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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 19 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
TOURO INFIRMARYNew OrleansLA$367.3M22
CARE PLUS BERGEN INCParamusNJ$366.5M10
MCLAREN HEALTH CARE CORPORATIONGrand BlancMI$365.5M29
EAST TENNESSEE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INCKnoxvilleTN$365.4M20
STC HEALTHCARE PARTNERS LLCReadingPA$364M8
Rutland Hospital IncRutlandVT$363.8M22
MEDSTAR HEALTH INCColumbiaMD$363.6M15
ASCENSION NE WISCONSIN INCSt LouisMO$363.3M13
TRINITY HEALTH & AFFILIATESMinotND$362.7M9
MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITALCharlestownMA$359.7M26
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Hurst-Euless-BedfordBedfordTX$359.6M17
LIFEBRIDGE HEALTH INCOwings MillsMD$358.9M17
HOLLAND COMMUNITY HOSPITALHollandMI$358.8M11
CATHOLIC MANAGED LONG TERM CARE INCNew YorkNY$358.4M8
CONWAY HOSPITAL INCConwaySC$358.2M14
Carilion New River Valley Medical CenterRoanokeVA$358.1M13
Piedmont Healthcare IncAtlantaGA$358.1M18
UNITED STATES PHARMACOPEIAL CONVENTIONRockvilleMD$357.7M13
ST JOSEPH REGIONAL HEALTH NETWORKHersheyPA$357.6M22
TEXAS HEALTH HUGULEY INCBurlesonTX$357.1M17
BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-DESOTO INCSouthavenMS$357M16
PHYSICIANS OF UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL PCWestburyNY$356.3M11
SAINT MARY'S HOSPITAL INCHartfordCT$355.8M15
HOAG CLINICNewport BeachCA$355.3M11
Carle Health Care IncorporatedUrbanaIL$355M22
Baylor Scott & White Medical Centers - Greater North TexasDallasTX$354.8M18
SAINT JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL INCSavannahGA$354.5M17
MARSHFIELD CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM INCMarshfieldWI$354.5M41
Kapi'olani Medical SpecialistsHonoluluHI$354.4M38
GULF HEALTH HOSPITALS INC DBA THOMAS HOSPITAL NORTH BALDWINMobileAL$353.6M16
HOLY REDEEMER HEALTH SYSTEMHuntingdon ValleyPA$353.5M13
Nuvance HealthPoughkeepsieNY$352.8M16
Lifespan CorporationProvidenceRI$352.6M17
TARZANA MEDICAL CENTER LLCRentonWA$352.3M13
FAIRFIELD MEDICAL CENTERLancasterOH$351.6M13
BAPTIST MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE CORPORATIONMemphisTN$351.2M55
YAKIMA VALLEY FARM WORKERS CLINICToppenishWA$349.6M9
PIH Health PhysiciansWhittierCA$348.8M17
THIBODAUX REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM INCThibodauxLA$348.2M9
The American Oncologic HospitalPhiladelphiaPA$348.1M15
HEARTLAND HEALTH & WELLNESS FUNDDaytonOH$347.8M9
ST JOHNS RIVERSIDE HOSPITAL ANDRUS PARKCARE & DOBBS FERRYYonkersNY$347.2M17
ROGERS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INCOconomowocWI$346.8M17
Piedmont Eastside Hospital IncSnellvilleGA$346.8M12
Sonora Community Hospital dba Adventist Health SonoraSonoraCA$346.7M24
Baylor Medical Center at IrvingDallasTX$346.4M13
FLORIDA HEALTHY KIDS CORPORATIONTallahasseeFL$345.1M11
MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTERPlacervilleCA$343.6M12
Adventist Health Physicians NetworkRosevilleCA$343.3M7
GROUP HEALTH PROGRAM CO NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCArlingtonVA$342.8M2