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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.
By role

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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 241 of 437

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
DC FIREFIGHTERS BURN FOUNDATIONWashingtonDC$514k1
Warren Area Ambulance Service IncWarrenIL$514k3
NORTH BROOKFIELD EMERGENCY SQUAD INCNorth BrookfieldMA$513k0
SUITS STILETTOS AND LIPSTICK FOUNDATION INCFort LauderdaleFL$513k0
Western Missouri Medical Center FoundationWarrensburgMO$513k1
PAWNEE COUNTY MEDICAL FOUNDATIONPawnee CityNE$513k1
HAMPTON ROADS CANCER CARE FOUNDATIONNorfolkVA$512k0
Partners of Gundersen Lutheran IncLa CrosseWI$512k0
ANDEAN ALLIANCE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTMarshallMI$512k0
OPTIONS FOR WOMENRochesterNH$512k0
ADVOCATES GIVING ASSOCIATIONSalt Lake CityUT$512k0
Fairchild Medical Center Foundation IncYrekaCA$511k2
LADIES HOSPITAL AID SOCIETY OF WESTERN PAPittsburghPA$511k0
THE LAVENDER FUNDWashingtonDC$511k0
SMOKETOWN FAMILY WELLNESS CENTER CORPLouisvilleKY$511k0
PILOT MOUNTAIN RESCUE SQUAD INCPilot MountainNC$511k0
FOWLER MEMORIAL FREE DENTAL CLINICMonroeWI$511k0
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ASSOC OF COLORADO INCAuroraCO$511k0
GEORGIA ALZHEIMER'S FOUNDATION INCSaint Simons IslandGA$511k1
PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTER OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTYSanta CruzCA$511k0
EMBRACING FUTURES INCAkronOH$510k2
KSU FOOT & ANKLE CLINICKentOH$510k9
LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY DENTAL GROUP INCLoma LindaCA$510k0
BLACK HILLS HEALTH AND EDUCATION CENTERHermosaSD$510k1
Fort Hamilton Hospital FoundationMiamisburgOH$510k6
SOMC DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATIONPortsmouthOH$510k6
NORTH TEXAS REHABILITATION SERVICESCarrolltonTX$510k1
ASSOCIATION OF STATE AND TRIBAL HOME VISITING INITIATIVESWashingtonDC$509k0
ACCESS NOW INCRichmondVA$509k1
GLOBAL BIRTHING HOME FOUNDATIONLeawoodKS$509k1
GENERATION U INC GENERATION USteamboat SpringsCO$509k1
HORSE POWER FOR KIDS INCTampaFL$509k0
COMMUNITY PREGNANCY CLINICSimi ValleyCA$508k2
Intracare Hospital NorthHoustonTX$508k1
NEBRASKA MEDICINE GUILDOmahaNE$508k0
FLAGLER HOME CARE LLCSt AugustineFL$508k5
LIFE OPTIONSGrandviewWA$508k0
Foundation for Healthy GenerationsTacomaWA$508k1
MERCY HEALTH FORT SMITH COMMUNITIESFort SmithAR$508k17
INTERMOUNTAIN LIPID CENTERSalt Lake CityUT$508k3
THE PATIENT SAFETY ORGANIZATION OF FLORIDA INCTallahasseeFL$507k2
INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE OF DENTISTSFlintMI$507k1
GLOBAL INITIATIVE FOR ASTHMA INCWalworthWI$507k0
PROLACTA BIOSCIENCE FOUNDATIONDuarteCA$507k0
CORPORACION DE SERVICIOS DE SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIOECONOMICO EL OTOAOUtuado$507k0
TIMESLIPS CREATIVE STORYTELLING INCBaysideWI$507k3
ROCKFORD FAMILY PLANNING FOUNDATION INCMadisonWI$507k1
THE BALTIMORE JEWISH HEALTH FOUNDATION INCBaltimoreMD$507k2
OWENSBORODAVIESS COUNTY REGIONAL DENTAL CLINIC INCOwensboroKY$506k2
ACADEMY HEALTH CENTER INCMontgomeryAL$506k0