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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 251 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
HIGH PASTURES CHRISTIAN RETREAT CTRBurnsvilleNC$473k0
HOGAR ELISABET JARDIN DEL EDEN CORPBayamonPR$473k2
Piedmont Hospital Woman's AuxiliaryAtlantaGA$473k0
NEW MEXICO FOUNDATION FOR DENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAlbuquerqueNM$473k1
Tucson Interfaith HIVAIDS NetworkTucsonAZ$473k1
Memorial Hospital Foundation at North Conway IncNorth ConwayNH$473k6
GOOD SAMARITAN CLINIC OF WEST VOLUSIA INCDeLandFL$472k0
BAFFLINK HOME HEALTH SERVICESDenverCO$472k6
FAIR SHARE SUPPORT SERVICES INCMt LaurelNJ$472k0
GYEDI PROJECTAuroraCO$472k4
PRESTIGE MEDICAL CLINIC AND URGENT CARE INCPomonaCA$472k0
WORLD PATIENTS ALLIANCEWashingtonDC$472k1
SANTA BARBARA DERMATOLOGY FOUNDATION INCLouisvilleKY$472k3
HOSPICE CARE FOUNDATION OF THE PIEDMONTGreenwoodSC$472k0
Morton Cure Paralysis FundMinneapolisMN$472k0
CALIFORNIA BREASTFEEDING COALITIONSacramentoCA$471k1
504HEALTHNET INCMetairieLA$471k1
HOPE LIFE CENTERSterlingIL$471k1
FREE CLINICS OF IOWA INCDes MoinesIA$471k0
THIS TIME TOMORROW INCMenomonee FallsWI$471k0
Community Medical Care Center of Leesburg IncLeesburgFL$471k0
MEDCARE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE INCCamdenAL$471k0
Pembina County Emer Med Ser IncCavalierND$471k0
Visions Charities IncTwin FallsID$470k0
NEVUS OUTREACH INCJonesboroAR$470k0
TEAM HEART INCMiltonMA$470k0
UA CARLINVILLE AREA HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONAltonIL$470k1
Wheelchair Classics Charities IncJackson HeightsNY$470k0
American Muslim Health ProfessionalsRolling MeadowsIL$470k1
NOALAB CLINIC INCNorth HollywoodCA$470k1
CENTRAL OREGON HEALTH QUALITY ALLIANCEBendOR$470k0
PEDIATRIC ACUTE LUNG INJURY AND SEPSIS INVESTIGATORS NETWORKBurlingtonNC$470k2
DO CARE DOULA FOUNDATION INCDoverDE$469k1
SOLOMONS HOME FOR THE AGEDSumterSC$469k0
SARA'S PROJECT INCArdmoreOK$469k1
BIRTHRIGHT OF ST CHARLES INCSt CharlesMO$469k0
The Hospice Foundation of the South IncSlidellLA$469k1
JOSEPHS HOME INCPearl RiverNY$468k0
BALCH HOSPITAL UW EMELINE R BALCHJohnstonRI$468k1
Mother and Unborn Baby Care IncSouthfieldMI$468k0
MANCHESTER ACUPUNCTURE STUDIOManchesterNH$468k0
HOLLYWOOD SUNSET FREE CLINICLos AngelesCA$468k1
The Lund ReportPortlandOR$468k0
FIRST CHOICE COOPERATIVETylerTX$468k0
DAMES AND KNIGHTS OF THE ORDER OF MALTA MEDICAL AND DENTAL CLINIC OFDetroitMI$468k1
THE BRAIN RECOVERY PROJECTLos AngelesCA$467k1
EAST TEXAS GULF COAST REGIONAL TRAUMA ADVISORY COUNCILManvelTX$467k0
INTERNATIONAL LACTATION CONSULTANT ASSOCIATIONWashingtonDC$466k0
ABILITY INDIANA INCIndianapolisIN$466k0
Souhegan Valley Ambulance Service IncNew IpswichNH$466k3