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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 27 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
GOLDEN VALLEY HEALTH CENTERSMercedCA$208.7M8
CORNING HOSPITALCorningNY$208.6M15
VALLEY PHYSICIANS SERVICES PCParamusNJ$208.2M10
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare OrganizationsOakbrook TerraceIL$207.5M33
Caldwell Memorial Hospital IncLenoirNC$207.5M18
CUYUNA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERCrosbyMN$207.4M7
SOUTHEAST HOSPITALCape GirardeauMO$206.8M22
TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERFort DodgeIA$206M14
DALLAS SAFETY NET SUPPORT CORPORATIONDallasTX$205.9M3
VIERA HOSPITAL INCRockledgeFL$205.8M12
SAINT FRANCIS MEMORIAL HOSPITALSan FranciscoCA$205.6M15
ST ANTHONY SHAWNEE HOSPITAL INCSt LouisMO$205.5M14
TRINITY HEALTH OF NEW ENGLAND CORPORATION INCHartfordCT$205.4M15
ST MARYS HOSPITAL OF ST MARYS COUNTY INCLeonardtownMD$205.3M19
GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITALKearneyNE$205.1M14
METROPLEX ADVENTIST HOSPITAL INCKilleenTX$204.7M14
VALLEY HEALTH SYSTEMWinchesterVA$204.5M51
PROHEALTH MEDICAL GROUP INCWaukeshaWI$204.3M8
Uniontown HospitalUniontownPA$204.2M16
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital AllianceFort WorthTX$203.3M17
MERCY CLINICS INCDes MoinesIA$203.3M14
GOOD SHEPHERD HEALTH CARE SYSTEMHermistonOR$202.8M9
GEISINGER HEALTHDanvillePA$202.8M20
South Florida Baptist Hospital IncPlant CityFL$202.7M12
MERCY HOSPITAL ARDMOREArdmoreOK$202.4M10
UNIVERSITY HEALTH PHYSICIANSKansas CityMO$202.3M17
MICHIGAN PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTEOkemosMI$202.1M14
COH HOLDCO INCDuarteCA$201.7M14
Indiana University Health Plans NFP IncIndianapolisIN$201M10
SAINT FRANCIS HEALTHCARE SYSTEMCape GirardeauMO$200.8M9
Hopehealth IncFlorenceSC$200.5M15
Coffee Regional Medical Center IncDouglasGA$199.9M14
OLEAN GENERAL HOSPITALOleanNY$199.9M17
MID-VALLEY HEALTHCARE INCCorvallisOR$199.8M12
ALVERNO PROVENA HOSPITAL LABORATORIES INCHammondIN$199.1M9
Jennie Stuart Medical Center IncHopkinsvilleKY$199.1M8
BAYSTATE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES INCSpringfieldMA$199M14
LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL-HAZLETONAllentownPA$198.9M14
PACE SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN F/K/A CENTER FOR SENIOR INDEPENDENCESouthfieldMI$198.9M7
CHINESE-AMERICAN PLANNING COUNCIL HOME ATTENDANT PROGRAM INCNew YorkNY$198.8M12
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEMMaywoodIL$198M18
NORTON HEALTHCARE-INDIANA INCLouisvilleKY$197.6M10
SIERRA HEALTH FOUNDATION CENTER FOR HEALTH PROGRAM MANAGEMENTSacramentoCA$197.5M2
MONTROSE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INCMontroseCO$197.4M7
Avera St Luke'sAberdeenSD$197.1M10
Greenville Health CorporationGreenvilleSC$196.3M22
True North Medical Group PC D/B/A Orlin & Cohen Medical Specialists GroupWestburyNY$196.2M10
St Catherine Hospital IncEast ChicagoIN$195.9M11
COLUMBIA ST MARY'S INCSt LouisMO$195.2M9
TIDALHEALTH INCSalisburyMD$194.7M13