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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 25 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
The Villages Tri-County Medical Center IncThe VillagesFL$239.6M33
ST FRANCIS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERMinneapolisMN$239.3M12
Piedmont Newton Hospital IncCovingtonGA$239.2M13
DEBORAH HEART AND LUNG CENTERBrowns MillsNJ$239.1M14
Flagler Hospital IncSt AugustineFL$239M36
SOUTH COUNTY HOSPITAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEMWakefieldRI$238.8M18
UCHEALTH GREELEY HOSPITALFort CollinsCO$238.3M10
SID PETERSON MEMORIAL HOSPITALKerrvilleTX$238.3M10
PARTNERS IN HEALTH A NONPROFIT CORPORATIONBostonMA$238.3M9
St Joseph HospitalBangorME$238.2M12
ThedaCare Regional Medical Center - Appleton IncAppletonWI$237.8M0
THE MONROE CLINIC INCMonroeWI$237.1M14
MERCY CATHOLIC MEDICAL CENTER OF SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIANewtown SquarePA$236.4M14
St Mary's Regional Medical CenterLewistonME$236.2M10
THE FREDERICK FERRIS THOMPSON HOSPITALCanandaiguaNY$236.1M21
Fayette Physician Network IncMorgantownWV$236.1M11
Covenant HealthKnoxvilleTN$235.7M30
INDIANA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERIndianaPA$235.2M16
Loma Linda University Health CareLoma LindaCA$235M22
CENTRAL TEXAS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERSAustinTX$234.9M17
AKRON CHILDREN'S HEALTH COLLABORATIVEAkronOH$234.4M10
UPMC MEMORIALHarrisburgPA$233.9M16
JEFFERSON HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INCPine BluffAR$233.6M0
ST LUKE'S WARREN HOSPITAL INCAllentownPA$233.5M11
Saint Lukes North HospitalKansas CityMO$233.4M13
UPMC HANOVERHarrisburgPA$233.2M16
COMMUNITY CARE OF NORTH CAROLINA INCGarnerNC$233M14
Ascension HealthSt LouisMO$233M11
INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTH CARE INCSalt Lake CityUT$231.6M23
MARION GENERAL HOSPITAL INCMarionIN$231.5M13
DISTRICT MEDICAL GROUP INCPhoenixAZ$231.3M24
ALEGENT HEALTH-IMMANUEL MEDICAL CENTEROmahaNE$230.6M17
DUKE UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PHYSICIANS INCDurhamNC$230.5M16
REGIONAL WEST MEDICAL CENTERScottsbluffNE$230.4M14
GROUP HEALTH COOPERATIVE OF EAU CLAIREEau ClaireWI$230.1M4
UPMC PINNACLEHarrisburgPA$230M16
Piedmont Cartersville Hospital IncCartersvilleGA$229.8M13
ANDERSON HOSPITALMaryvilleIL$229.2M10
SOUTHWESTERN VERMONT MEDICAL CENTERBenningtonVT$228.8M18
SANTIAM MEMORIAL HOSPITALStaytonOR$228.7M10
WEIRTON MEDICAL CENTER INCWeirtonWV$227.9M10
Florida Essential Healthcare Partnerships Foundation IncAustinTX$227.4M0
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF ANDERSON AND MADISON COUNTY INCAndersonIN$227.3M13
Saint Francis Hospital South LLCTulsaOK$227.2M10
HUDSON HEADWATERS HEALTH NETWORKQueensburyNY$226.8M13
MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEMSpringfieldIL$226.8M16
PARK NICOLLET HEALTH SERVICESSt Louis ParkMN$226.5M20
WACCAMAW COMMUNITY HOSPITALGeorgetownSC$225.6M13
Kenmore Mercy HospitalBuffaloNY$225.4M24
WEST VIRGINIA FIRST FOUNDATION INCBridgeportWV$224.5M1