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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 248 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
SCOTT'S HOUSE INCSanta FeNM$494k0
KEYSTONE AMBULANCE SERVICE INCKeystoneSD$494k0
HEARTLINE PREGNANCY CENTER INCWarsawIN$494k1
BUMBLEBEE FOUNDATION INCWestlake VillageCA$494k1
WALDENS RIDGE EMERGENCY SERVICESignal MountainTN$494k0
CARRIAGE HOUSE AT ACUSHNET HEIGHTS INC % THE COMMUNITY BUILDERS INCBostonMA$494k4
MITCHELL COUNTY REGIONAL MEDICAL FOUNDATIONBeloitKS$494k1
San Diegans for Health Care CoverageSan DiegoCA$494k1
COMMUNITY SUPPORTED ANTHROPOSOPHIC MEDICINEAnn ArborMI$493k3
BREATHEDEEP INCHenriettaNY$493k1
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ASSOC OF COLORADO INCAuroraCO$493k0
Maternal Help Hope FundSan JoseCA$493k1
WECAREAftonMN$493k0
EUREKA CHRISTIAN HEALTH OUTREACHEureka SpringsAR$493k0
BREAST CENTER OF IRVINE INCIrvineCA$493k0
Easton-Greenwich Rescue Squad IncGreenwichNY$493k0
Childrens Advocacy ProjectCasperWY$492k0
FRIENDS OF ST MICHAELS HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONWashingtonDC$492k0
Chikondi Health FoundationWetumpkaAL$492k0
MCLAREN LAPEER REGION FOUNDATIONLapeerMI$492k3
WOODBURY AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION INCWoodburyCT$492k6
BROADLAWNS MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATIONDes MoinesIA$492k4
CARE TRANSITIONS INCSalt Lake CityUT$492k0
NORTH CAROLINA PACE ASSOCIATIONHolly SpringsNC$492k1
FLORIDIANS FOR RECOVERY INCTallahasseeFL$491k0
Operation Walk UtahSalt Lake CityUT$491k0
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY DENTAL RESEARCH CLINIC INCTampaFL$491k3
EVE'S HOPEPalmetto BayFL$491k9
FISHER HOUSE IN ST LOUISFentonMO$491k0
MISSISSIPPI DELTA NATURE AND LEARNING CENTERGreenvilleMS$491k0
THE TWIG JUNIOR AUXILIARY OF THE INOVA ALEXANDRIA HOSPITALAlexandriaVA$491k0
HISPANIC HEALTH COALITION OF GEORGIAlpharettaGA$491k0
Myasthenia Gravis AssociationKansas CityMO$491k1
WRIGHT MEMORIAL ENDOWMENT FUNDChillicotheMO$491k1
PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH ALLIANCEPhiladelphiaPA$491k1
MEDICAL DENTAL STAFF OF MORRISTOWN MEM HOSPITALMorristownNJ$491k6
WARRIOR SALUTE VETERAN SERVICES INCWebsterNY$491k3
CLINTON-HICKMAN CO AMBULANCE SERVClintonKY$491k0
SEMICONDUCTOR ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ASSOCIATIONHerndonVA$490k0
WILSON PREGNANCY CENTER INCWilsonNC$490k0
BERKSHIRE NURSING FAMILIES INCAdamsMA$490k1
WALK ONBarringtonIL$490k0
Triple H Equitherapy CenterPipe CreekTX$490k1
THE SUPERHERO PROJECT INCNorth WalesPA$490k0
THE DEGEN FOUNDATIONFort SmithAR$489k1
ST CLAIRE REAL PROPERTIES INCMoreheadKY$489k4
Ambassadors for Community Health - Auxiliary of St Davids Medical CenterAustinTX$489k2
Oregon Cancer FoundationEugeneOR$489k1
MILESTONE FOUNDATIONLoves ParkIL$488k0
SHALOM II HOUSING INCWarwickRI$488k3