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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 23 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
GEISINGER-LEWISTOWN HOSPITALDanvillePA$282M19
NEW YORK QUEENS MEDICINE & SURGERY PCFlushingNY$281.9M7
VERSITI WISCONSIN INCMilwaukeeWI$281M19
THE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF ANNISTONAnnistonAL$281M11
OTERO COUNTY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONAlamogordoNM$280.2M17
EVANGELICAL COMMUNITY HOSPITALYorkPA$280.1M19
HONORHEALTH AMBULATORYScottsdaleAZ$279.2M5
SSM HEALTH BUSINESSESSt LouisMO$279.1M15
YAMHILL COUNTY CARE ORGANIZATION INCMcMinnvilleOR$278.9M10
Community Memorial Hospital of Menomonee Falls IncMenomonee FallsWI$278.8M7
Avera HealthSioux FallsSD$278.4M21
TARRANT SAFETY NET SUPPORT CORPORATIONArlingtonTX$278.1M3
MCLAREN PORT HURONPort HuronMI$277.8M14
THE DULUTH CLINIC LTDDuluthMN$277.6M20
BELOIT HEALTH SYSTEM INCBeloitWI$277.2M16
UPMC WashingtonWashingtonPA$276.7M16
Piedmont Macon Hospital IncMaconGA$275.7M13
FAITH REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICESNorfolkNE$275.3M9
BMC HEALTH SYSTEM INCBostonMA$275.2M5
INTEGRIS Ambulatory Care CorpOklahoma CityOK$275.1M12
Castle Medical Center dba Adventist Health CastleKailuaHI$275M24
PROVIDENCE SAINT JOHN'S MEDICAL FOUNDATIONRentonWA$274.4M20
MAPLE GROVE HOSPITAL CORPORATIONMaple GroveMN$274.3M10
OCHIN INCPortlandOR$273.8M16
Maryland General Hospital IncBaltimoreMD$273.1M11
ST ALEXIUS MEDICAL CENTERBismarckND$272.7M16
BIG BEND COMMUNITY BASED CARE INCTallahasseeFL$272.7M8
ST CHARLES HOSPITAL CORPPort JeffersonNY$272.7M10
MEADVILLE MEDICAL CENTERMeadvillePA$271.3M11
Hackensack Meridian Health IncEdisonNJ$271.3M14
ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF DULUTHDuluthMN$270.4M0
SWEDISH EDMONDSRentonWA$270.3M16
Ottawa Regional Hospital & Healthcare CenterPeoriaIL$269.6M47
TRIHEALTH PHYSICIAN ENTERPRISE CORPCincinnatiOH$269.2M13
PROMEDICA HEALTH SYSTEM INCToledoOH$268.6M22
GRIFFIN HOSPITALDerbyCT$268.3M13
CHI ST VINCENT HOSPITAL HOT SPRINGS (FKA MERCY HOSPITAL HOT SPRINGS)Hot SpringsAR$268.1M20
SHORE MEMORIAL HOSPITALSomers PointNJ$267.7M14
MELROSEWAKEFIELD HEALTHCARE INCMedfordMA$267.6M18
Pediatric Faculty Foundation IncChicagoIL$267.5M11
ST CATHERINE OF SIENA MEDICAL CENTERSmithtownNY$267.2M12
GEORGETOWN MEMORIAL HOSPITALGeorgetownSC$267.1M13
St Luke's Nampa Medical Center LtdBoiseID$266.2M10
Holyoke Medical Center IncHolyokeMA$266.1M9
HOSPITAL ESPAOL AUXILIO MUTUO DE PUERTO RICO INCSan JuanPR$266M17
Barton Healthcare SystemSouth Lake TahoeCA$265.2M12
Sun Coast Nursing Centers IncBala CynwydPA$265M9
GOOD SAMARITAN REGIONAL HEALTH CENTERSt LouisMO$264.5M24
ST CLAIRE MEDICAL CENTER INCMoreheadKY$264M17
Piedmont Rockdale Hospital IncConyersGA$263.9M13