBUL ASSOC INCSuffieldCT$1.7M0
EBENSBURG AREA AMBULANCE ASSOCIATIONEbensburgPA$1.7M1
SUNNYVIEW HOSPITAL AND REHAB CENTER FOUNDATION INCSchenectadyNY$1.7M0
FREE MEDICAL CLINIC INCColumbiaSC$1.7M1
CHILDREN'S HEALTH HOME OF WNY INCBuffaloNY$1.7M4
KENT HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONProvidenceRI$1.7M5
OPTIMAL HEALTH FOUNDATION INCMiami GardensFL$1.7M1
HEALTHCARE 2000 COMMUNITY CLINIC INCWoosterOH$1.7M2
VERMONT COALITION OF CLINICS FOR THE UNINSURED INCBarreVT$1.7M0
YOUNG & HEALTHYPasadenaCA$1.7M1
OASIS OF LOVE INC AKA DAMBROSO MINISTRIESBroken ArrowOK$1.7M0
SOUTHWEST VA EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES COUNCIL INCBristolVA$1.7M1
GLOBAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS INCTowsonMD$1.7M0
ALTERNATIVES OF KALAMAZOO CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTERKalamazooMI$1.7M1
CMAP EXPRESSAlexandriaLA$1.7M7
SEAGER MEMORIAL CLINICOgdenUT$1.7M0
CLIVE SOLUTIONSJefferson CityMO$1.7M0
LOWCOUNTRY PREGNANCY CENTERNorth CharlestonSC$1.7M1
SULLIVAN COUNTY ORAL HEALTH COLLABORATIVEClaremontNH$1.7M4
CHALFONT EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICESINCChalfontPA$1.7M2
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF WICHITA INCWichitaKS$1.7M3
SOUTH SUNFLOWER COUNTY HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONIndianolaMS$1.7M0
USC VERDUGO HILLS HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONGlendaleCA$1.7M5