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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 24 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
VISITING NURSE SERVICE OF NEW YORK HOME CARE IINew YorkNY$263M10
PIH Health Downey HospitalDowneyCA$262.2M17
St Luke's-St Vincent's Healthcare IncSt LouisMO$262.1M14
ATRIUM MEDICAL CENTERDaytonOH$262M32
SANTE HEALTH FOUNDATIONFresnoCA$261.7M0
OZARKS MEDICAL CENTERWest PlainsMO$261.4M15
TCH Pediatric Associates IncBellaireTX$261.2M18
CARE INITIATIVESWest Des MoinesIA$261.1M19
Seton Family of DoctorsSt LouisMO$260.9M10
ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL MONROE CAMPUSAllentownPA$260.3M2
ON LOK SENIOR HEALTH SERVICESSan FranciscoCA$259.9M10
Hays Medical Center IncHaysKS$259.7M15
TJ SAMSON COMMUNITY HOSPITALGlasgowKY$259.3M11
CHILDREN'S SPECIALTY GROUP INCMilwaukeeWI$258.6M4
ALBANY GENERAL HOSPITALCorvallisOR$258.4M12
LAFAYETTE GENERAL HEALTH SYSTEM INCLafayetteLA$258.3M17
Public Health InstituteOaklandCA$258.3M14
ASSOCIATED PHYSICIANS OF HARVARD MEDICAL FACULTY PHYSICIANS AT BIDMC INCBostonMA$258M12
MCLEOD PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES IIFlorenceSC$258M9
Lake Regional Health SystemOsage BeachMO$257.5M18
Renown HealthRenoNV$257.1M18
SUNSET PARK HEALTH COUNCIL INCBrooklynNY$255.6M13
ASCENSION MEDICAL GROUP-SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN INCSt LouisMO$254.7M17
LUMINIS HEALTH DOCTORS COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER INCAnnapolisMD$254.6M14
GOTTLIEB COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES CORPORATIONMelrose ParkIL$254.6M19
MERCY HOSPITAL JEFFERSONCrystal CityMO$252.9M16
PHYSICIAN ENTERPRISE LLCAnnapolisMD$251.8M15
KENNEDY KRIEGER CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL INCBaltimoreMD$251.6M20
Stamford Health Medical Group IncStamfordCT$251.5M24
SOUTHEASTERN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER INCDuarteCA$251.3M17
Morris HospitalMorrisIL$251.1M15
Carle BroMenn Medical CenterUrbanaIL$250.6M22
ASCENSION PROVIDENCE ROCHESTER HOSPITALSt LouisMO$250.4M13
THE QUEEN'S HEALTH SYSTEMSHonoluluHI$249.8M20
VETTER SENIOR LIVINGElkhornNE$248.8M8
NORTON SOUND HEALTH CORPORATIONNomeAK$248.3M39
NEIGHBORHEALTH CORPORATIONEast BostonMA$247.9M9
Hawai'i Pacific HealthHonoluluHI$247.3M40
Nuvance Health Medical Practice PCPoughkeepsieNY$247.3M23
FLORIDA HOSPITAL ZEPHYRHILLS INCZephyrhillsFL$246.7M33
PHOEBE PHYSICIAN GROUP INCAlbanyGA$246.7M20
HOLZER HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONGallipolisOH$245.3M11
Gundersen Clinic LtdLa CrosseWI$244.3M42
Saint Lukes South Hospital IncOverland ParkKS$244.2M14
Healtheast Woodwinds HospitalMinneapolisMN$241.9M18
DOUGLAS HOSPITAL INCMariettaGA$241.6M73
UNITED HEALTH CENTERS OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEYFresnoCA$241.4M10
BAPTIST MEMORIAL MEDICAL GROUP INCMemphisTN$241M31
The Childrens HospitalCincinnatiOH$240.5M0
GLEN COVE HOSPITAL C/O NORTHWELL HEALTH INCWestburyNY$239.8M20