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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 249 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
DC FIREFIGHTERS BURN FOUNDATIONWashingtonDC$488k1
KENTUCKY INSTITUTE FOR PATIENT SAFETY AND QUALITY INCLouisvilleKY$488k0
DAVID & ESTHER KIM FOUNDATION INCSmyrnaGA$488k0
HEALING HOOF STEPS CORPORATIONCrestviewFL$488k3
CULTURE OF LIFE MINISTRIESHarlingenTX$488k1
A GIVING HEART FOUNDATION C/O REBECCA TURNER MAQUETNapervilleIL$488k1
CORNERSTONE PREGNANCY CARE SERVICESGapPA$487k1
FamilyCook Community Table Ltd DBA FamilyCook ProductionsNew YorkNY$487k1
INADCURE FOUNDATION INCFairfieldNJ$487k1
AUTOMOTIVE EDGE COMPUTING CONSORTIUM INCWakefieldMA$487k0
ANDERSON CAMPBELL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUE INCGreen BayWI$487k0
WYOMING CHILDRENS SOCIETYCheyenneWY$486k1
MARSHALL COUNTY HOSPITAL & HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION INCBentonKY$485k2
PHOENIX CANCER SUPPORT NETWORKPhoenixAZ$485k0
PHYSICIANS BENEVOLENT FUNDAustinTX$485k2
Baptist Health Foundation Floyd IncLouisvilleKY$485k5
Avenues Pregnancy ClinicGlendaleCA$485k2
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEE HEALTH CAREWashingtonDC$485k0
EYOTA VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE SERVICEEyotaMN$485k1
ALTERNACAREZanesvilleOH$485k1
PREGNANCY CARE CENTER OF THE MERRIMACK VALLEYLowellMA$485k0
MEDISOTADawsonMN$485k0
Public Health Home Health IncValdostaGA$485k0
HELP-A-PERSON INCBeaverPA$485k3
CAROLINE FABENS-APPTD FD UWDallasTX$484k1
COALITION FOR CITIZENS WITH DISABILITIES INCJacksonMS$484k0
BIRTH AND WOMENS HEALTH CENTER INCYoderKS$484k1
KELLY ANNE DOLAN MEMORIAL FUNDFort WashingtonPA$484k2
HEMOPHILIA FOUNDATION OF MINNESOTA/DAKOTAS INCVadnais HeightsMN$484k1
THE MADISON FOUNDATIONMadisonCT$483k0
Eureka Volunteer Ambulance Service IncEurekaMT$483k1
CARE FUNDScottsdaleAZ$483k1
KARNS CITY REGIONAL AMBULANCE SERVICE INCPetroliaPA$483k0
FIRST STEP WOMEN'S CENTERSpringfieldIL$483k0
Labette Health Endowment AssociationParsonsKS$483k1
EMLENTON AREA AMBULANCE SERVICEEmlentonPA$483k0
CAPE FEAR VALLEY HOSPITAL AUXILIARY INCFayettevilleNC$482k0
OUR LADY OF ANGELS ST JOSEPH'S MEDICAL CLINIC INCPensacolaFL$482k0
ARIZONA ASSOCIATION OF PROVIDERS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIESPhoenixAZ$482k0
GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR RABIES CONTROLManhattanKS$482k0
IRON COUNTY HOME HEALTH AGENCYCedar CityUT$482k1
BELLEVILLE COMMUNITY HEALTH CLUB NFPBellevilleIL$482k0
BUNKER HILL AREA AMBULANCE SERVICEBunker HillIL$482k0
Community Memorial Hospital FoundationSouth HillVA$482k3
THE LUKE CLINICDetroitMI$481k0
BUNDLES OF LOVEApple ValleyMN$481k0
VERDUGO HILLS HOSPITAL MEDICAL STAFFGlendaleCA$481k8
PRONTO INTERNATIONALSeattleWA$481k1
GYNUITY HEALTH PROJECTS INCNew YorkNY$481k4
COLORADO PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATIONArvadaCO$481k0