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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 26 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
Warren Clinic IncTulsaOK$224.5M10
ARCH HEALTH PARTNERS INCPowayCA$223.8M12
BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-UNION COUNTY INCNew AlbanyMS$223.7M15
Hartford HealthCare Medical Group IncWethersfieldCT$223.7M19
CLINICA SIERRA VISTABakersfieldCA$223.3M7
COVENANT MEDICAL GROUPRentonWA$223.2M21
KNOX COMMUNITY HOSPITALMount VernonOH$223.1M13
THE MARY LANNING MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONHastingsNE$222.8M8
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL & CLINICS INCLafayetteLA$222.7M8
SIERRA NEVADA MEMORIAL - MINERS HOSPITALSan FranciscoCA$222.1M11
NORTHWEST IOWA HOSPITAL CORPORATIONSioux CityIA$221.3M15
Summa HealthAkronOH$220.6M17
COMMCARE CORPORATIONMandevilleLA$220.3M11
Monument Health Network IncRapid CitySD$220M18
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER RESEARCH INSTITUTEKansas CityKS$219.7M21
Johnston Memorial Hospital IncJohnson CityTN$219.5M19
NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITALCharlestownMA$219.3M25
BayCare Home Care IncLargoFL$218.8M13
Baptist Medical Center of the Beaches IncJacksonvilleFL$218.8M12
Simi Valley Hosp and Hlth Care Services dba Adventist Health Simi ValleySimi ValleyCA$218.6M23
Saint Francis Hospital Muskogee IncTulsaOK$218.6M11
Stony Brook Internists University Faculty Practice CorporationStony BrookNY$218.5M8
Northern Dutchess HospitalRhinebeckNY$218.4M12
COMMUNITY HEALTH PARTNERSFresnoCA$218.4M12
ARH TUG VALLEY HEALTH SERVICES INCLexingtonKY$217.9M9
HEALTHPOINTRentonWA$217.1M7
The Charlotte Hungerford HospitalTorringtonCT$217M14
ST JOSEPH HEALTH SYSTEMRentonWA$216.2M15
MERCY CLINIC OKLAHOMA COMMUNITIESINCOklahoma CityOK$215.9M18
SOLARIS FOUNDATION INCWindermereFL$215.6M13
Prisma Health TuomeyGreenvilleSC$215.3M21
LEGACY MOUNT HOOD MEDICAL CENTERGreshamOR$215.1M28
AUBURN COMMUNITY HOSPITALAuburnNY$215.1M10
CareSource West Virginia CoDaytonOH$214.7M6
CAPE CANAVERAL HOSPITAL INCRockledgeFL$214.5M11
Duncan Regional HospitalDuncanOK$214.3M13
AH GEORGIA INCCharlotteNC$213.6M3
EL PASO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CORPORATIONEl PasoTX$213M10
Baptist Outpatient Services IncCoral GablesFL$212.3M10
COX HEALTH SYSTEMS INSURANCE COMPANYSpringfieldMO$211.8M7
BRIGHTON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONBrightonCO$211.6M14
Thedacare IncAppletonWI$210.8M0
Beacon Health System IncSouth BendIN$210.8M22
ST JOSEPH MERCY CHELSEA INCChelseaMI$210.7M13
York HospitalYorkME$210.4M11
HARBOR HOSPITAL INCBaltimoreMD$209.9M16
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare IncMemphisTN$209.8M18
GEORGETOWN HOSPITAL SYSTEMGeorgetownSC$209.5M10
Rush Oak Park Hospital IncOak ParkIL$209.4M11
PRIMA MEDICAL FOUNDATIONNovatoCA$208.7M11