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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 262 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FUND OF NEW HAMPSHIREDoverNH$397k2
RICE LAKE COMMUNITY HEALTH FOUNDATIRice LakeWI$397k0
WAYNE CARES INCGoldsboroNC$397k0
THELMA'S PLACEWoodburnOR$397k0
MILWAUKEE COMMUNITY ACUPUNCTURE INCMilwaukeeWI$397k2
INTERNATIONAL CHILDRENS ADVISORY NETWORKMariettaGA$397k0
THE DREAM CONNECTIONKnoxvilleTN$396k0
GOOD SAMARITAN HEALTH SERV INCTupeloMS$396k0
Life Network of Southern IllinoisWaterlooIL$396k1
WARRIOR RANCH FOUNDATION INCRiverheadNY$396k1
Nizhoni Smiles IncShiprockNM$396k1
LANCASTER COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY FOUNDATIONLincolnNE$395k0
PREGNANCY CARE CENTER INC DBA LIFE CHOICES CLINICLewistonID$395k1
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE OF THE BIG HORNSINCSheridanWY$395k0
AAA CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTERLivoniaMI$395k1
HEALTHY ISLAND PROJECT INCDeer IsleME$395k1
CHILDREN'S HEALTH VENTURES INCNeptuneNJ$395k4
Anthony Bates FoundationPhoenixAZ$395k0
Senior Housing Resource ManagementCharlestonSC$394k3
VERMONT ASSEMBLY OF HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE AGENCIES INC DBA VNAs of VTMontpelierVT$394k1
DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY SERVICES OF NEW ORLEANS EASTNew OrleansLA$394k3
COMMISSION FOR THE ACCREDITATION OF BIRTH CENTERSHamburgPA$394k1
Peggy Lillis FoundationBrooklynNY$394k1
PEOPLE'S HEALTH AND WELLNESS CLINICBarreVT$394k1
HOSPITAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL INCSyracuseNY$394k1
ST LUKE COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE FOUNDATIONRonanMT$394k2
KIDS AND HORSES INCMindenNV$394k0
BUILDING THE NEXT GENERATION OF ACADEMIC PHYSICIANSRye BrookeNY$393k2
THE JACK BEAR FOUNDATION NFPWestern SpringsIL$393k0
Tree of Life A Crisis Pregnancy CenterAtascaderoCA$393k4
TOLEDO MUSLIM DOCTORS INITIATIVEToledoOH$393k0
HEALTH MOBILESanta ClaraCA$393k0
BELLE PLAINE AREA AMBULANCE INCBelle PlaineIA$393k1
KENTUCKY RURAL HEALTH COLLABORATIVE INCFrankfortKY$393k0
CUSTOMS KICKING CANCERVenetiaPA$392k0
COLO ASSOCIATION FOR SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CAREDenverCO$392k1
BETHANY HOME FOUNDATIONDubuqueIA$392k0
HOPE PREGNANCY SUPPORT CENTERClarksvilleTN$392k1
ABSTINENCE COALITION FOR EDUCATION NORTHESTSouth PortlandME$392k2
NEW LEAF NATIONAL TRUSTIndianapolisIN$392k0
JGS ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES INCLongmeadowMA$392k6
WOMEN FOR HEALTHY RURAL LIVINGMilbridgeME$391k2
NEW YORKERS FAMILY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INCSpencerportNY$391k0
JJs LegacyBakersfieldCA$391k1
RADIANT HOPECamp HillPA$391k1
ORANGE CITY AREA HEALTH FOUNDATIONOrange CityIA$391k0
HOUSE OF GLOBALIZATION INCAtlantaGA$391k0
EDEN RESCUE SQUAD INCORPORATEDEdenNC$391k0
ELKIN EMERGENCY RESCUE SQUAD INCElkinNC$391k2
ONEGOODTURN INCWest Lake HillsTX$391k1