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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 237 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
CANCER CURES 4 KIDSHoustonTX$596k0
COBB MEMORIAL FOUNDATION INCFranklin SpringsGA$596k0
HOUSE OF RUTH PREGNACY CARE CENTER INCCottonwoodAZ$596k0
HEALTHE KIDS INSTITUTEKansas CityMO$596k3
MARYLAND CITIZENS' HEALTH INITIATIVE INCBaltimoreMD$595k0
EAST TEXAS QUALITY CARE NETWORKTylerTX$595k9
THE PREGNANCY CENTER DBA THE CLARITY CLINICDubuqueIA$595k2
INTEGRATE FOR GOOD INCNorristownPA$595k1
ILLINOIS ELKS CHILDREN'S CARE CORPORATIONChathamIL$595k0
BRAVE LIKE ME FOUNDATIONCincinnatiOH$595k1
HELPING OPPRESSED & MARGINALIZED COOrlandoFL$595k1
CAPE FEAR HEALTHNET INCWilmingtonNC$594k0
THE FACIAL PAIN ASSOCIATION INCSuwaneeGA$594k1
THE HEIMERDINGER FOUNDATION INCNashvilleTN$594k1
ATHENS WELLNESS CLINIC INCAthensGA$594k0
THE WOMEN'S BREAST & HEART INITIATIVE FLORIDA AFFILIATE INCMiami LakesFL$594k1
MOHALL AMBULANCE SERVICEMohallND$593k0
YOGA INSTITUTEKailuaHI$593k0
DIRECTIONS MEDICAL CLINICLodiCA$593k1
CRIVITZ RESCUE SQUAD INCCrivitzWI$593k0
Millersburg Area Ambulance AssnMillersburgPA$593k0
LIFESHARE BLOOD CENTER FOUNDATIONShreveportLA$593k2
LENA E CALLIER TRUSTDallasTX$593k1
Southeastern Surgical CongressPrairie VillageKS$592k2
DIGNITY HEALTH FOUNDATIONSan FranciscoCA$592k3
THE EVANS MILLS VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE SQUAD INCORPOREvans MillsNY$592k1
The Health Source GroupSt LouisMO$592k4
HOPE CLINIC INCBerneIN$591k1
THE RICK HERREMA FOUNDATION INCFayettevilleNC$591k0
ALLIANCE FOR PATIENT MEDICATION SAFETYN ChesterfieldVA$591k2
PTI NEBRASKA INCOmahaNE$591k1
MEDINA COMMUNITY CLINIC INCPrincetonNJ$590k0
Hear CenterPasadenaCA$590k1
PENNSYLVANIA OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION FOUNDATIONHarrisburgPA$590k1
Sentinel Primary CareRaleighNC$590k1
CHARLES COUNTY MOBILE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT INCWhite PlainsMD$590k0
Sierra Lima FoundationChandlerAZ$590k0
SAFE HAVEN MEDICAL OUTREACH PROGRAM INCPasadenaCA$589k0
Institute for Global Perioperative CareHavre De GraceMD$588k0
HRMC FOUNDATIONHuronSD$588k0
MACKINAC STRAITS HEALTH FOUNDATIONSaint IgnaceMI$588k2
GRANT TOWN EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICESGrant TownWV$588k0
SOUTHERN OHIO HEALTHCARE NETWORKChillicotheOH$587k8
SOUTH ARKANSAS CARING PREGNANCY CENTEREl DoradoAR$587k0
Birthline of San Diego County IncSan DiegoCA$587k1
MAJESTIC HILLS RANCH FOUNDATIONLakevilleMN$587k0
L A NET COMMUNITY HEALTH RESOURCE NETWORKLong BeachCA$587k1
GRACE GUILD OF SINAI GRACE HOSPITAL AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONDetroitMI$587k0
CHARLOTTE CITY MARKETCharlotteNC$587k2
SOUTHWELL INCTiftonGA$586k3