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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 253 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
THE BARN AT SPRING BROOK FARM INCWest ChesterPA$458k1
BURN PREVENTION NETWORKAllentownPA$458k2
COMMUNITY CARE MINISTRIES INCWamegoKS$458k1
The Madison CenterExcelsiorMN$458k0
East End Intensive Outpatient IncNewport NewsVA$458k0
LETS SMILEOwatonnaMN$458k1
BLOUNT MEMORIAL FOUNDATIONMaryvilleTN$458k0
WHOLELIFE AUTHENTIC CAREFort WorthTX$458k0
CENTER FOR TELEHEALTH & E-HEALTH LAWWashingtonDC$457k0
SHELTER HEALTH SERVICES INCCharlotteNC$457k0
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE TRUST FUNDLexingtonKY$457k1
WOMEN'S RESOURCE CENTER OF NORTHEASGilletteWY$457k1
Natures Edge Therapy Center IncRice LakeWI$457k2
SEED OF HOPE CENTER INCWest BendWI$457k0
CAREFIRST CAROLINA FOUNDATIONHartsvilleSC$457k1
NICKELSVILLE RESCUE SQUAD INCNickelsvilleVA$457k0
IMMUNIZE KANSAS COALITION INCTopekaKS$456k2
Sri Lanka Medical Association of North America Inc (Western Region)PasadenaCA$456k0
IN THE PINK BOUTIQUE INCJacksonville BeachFL$456k1
SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERPhiladelphiaPA$456k1
COOL BRANCH VOLUNTEER RESCUEPenhookVA$456k2
BOULDER CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTERBoulderCO$456k1
LORD FAIRFAX EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES COUNCIL INCWinchesterVA$456k1
SUNFLOWER ADULT DAY SERVICES INCSalinaKS$456k1
LEONARDTOWN VOLUNTEER RESCUE SQUAD INCLeonardtownMD$455k0
KANSAS ABORTION FUNDLawrenceKS$455k0
New Mexico Pharmaceutical Care FoundationAlbuquerqueNM$455k0
The Foundation for The Thomas Memorial and Saint Francis Hospitals IncSouth CharlestonWV$455k1
ABC PREGNANCY CARE CENTER INCGarden CityKS$455k0
Mercy HealthArtesiaCA$455k0
HPV CANCERS ALLIANCENew YorkNY$455k1
Covid Safe at Home IncCambridgeMA$455k0
Caring with Compassion CommunityGrahamWA$454k1
SVAA FOUNDATION INCSuffieldCT$454k0
INFORMED CHOICE OF IOWA CORPORATIONIowa CityIA$454k1
Association of Research Integrity OfficersAlexandriaVA$454k0
TUSCORA PARK HEALTH & WELLNESS FOUNDATIONBarbertonOH$453k0
FBH COMMUNITY MINISTRIESFairportNY$453k0
FELLOWSHIP HALL FOUNDATIONGreensboroNC$453k0
CASSIDY'S CAUSE THERAPEUTIC RIDING ACADEMY INCPaducahKY$453k1
KATTA AYIRALA FOUNDATIONLawtonOK$453k0
LAKESIDE VOLUNTEER RESCUE SQUADHenricoVA$453k0
Eastcentral PA AHECLehightonPA$453k1
EDISON BIOTECHNOLOGY CENTER INC DBA OHIO LIFE SCIENCES FOUNDATIONColumbusOH$452k1
MERCER FOUNDATION FOR HEALTHAledoIL$452k0
MARTHA'S VINEYARD LAW ENFORCEMENT COUNCIL INCEdgartownMA$452k0
FOUNDATION FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT & HEALTH EQUITYRidgewaySC$452k2
McDonough District Hospital Foundation IncMacOmbIL$451k4
GUNNISON HOME ASSOCIATION INCGunnisonCO$451k1
Reinholds Community Ambulance AssociationReinholdsPA$451k0