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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 241 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTER OF EASTERN ILLINOISCharlestonIL$555k2
Insure the Uninsured ProjectSacramentoCA$555k1
TRI-VILLAGE RESCUE SERVICES INCNew MadisonOH$555k0
Miriam Medical ClinicsPhiladelphiaPA$554k4
PREGNANCY CARE CENTER OF UNION COUNTYMarysvilleOH$554k3
California Hospice NetworkScotts ValleyCA$554k4
Stafford Ambulance Association IncStafford SpringsCT$554k0
SAFE COALITION INCORPORTEDFranklinMA$554k0
COMMUNITY INCLUSION SERVICESKodiakAK$554k0
DESERT STAR INSTITUTE FOR FAMILY PLANNING INCPhoenixAZ$554k1
PARK SLOPE VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE CORPS INCBrooklynNY$554k0
HORSES WITH HEART INCChino ValleyAZ$554k1
THE CARE CENTERDaytonTN$554k1
The Auxiliary for Community HealthWinstedCT$553k0
TOTALCARE FOUNDATIONFort WorthTX$552k2
Parker County Health FoundationAledoTX$552k0
THE ASHLEY LAUREN FOUNDATION INCBrielleNJ$552k1
NORTH BENTON AMBULANCE SERVICE INCVintonIA$552k0
TYRRELL COUNTY RURAL HEALTH ASSOCIATIONColumbiaNC$551k0
Riverside Life ServicesRiversideCA$551k0
FRANKLIN COUNTY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE INCBrookvilleIN$551k2
Pleasant Acres Christian Haven AssociationFairmontWV$551k0
American Foundation of Savoy Orders IncorporatedNew YorkNY$551k1
MERCY HEALTH FOUNDATION WASHINGTONWashingtonMO$551k7
MISSION HEALTH CARE INCMidlandTX$551k1
CLARK VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY SQUADINCClarkNJ$550k0
POSITIVE HEALTH PROJECT INCBrooklynNY$550k7
TWIN FALLS COUNTY HEALTH INITIATIVES TRUSTLTDTwin FallsID$550k0
CLARK - PROGRESSIVE ELDERCARE SERVICES INCArkadelphiaAR$550k0
FOUNDATION FOR HEARING AND SPEECH RESOURCESChicagoIL$550k1
COLORADO SAFETY NET COLLABORATIVEWestminsterCO$549k1
CANTON HUMAN SERVICES INITIATIVES INC BARCLAY DAMON LLPSyracuseNY$549k0
Northern Dutchess Residential Healthcare FACRhinebeckNY$549k8
TICONDEROGA EMERGENCY SQUAD INCTiconderogaNY$549k0
FOREFRONT COMMUNITY THERAPY INCEvansvilleIN$549k0
HEART VALVE SOCIETYBeverlyMA$549k0
COMMUNITY MEDICAL AND DENTAL CENTERRahnsPA$548k2
ALL OUT ADVENTURES INCNorthamptonMA$548k1
PALLIATIVE CARE QUALITY COLLABORATIVE NFPSchaumburgIL$548k1
INTERMOUNTAIN LIPID CENTERSalt Lake CityUT$548k2
CROSS TIMBERS PREGNANCY CARE CENTERStephenvilleTX$547k0
LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR IN RICHMONDHenricoVA$547k0
THE PALMETTO PALACEJohns IslandSC$547k0
CDPHP FOUNDATION INCLathamNY$547k4
LIFELINE PREGNANCY HELP CENTER INCElkinNC$547k8
JUST WALK INCRiderwoodMD$547k3
SHEPHERD'S FOUNDATION INCAustintownOH$546k1
WORLD VASECTOMY DAY INCNew YorkNY$546k1
NOHC INCNew OrleansLA$546k0
WINSTED HEALTH CENTER INCWinstedCT$545k0