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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 2 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
OhioHealth CorporationColumbusOH$5.1B25
SELECTHEALTH INCMurrayUT$5.1B21
MULTICARE HEALTH SYSTEMTacomaWA$5B15
SCAN HEALTH PLANLong BeachCA$5B17
SCRIPPS HEALTHSan DiegoCA$4.9B24
Orlando Health IncOrlandoFL$4.8B21
Blue Care Network of MichiganDetroitMI$4.8B28
Fairview Health ServicesMinneapolisMN$4.7B32
THE MOUNT SINAI HOSPITALNew YorkNY$4.7B20
ASTRAZENECA PATIENT ASSISTANCE ORGANIZATIONWilmingtonDE$4.6B0
YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITALNew HavenCT$4.6B17
KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN OF WASHINGTONOaklandCA$4.4B36
Baptist Healthcare System IncLouisvilleKY$4.3B24
KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN OF COLORADOOaklandCA$4.3B42
UMass Memorial Health Care Inc & AffiliatesWorcesterMA$4.2B72
LONG ISLAND JEWISH MEDICAL CENTER C/O NORTHWELL HEALTH INCWestburyNY$4.1B20
MaineHealthPortlandME$4.1B18
SENTARA HOSPITALSVirginia BeachVA$4B25
OSF Healthcare SystemPeoriaIL$3.9B50
DIGNITY COMMUNITY CARESan FranciscoCA$3.9B36
THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIAPhiladelphiaPA$3.9B16
NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALWestburyNY$3.9B18
Texas Children's HospitalBellaireTX$3.8B28
FRANCISCAN ALLIANCE INCMishawakaIN$3.8B10
PEACEHEALTHVancouverWA$3.6B31
HEALTH SHARE OF OREGONPortlandOR$3.6B0
HONORHEALTHScottsdaleAZ$3.5B33
COMMONSPIRIT HEALTHEnglewoodCO$3.4B44
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTERCincinnatiOH$3.4B21
THE JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITALBaltimoreMD$3.4B22
NOVARTIS PATIENT ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION INCEast HanoverNJ$3.4B0
CATHOLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES COLORADOCentennialCO$3.3B30
TRINITY HEALTH - MICHIGANLivoniaMI$3.3B27
THE METHODIST HOSPITALHoustonTX$3.3B5
NORTH CAROLINA BAPTIST HOSPITALWinstonsalemNC$3.3B14
Prisma Health-UpstateGreenvilleSC$3.2B24
LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITALAllentownPA$3.2B19
University of Chicago Medical CenterChicagoIL$3.2B38
Adventist Health System Sunbelt Healthcare CorporationAltamonte SpringsFL$3.2B53
Children's Hospital CorporationBostonMA$3.2B27
FLORIDA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER INCTampaFL$3.2B18
BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER INCCharlestownMA$3.1B28
CHRISTIANA CARE HEALTH SERVICES INCWilmingtonDE$3.1B19
MEMORIAL HEALTH SERVICES GROUP RETURNFountain ValleyCA$3B46
SWEDISH HEALTH SERVICESRentonWA$3B19
Rush University Medical CenterChicagoIL$3B52
Norton Hospitals IncLouisvilleKY$3B15
CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTERDuarteCA$2.9B21
Presbyterian Healthcare ServicesAlbuquerqueNM$2.9B43
TRINITY HEALTH CORPORATIONLivoniaMI$2.9B27