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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 20 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
Scott & White Hospital-College StationDallasTX$342.6M22
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL SOUTH INCIndianapolisIN$341.9M13
THE ASSISTANCE FUND INCOrlandoFL$341.7M12
MCLEOD HEALTHFlorenceSC$340.8M12
SOUTHWEST BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MANAGEMENT INCNew CastlePA$339.9M2
Central Suffolk Hospital C/O NORTHWELL HEALTH INCWestburyNY$339.7M21
Children's Medical Center CorporationBostonMA$338.4M25
PROMEDICA CENTRAL PHYSICIANSToledoOH$338.3M12
HEALTH FIRST SHARED SERVICES INCRockledgeFL$337.5M26
THE MERCY HOSPITAL INCHartfordCT$337.4M18
Texas Health Arlington Memorial HospitalArlingtonTX$337.3M17
Vidant Medical Group LLCGreenvilleNC$336.6M13
PARTNERS HEALTH PLAN INCBronxNY$336.5M7
SAINT ALPHONSUS MEDICAL CENTER - NAMPA INCNampaID$336.4M11
EXETER HOSPITAL INCCharlestownMA$336M23
Capital Area Behavioral Health CollaborativeHarrisburgPA$335.3M2
SSM HEALTH CARE GROUPSt LouisMO$334.9M13
SOUTHEASTERN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERLumbertonNC$334.3M9
BLUE RIDGE HEALTHCARE HOSPITALS INCMorgantonNC$334M14
HOWARD COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL INCBaltimoreMD$333.9M14
MCLAREN BAY REGIONBay CityMI$333.7M12
Christus Health Northern LouisianaShreveportLA$333.6M14
MERCY MEDICAL CENTERRockville CentreNY$333M10
FLETCHER HOSPITAL INCHendersonvilleNC$332.2M24
COMMUNITY HOSPITALS OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIAFresnoCA$332.1M16
ST LUKE'S COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICESHoustonTX$332M5
Lawrence General HospitalLawrenceMA$331.9M10
SOUTHWEST VOLUSIA HEALTHCARE CORPORATIONOrange CityFL$331.7M28
USC ARCADIA HOSPITALArcadiaCA$330.6M14
Mercy Hospital Northern Light Mercy HospitalPortlandME$328.2M22
TUALITY HEALTHCAREHillsboroOR$327.5M11
PENN STATE HEALTH HOLY SPIRIT MEDICAL CENTERHersheyPA$327.2M20
POTOMAC HOSPITAL CORPORATION OF PRINCE WILLIAMVirginia BeachVA$326.1M15
THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATIONPhiladelphiaPA$325.6M6
PAULDING MEDICAL CENTER INCMariettaGA$325.4M73
Doctors Hospital IncCoral GablesFL$325.4M14
THE GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL OF LEBANON PENNSYLVANIAYorkPA$324.7M16
BUTLER HEALTHCARE PROVIDERSButlerPA$324.6M22
Miami Children's Health System IncMiamiFL$324.1M10
COXHEALTHSpringfieldMO$323.1M26
Lodi Memorial Hospital Association IncLodiCA$322.2M21
Provident Resources Group IncBaton RougeLA$321.6M15
EPHRATA COMMUNITY HOSPITALYorkPA$320.5M17
GALION COMMUNITY HOSPITALGalionOH$320.3M7
EL RIO SANTA CRUZ NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CENTER INCTucsonAZ$320.2M21
CENTRAL VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER INCBerlinVT$319.9M15
Baptist Health Regional HospitalsLittle RockAR$319.5M11
CENTRACARE CLINICSt CloudMN$319.1M21
HAMASPIK CARE INCSpring ValleyNY$318.6M8
LIMA MEMORIAL JOINT OPERATING COMPANYLimaOH$317.9M12