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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 256 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
JOHNSTON R BOWMAN JR HEALTH CENTERPo Box ChicagoIL$436k0
Open Arts Alliance IncGreenwichCT$436k1
ASSIST MECharlotteNC$436k0
MATT BAKER LOCAL CANCER FUNDSaxtonPA$436k0
ANSONIA AREA EMERGENCY SERVICESINCAnsoniaOH$435k3
JCA CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONSt LouisMO$435k0
New Glarus Emergency Medical Services InNew GlarusWI$435k1
JEWISH HOSPITAL & ST MARY'S HEALTHCARE INCLexingtonKY$435k16
PACIFIC COMMUNITIES HEALTH DISTRICT FNDNewportOR$435k3
Center for Client Safety IncLouisvilleKY$434k1
GASTON VOLUNTEER RESCUE SQUAD INCGastonNC$434k0
KING'S DAUGHTERS HEALTH FOUNDATION INCAshlandKY$434k1
NORTHLAND THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTERKearneyMO$434k0
NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AHEC INCWausauWI$434k1
CONGRESS OF NEUROLOGICAL SURGEONS FOUNDATION INCSchaumburgIL$434k1
MONTAGUE WM L UA HTFD HOSP ETALDallasTX$434k1
SAV-A-LIFE OF LAFAYETTE COUNTY INCOxfordMS$434k0
THE BRIDGE WELLNESS SOUTH CORPORATIONStockbridgeGA$434k1
THE SPARROWS NESTSaint PetersMO$434k0
AMISTAD Y SALUDTucsonAZ$433k0
THE HOLIDAY HEROES FOUNDATION INCDes PlainesIL$433k1
Health Unit on Davison AvenueDetroitMI$433k1
Trio Therapy PartnersEagleCO$433k0
HOPE IN NORTHERN VIRGINIAFalls ChurchVA$432k0
Consult Atlas FoundationGoodyearAZ$432k1
CLINICAL AND PATIENT EDUCATORS ASSOCIATIONDenverCO$432k4
High & Mighty Therapeutic RidingGhentNY$432k1
A NEW GENERATION OF HERNANDO INCSpring HillFL$432k0
MEDICAL DENTAL STAFF OF JERSEY CITY MEDICAL CENTER INCJersey CityNJ$432k1
FOREVER YOUNG VETERANS INCColliervilleTN$432k0
SYRACUSE HOME ASOCIATION FOUNDATIONBaldwinsvilleNY$432k1
Mankato Clinic Foundation IncMankatoMN$431k0
CAMP H-TOWNHoustonTX$431k0
East Haddam Ambulance AssociationMoodusCT$431k0
BROWARD HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER AUXILIARY OF FT LAUDERDALEFLINCFort LauderdaleFL$431k0
WISHES CAN HAPPEN INCCantonOH$431k0
WOMEN'S CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATIONLaguna BeachCA$431k1
THE PODIATRY SOCIETY OF THE STATE OF NY D/B/A THE FDN FOR PODIATRIC MEDICINENew YorkNY$431k0
ORI COMMUNITY AND EVALUATION SERVICESSpringfieldOR$431k3
END DRUG SHORTAGES ALLIANCE ASSOCIATIONWilmingtonDE$431k0
EMILIE J KLAHR NO 2 TESTAMENTARYPittsburghPA$431k1
CARE NEST HOMES LIMITEDPhiladelphiaPA$431k1
LIFE CONNECTIONS COUNSELING CENTER INCLutzFL$431k1
ALAMO BREAST CANCER FOUNDATIONSan AntonioTX$431k0
AIKEN PREGNANCY CARE CENTER INCAikenSC$431k6
AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE COALITION OF NCRaleighNC$431k0
LANCASTER COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETYLincolnNE$431k1
EMMITSBURG OSTEOPATHIC PRIMARY CARE CENTEREmmitsburgMD$430k0
Unfailing Love Clinic IncDecaturIN$430k1
NORTH GABLES SENIOR HOUSINGSaint PaulMN$430k3