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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 258 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
TEPEYAC QALICB INCDenverCO$424k1
ABBA HUMAN SERVICES FOUNDATION INCNew CityNY$424k0
BAYSIDE HISTORICAL SOCIETYBaysideNY$424k1
AKRON BAR FOUNDATIONAkronOH$424k1
Care Net Pregnancy Center of Paradise Dayspring Crisis Pregnancy CenterParadiseCA$424k0
FRIENDS OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NURSING RESEARCHLexingtonKY$424k0
THE NEST A WOMEN'S CENTER INCJacksonvilleFL$424k0
WEST VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INCLewisburgWV$424k0
SAYREVILLE EMERGENCY SQUAD INCSayrevilleNJ$424k0
ADVOCATES FOR BETTER HEALTHRosevilleMN$424k1
KOKUA CARE FOUNDATIONHonoluluHI$423k0
HOPE CENTER OF LIVINGSTON COUNTYPontiacIL$423k1
JOYFUL JOURNEY INCWest LafayetteIN$423k1
FLAGLER HOME CARE LLCSt AugustineFL$423k6
MY DENSITY MATTERS NFPHawthorn WoodsIL$423k0
PENNSYLVANIA MEDICAL SOCIETY CHARITABLE TRUST FKA FDN OF THE PA MEDICAL SOCIETYMechanicsburgPA$423k1
AUGUSTA VOLUNTEER RESCUE SQUAD INCAugustaWV$423k0
MEDICAL STAFF OF WEST HILLSEncinoCA$423k1
ST LUKES FAMILY FOUNDATIONModestoCA$423k0
JOINT COMMITTEE FOR CHILDREN'S HEALTH CARE IN EVERETTEverettMA$423k1
CARE TO SHARE SMILEBrooklineMA$422k1
PRASAD CHILDREN'S DENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM INCFerndaleNY$422k1
SMITHSBURG EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES INCSmithsburgMD$422k0
ALS UNITED RHODE ISLANDWarwickRI$422k2
Academia de Directores Medicos de Puerto RicoSan JuanPR$422k4
NONTOXIC CERTIFIED INCDobbs FerryNY$422k1
RAPHAEL COMMUNITY FREE CLINICKerrvilleTX$422k0
BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL FRIENDS OF PEDIATRICS INCFairfieldCT$422k0
PORT AREA AMBULANCE SERVICE INCPort AlleganyPA$422k0
GUILDNET INCNew YorkNY$422k4
BUMI SEHAT FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL INCBarreVT$422k1
ITS MY LIFE INCWhitehallPA$421k5
TWIN COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONGalaxVA$421k0
Rush to Crush CancerPittsburghPA$421k6
BELLA HEALTH AND WELLNESS INCSan FranciscoCA$421k1
MEDBANK FOUNDATION INCSavannahGA$421k1
DANIELLE BYRON HENRY MIGRAINE FOUNDATIONSalt Lake CityUT$421k0
Gateway HealthcareMidlandMI$421k0
SHILOH CENTERHarrisonvilleMO$421k0
EPILEPSY ALLIANCE AMERICA INCBaton RougeLA$421k1
MARLINS FOR MASON INCBerlinMD$420k0
ATHLETIC REHAB CLINICSebastopolCA$420k0
NYOH COMMUNITY CANCER FOUNDATION INCClifton ParkNY$420k0
FAIR SHARE HOSPITALS COLLABORATIVENew YorkNY$420k1
FREE NOW FOUNDATIONRedwood CityCA$420k0
GET HEALTHY UTAHSalt Lake CityUT$419k1
DIVINE CHILDREN INCMcAllenTX$419k0
CHILDREN OF BELLEVUE INCNew YorkNY$419k2
MCLAREN GREATER LANSING FOUNDATIONLansingMI$419k1
SHARECARE FOUNDATION INCAtlantaGA$419k0