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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 265 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTER OF SOUTH JERSEY INCSalemNJ$379k1
Coalition For Usher Syndrome ResearchWestfordMA$378k1
Association of Occupational and Environmental ClinicsWashingtonDC$378k2
HILL COUNTRY MISSION FOR HEALTHBoerneTX$378k1
SWING FOR KIDS INCDelray BeachFL$378k0
CORPORACION DE SERVICIOS DE SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIOECONOMICO EL OTOAOUtuado$378k0
MANNA HOUSE MINISTRIESJamestownTN$378k4
SPARKS PPD INCBrooklynNY$378k0
Living Hope Wheelchair AssociationHoustonTX$378k1
WINSTON COUNTY RESCUE SQUAD INCArleyAL$378k2
TRI COUNTY PREGNANCY CENTERBurnsvilleNC$378k0
SMILES OF FAITH INCTulsaOK$378k1
SWING FOR THE LOWCOUNTRY INCDaniel IslandSC$378k0
IOWANS FOR LIFE INC EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONWest Des MoinesIA$377k0
TWO BEAR THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER INCWhitefishMT$377k1
BREASTFEEDING FAMILY FRIENDLY COMMUNITIESDurhamNC$377k0
WEST VIRGINIA RURAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION INCShady SpringWV$377k1
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LEAGUE CORPORATIONBostonMA$377k0
DYADIC DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOTHERAPY INST C/O ELLIE WILLIAMSNew YorkNY$377k0
HAWAII RESIDENCY PROG TR GME CASHHonoluluHI$377k1
Fountain Project Foundation IncEl CerritoCA$377k1
AUGUSTANA CARE FOUNDATIONEdinaMN$377k6
Higgy Bears IncKalamazooMI$377k1
OZARKS NEW HOPE INCMount VernonMO$377k0
HOPE TO WALK INCBlacksburgVA$377k2
SOUTHERN TIER REGIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES INCElmiraNY$376k1
River Valley Healthy Communities CoalitionRumfordME$376k0
JUDITH A WEILAND CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONAnnapolisMD$376k0
Thompson Falls AmbulanceThompson FallsMT$376k9
VILLAGE HEALTH PARTNERSHIPDenverCO$376k0
RIVER CITY LOVES KINDNESS INCMidlothianVA$376k0
KILIMANJARO MISSION HOSPITALFlagler BeachFL$376k0
WILLSBORO ESSEX EMS INCEssexNY$375k0
HAMPTON DESIGNER SHOWHOUSE FOUNDATION INCClinton CornersNY$375k0
GIFFORD MED CTR AUXILIARY INCRandolphVT$375k0
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MOBILE INTEGRAT HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS INCBufordGA$375k0
SC INCLos LunasNM$375k0
COLUMBIA GORGE PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTERSHood RiverOR$375k1
Global Parents for Eczema ResearchSanta BarbaraCA$375k1
PROJECT PERFECT WORLD FOUNDATION INC C/O DOUG BECK PRESIDENTKaysvilleUT$374k0
SMH FoundationSlidellLA$374k1
BLACK RIVER EDUCATION AND WELLNESS FOUNDATIONAvon LakeOH$374k0
ST PETERSBURG PREGNANCY CENTERSaint PetersburgFL$374k1
CS GONSTEAD CHIROPRACTIC FOUNDATIONMount HorebWI$374k0
EVEREST PACE CENTER INCChesterPA$374k0
Interfaith Coalition of Whatcom CountyBellinghamWA$374k1
Midstate Medical Center AuxiliaryMeridenCT$374k0
OPTIONS NOWGodfreyIL$374k1
SONGS BY HEART FOUNDATIONWashingtonDC$374k0
Community Health Intervention and Education FoundRockvilleIN$373k1