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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 259 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
WOMENS BOARD OF MONTGOMERY GENERAL HOSPITALOlneyMD$419k0
NEUROENDOCRINE CANCER FOUNDATIONSacramentoCA$419k1
MOBILE INFIRMARY AUXILIARY INCMobileAL$419k0
Brooks Ambulance IncBrooksME$419k7
OLTON VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION INCOltonTX$419k0
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUM FACILITY ADMINISTRATORSBel AirMD$419k0
GIANT LEAP FOUNDATION INCGrapevineTX$419k0
Your Community FoundationIolaKS$418k0
HEALTH AND SOCIAL POLICY INSTITUTESacramentoCA$418k0
OPEN ARMS COMMUNITY HEALTH & SERVICE CENTERLos AngelesCA$418k0
INDEPENDENT HEALTH NETWORK INCLincolnNE$418k1
WHITE PHOENIX ACUPUNCTUREPortlandOR$418k1
Envista Smile Project FoundationBreaCA$418k0
OHIO VALLEY HEALTH CENTERSteubenvilleOH$418k1
HILL TOP CENTERLake BluffIL$418k0
Highland County Volunteer Rescue Squad IncMontereyVA$417k0
AMER ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS MASS CHAPTER INCWalthamMA$417k0
CACTUS CANCER SOCIETYOaklandCA$417k1
Anderson County Hospital FoundationGarnettKS$417k0
RIVERS HEALTH SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATIONPoint PleasantWV$417k5
WATERMAN MEDICAL FOUNDATIONDallasTX$417k1
SAFE HAVYNN EDUCATION CENTERLafayetteLA$417k1
NEW SALEM AMBULANCENew SalemND$416k1
CHOICES FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS INCAvon ParkFL$416k1
SHEPHERDS GODPARENT HOMEBangorME$416k0
CENTER FOR PREGNANCY CHOICESVicksburgMS$416k4
JAISOHN HOME HEALTH CARE INCLansdalePA$416k1
VOLUNTEER HEALTH PROGRAM LTDGreenwichCT$416k0
GLEN ROCK EMS INCGlen RockPA$415k0
MERCY MINISTRIESReadingPA$415k1
HOME CARE PLUSYorkNE$415k7
CHELSEA HICKS FOUNDATIONTualatinOR$415k1
Wellspring Pregnancy Health Center IncHastingsNE$415k1
SCCH Fitness Center IncSullivanIN$415k1
NORTHERN AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER INCCantonNY$415k0
Waukesha Service Club IncWaukeshaWI$415k0
We Care Pregnancy CenterDeKalbIL$414k1
UHPHEALTH INCHoustonTX$414k1
THE UNLIMBITED FOUNDATION INCJupiterFL$414k1
Elevate LifeMinneapolisMN$413k1
Pregnancy Resource Center Of SW Oklahoma IncLawtonOK$413k0
RIDGE HEALTH SERVICES INCSchenectadyNY$413k2
BENEDICTINE FOUNDATION OF OREGON UNITED STATES CATHOLIC CONFERENCEMount AngelOR$413k0
FOUNDATION FOR PHYSICIAN ADVANCEMENTRidgelandMS$413k3
SIOUX FALLS GOOD SAMARITAN HOUSING INCCamarilloCA$413k0
NAMI CLACKAMASMilwaukieOR$413k0
LOVE BUTTON GLOBAL MOVEMENTAgoura HillsCA$413k1
MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL BENEVOLENT SOCIETYWalthamMA$413k0
THE ROBERTO CLEMENTE SANTA ANA HEALTH CLINIC INCBaltimoreMD$413k0
SOUTHEAST KANSAS LUTHERANSIndependenceKS$413k0