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Updated through 2023NTEE E · Health Care

Health Care nonprofitexecutive pay

Median top-executive pay across 3,993 health care nonprofits, 2021 – 2023. 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
$163,400
The typical health care nonprofit's highest-paid executive earns $163,400 in total reported compensation.
25th pct
$60k
75th pct
$408k
90th pct
$966k
3,993 organizations · 2021 – 2023
Percentile distribution

Where the middle 50% lands.

Half earn between $60k and $408k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $966k, roughly 5.9 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.

PercentileTotal compMeans
90th$965,632Top 10% of earners
75th$407,53225% earn more than this
50th · median$163,400The typical executive
25th$60,00025% earn less than this
10th$26,92410% 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$24k$50,134$83k1,227
$1M – $10M$84k$136,839$213k1,039
$10M – $100M$210k$315,463$510k1,079
$100M – $500M$440k$738,526$1.2M430
$500M – $1B$671k$1,172,678$1.6M126
Over $1B$973k$1,632,864$2.6M92
Revenue bands with fewer than 5 organizations are not shown.
By role

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Directory

Hospitals, clinics, public health organizations, and health systems. Includes community health centers, nursing facilities, rehabilitation services, and emergency medical services. There are 21,811 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

21,811 organizations · Page 27 of 437

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
Avera St Luke'sAberdeenSD$200.1M11
OLEAN GENERAL HOSPITALOleanNY$199.9M17
HUDSON HEADWATERS HEALTH NETWORKQueensburyNY$199.7M13
ALVERNO PROVENA HOSPITAL LABORATORIES INCHammondIN$199.1M9
Jennie Stuart Medical Center IncHopkinsvilleKY$199.1M8
BAYSTATE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES INCSpringfieldMA$199M14
CAPE CANAVERAL HOSPITAL INCRockledgeFL$197.7M13
ST VINCENT ANDERSON REGIONAL HOSPITAL INC esSt LouisMO$197.3M19
Kenmore Mercy HospitalBuffaloNY$197.1M21
Johnston Memorial Hospital IncJohnson CityTN$197.1M17
Duncan Regional Hospital IncDuncanOK$196.4M14
Greenville Health CorporationGreenvilleSC$196.3M22
True North Medical Group PC D/B/A Orlin & Cohen Medical Specialists GroupWestburyNY$196.2M10
COLUMBIA ST MARY'S INCSt LouisMO$196.2M22
HARBOR HOSPITAL INCBaltimoreMD$196.1M14
ST FRANCIS HEALTHCARE SYSTEMSCape GirardeauMO$195.7M5
ARCH HEALTH PARTNERS INCPowayCA$195.5M14
UCHEALTH GREELEY HOSPITALFort CollinsCO$194.3M10
Saint Thomas HealthSt LouisMO$193.9M19
URBAN HEALTH PLAN INCBronxNY$193.6M8
MERCY CLINICS INCDes MoinesIA$193.5M15
Bozeman Deaconess Health ServicesBozemanMT$193.2M16
GENESIS REHABILITATION HOSPITAL INCJacksonvilleFL$192.8M15
University of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteKansas CityKS$192.7M24
RUSH MEDICAL FOUNDATIONMeridianMS$192.6M8
Caldwell Memorial Hospital IncLenoirNC$192M17
Henry Heywood Memorial HospitalGardnerMA$191.9M13
Adventist Health Clearlake Hospital IncClearlakeCA$191.8M25
ELLA E M BROWN CHARITABLE CIRCLEMarshallMI$191.5M10
Piedmont Cartersville Hospital IncCartersvilleGA$191.3M12
ST JOSEPH HEALTH SYSTEMRentonWA$191.3M19
ROPER ST FRANCIS HEALTHCARECharlestonSC$191.2M27
CULLMAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER INCCullmanAL$191.1M6
Verde Valley Medical CenterCottonwoodAZ$191.1M10
St Catherine HospitalGarden CityKS$190.8M19
KAISER HOSPITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT INCOaklandCA$190.7M8
MID-VALLEY HEALTHCARE INCCorvallisOR$189.9M11
VALLEY HEALTH SYSTEMWinchesterVA$189.9M53
Roper St Francis Physicians NetworkCharlestonSC$189.8M21
GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITALKearneyNE$189.8M15
VIERA HOSPITAL INCRockledgeFL$189.5M13
HealthAlliance HospitalKingstonNY$189.4M18
MERCY CLINIC OKLAHOMA COMMUNITIESINCOklahoma CityOK$189.3M24
THE FORT HAMILTON HOSPITALMiamisburgOH$189.2M17
MADONNA REHABILITATION HOSPITALLincolnNE$189M17
MARY FREE BED REHABILITATION HOSPITALGrand RapidsMI$188.7M12
PIEDMONT NEWTON HOSPITALCovingtonGA$188.4M13
CareSource Kentucky CoDaytonOH$188.3M7
GOOD SHEPHERD HEALTH CARE SYSTEMHermistonOR$188.2M9
MARIETTA HEALTHCARE PHYSICIANS INCMariettaOH$187.9M10