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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 22 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
MCLAREN NORTHERN MICHIGANPetoskeyMI$298.4M18
NORTHWEST HOSPITAL CENTER INCRandallstownMD$298.1M16
CareQuest Institute for Oral Health IncBostonMA$297.9M18
WHITE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER INCSearcyAR$297.3M12
Scotland Memorial Hospital IncLaurinburgNC$296.7M13
SUN RIVER HEALTH INCPeekskillNY$296.6M10
STURDY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INCAttleboroMA$296.2M15
ADVENTIST HEALTH SYSTEM GEORGIA INCCalhounGA$296M24
MYMICHIGAN HEALTHMidlandMI$296M20
CONWAY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER INCConwayAR$295.7M18
NORTH PLATTE NEBRASKA HOSPITAL CORPNorth PlatteNE$295.7M9
HUDSON VALLEY HOSPITAL CENTERCortlandt ManorNY$295.6M20
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital DentonDentonTX$295.6M19
ST MARY'S HOSPITAL INCAthensGA$295M15
MYMICHIGAN MEDICAL CENTER ALPENAAlpenaMI$294.8M12
Baxter County Regional Hospital IncMountain HomeAR$294.7M0
THE ASSOCIATION OF CHRMC AND UNIVERSITY PHYSICIANSSeattleWA$294.3M25
Leesburg Regional Medical Center IncLeesburgFL$293.6M33
THE GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL OF MARYLAND INCBaltimoreMD$293.3M18
CLINICAL CARE ASSOCIATES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH SYSTEMBala CynwydPA$293.1M16
White River Health System IncBatesvilleAR$292.9M14
UMASS MEMORIAL HEALTH - MILFORD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER INCMilfordMA$292.8M10
ALBANY MED HEALTH SYSTEMAlbanyNY$292.6M14
BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PHARMACY INCCharlestownMA$292.5M20
ST JOSEPH'S MEDICAL CENTERBrainerdMN$292.1M20
St Luke's Clinic Coordinated Care LtdBoiseID$291.1M11
SB Clinical Practice Management Plan IncStony BrookNY$290.2M18
Beavercreek Medical CenterMiamisburgOH$290M18
Baptist Health Deaconess MadisonvilleMadisonvilleKY$289.6M8
MEDSTAR SOUTHERN MD HOSPITAL CENTER INCClintonMD$288.8M15
Teva Cares FoundationParsippanyNJ$288.8M0
BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL- JONESBORO INCMemphisTN$288.3M23
ST PETER'S HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES PCAlbanyNY$288.3M33
FIRELANDS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERSanduskyOH$287.3M16
Riddle Memorial HospitalRadnorPA$286.9M11
WYOMING MEDICAL CENTER INCPhoenixAZ$286.7M12
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL - WEST VOLUSIA INCDeLandFL$285.8M34
Princeton Community Hospital AssociationPrincetonWV$285.1M15
ANDERSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERMeridianMS$284.4M21
St Luke's Cornwall HospitalNewburghNY$284.4M14
Herbert J Thomas Memorial Hospital AssociationSouth CharlestonWV$284.3M8
Goshen Hospital Association IncGoshenIN$284.1M18
St Joseph HospitalNashuaNH$283.5M11
THE VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL NEW YORKSyracuseNY$283.4M11
TUBA CITY REGIONAL HEALTH CARE CORPORATIONTuba CityAZ$283.4M34
Saint Lukes Health System IncKansas CityMO$283.2M45
GRAND VIEW HOSPITALSellersvillePA$283M16
HOUSTON HOSPITALS INCWarner RobinsGA$282.6M12
ASCENSION ST MARY'S HOSPITALMidlandMI$282.2M18
EPHRAIM MCDOWELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERDanvilleKY$282.1M14