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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 18 of 437

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
Montefiore Nyack HospitalNyackNY$378M11
ASCENSION NE WISCONSIN INCSt LouisMO$377.9M13
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR-LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE CORPORATIONLos AngelesCA$377.8M21
THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATIONPhiladelphiaPA$377.6M6
NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP INCGainesvilleGA$376.9M23
HUNTERDON MEDICAL CENTERFlemingtonNJ$376.8M13
LAHEY CLINIC INCCharlestownMA$376.7M36
Baylor Regional Medical Center at PlanoDallasTX$376.5M16
Saint Lukes East HospitalLees SummitMO$376.2M13
NEW YORK-PRESBYTERIAN FUND INCNew YorkNY$375.5M12
City Hospital IncMartinsburgWV$374.9M6
ALLEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CORPORATIONWaterlooIA$371.7M15
FROEDTERT & THE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN COMMUNITY PHYSICIANS INCMenomonee FallsWI$371.3M8
HOLY REDEEMER HEALTH SYSTEMHuntingdon ValleyPA$370.8M14
ST PETER'S HEALTHHelenaMT$370.1M12
LONG ISLAND COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AT NYU LANGONE HEALTHPatchogueNY$370M16
FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS OF SAN DIEGO INCSan DiegoCA$369.8M30
CHA GENERAL SERVICES INCMaldenMA$369.1M13
TRINITY HEALTH & AFFILIATESMinotND$368.4M11
MEDSTAR HEALTH INCColumbiaMD$366.7M15
SUBURBAN HOSPITAL INCBethesdaMD$366.4M13
Thedacare IncAppletonWI$365.6M12
Elkhart General Hospital IncElkhartIN$365.6M18
MCLAREN HEALTH CARE CORPORATIONGrand BlancMI$365.5M29
EAST TENNESSEE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INCKnoxvilleTN$365.4M20
PROVIDENCE PLAN PARTNERSRentonWA$364.3M17
SAN JUAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERFarmingtonNM$364M13
Rutland Hospital IncRutlandVT$363.8M22
DOYLESTOWN HOSPITALDoylestownPA$360.7M16
MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITALCharlestownMA$359.7M26
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Hurst-Euless-BedfordBedfordTX$359.6M17
HOLLAND COMMUNITY HOSPITALHollandMI$358.8M11
St Mary Medical Center IncHobartIN$358.4M9
CONWAY HOSPITAL INCConwaySC$358.2M14
Carilion New River Valley Medical CenterRoanokeVA$358.1M13
GETTYSBURG HOSPITALYorkPA$357.4M18
BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-DESOTO INCSouthavenMS$357M16
PHYSICIANS OF UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL PCWestburyNY$356.3M11
SAINT MARY'S HOSPITAL INCHartfordCT$355.8M15
Temple Faculty Practice Plan IncPhiladelphiaPA$355M21
MARSHFIELD CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM INCMarshfieldWI$354.5M41
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE PHYSICIANS INCLouisvilleKY$354M32
UNITED STATES PHARMACOPEIAL CONVENTIONRockvilleMD$353.7M14
GULF HEALTH HOSPITALS INC DBA THOMAS HOSPITAL NORTH BALDWINMobileAL$353.6M16
Wayne Memorial Hospital IncGoldsboroNC$353.3M12
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES OF ENGLEWOOD PCEnglewoodNJ$353.3M8
Nuvance HealthPoughkeepsieNY$352.8M16
Lifespan CorporationProvidenceRI$352.6M17
TARZANA MEDICAL CENTER LLCRentonWA$352.3M13
ST JOSEPH REGIONAL HEALTH NETWORKHersheyPA$351.3M22