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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.
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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 22 of 437

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
Mercy Hospital JoplinJoplinMO$286.7M11
THE GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL OF LEBANON PENNSYLVANIAYorkPA$286.1M18
Avera HealthSioux FallsSD$285.3M15
Princeton Community Hospital AssociationPrincetonWV$285.1M15
ALFRED I DUPONT CHARITABLE TRUSTJacksonvilleFL$284.6M15
PHYSICIANS CLINIC INCOmahaNE$284.6M13
ANDERSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERMeridianMS$284.4M21
Herbert J Thomas Memorial Hospital AssociationSouth CharlestonWV$284.3M8
CARROLL HOSPITAL CENTER INCWestminsterMD$283.9M18
St Joseph HospitalNashuaNH$283.5M11
TUBA CITY REGIONAL HEALTH CARE CORPORATIONTuba CityAZ$283.4M34
Saint Lukes Health System IncKansas CityMO$283.2M45
ASCENSION ST MARY'S HOSPITALSt LouisMO$282.9M19
FAMILY HEALTHCARE NETWORKVisaliaCA$282.6M7
HOUSTON HOSPITALS INCWarner RobinsGA$282.6M12
WEST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER INCMariettaGA$282.1M85
NEW YORK QUEENS MEDICINE & SURGERY PCFlushingNY$281.9M7
THE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF ANNISTONAnnistonAL$281M11
Torrance Health AssociationTorranceCA$280.6M13
MEDSTAR SOUTHERN MD HOSPITAL CENTER INCClintonMD$280.3M18
ST MARY'S HOSPITAL INC (FKA ST MARY'S HEALTH CARE SYSTEM INC)AthensGA$279.9M13
SSM HEALTH BUSINESSESSt LouisMO$279.1M15
YAMHILL COUNTY CARE ORGANIZATION INCMcMinnvilleOR$278.9M10
THE ASSOCIATION OF CHRMC AND UNIVERSITY PHYSICIANSSeattleWA$278.1M24
TARRANT SAFETY NET SUPPORT CORPORATIONArlingtonTX$278.1M3
SOUTHWEST VOLUSIA HEALTHCARE CORPORATIONOrange CityFL$277.8M27
MCLAREN PORT HURONPort HuronMI$277.8M14
BELOIT HEALTH SYSTEM INCBeloitWI$277.2M16
MERCY MEDICAL CENTER INCRoseburgOR$277M12
The Washington HospitalWashingtonPA$276.6M10
ST JOSEPH'S MEDICAL CENTERBrainerdMN$276M18
Lake Pointe Operating Company LLCDallasTX$275.4M15
FAITH REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICESNorfolkNE$275.3M9
BMC HEALTH SYSTEM INCBostonMA$275.2M5
Castle Medical Center dba Adventist Health CastleKailuaHI$275M24
Community Blood CenterDaytonOH$274.8M14
ADVENTIST HEALTH SYSTEM GEORGIA INCCalhounGA$274.5M24
PROVIDENCE SAINT JOHN'S MEDICAL FOUNDATIONRentonWA$274.4M20
MAPLE GROVE HOSPITAL CORPORATIONMaple GroveMN$274.3M10
CLINICAL CARE ASSOCIATES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH SYSTEMBala CynwydPA$274.2M18
OCHIN INCPortlandOR$273.8M16
Goshen Hospital Association IncGoshenIN$272.8M16
EL RIO SANTA CRUZ NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CENTER INCTucsonAZ$271.8M13
SWEDISH EDMONDSRentonWA$270.3M16
Ottawa Regional Hospital & Healthcare CenterPeoriaIL$269.6M47
Maryland General Hospital IncBaltimoreMD$269.1M12
Colorado West Healthcare SystemGrand JunctionCO$268.8M16
PROMEDICA HEALTH SYSTEM INCToledoOH$268.6M22
GRIFFIN HOSPITALDerbyCT$268.3M13
St Luke's Cornwall HospitalNewburghNY$268.2M14