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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 274 of 437

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
SCHAEFFERSTOWN EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES INCSchaefferstownPA$296k0
NATIONAL HEALTH IT COLLABORATIVE FOR THE UNDERSERVWashingtonDC$295k0
DEARBORN CO CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTERLawrenceburgIN$295k0
AZCERT DBA CREDIBLEMEDS MEDSAFETYSCANTucsonAZ$295k1
MISSION HAITI MEDICAL INCAndersonIN$295k0
HEARTCHOICES INCBeloitKS$295k0
Magellan Cares Foundation IncMaryland HeightsMO$295k0
SOUTHEAST OHIO FREE PHARMACY DBA RISING SUNAthensOH$295k0
WEST TEXAS GIFTS OF HOPE INCOdessaTX$295k1
American Initiative in Mast Cell DiseasesSalt Lake CityUT$295k0
CHICAGO COALITION FOR FAMILY BUILDINGChicagoIL$295k0
AMERICAN MIGRAINE FOUNDATION INCNew YorkNY$295k2
IN CONCERT FOR CANCERKenmoreWA$295k1
City Incite IncCalumet ParkIL$295k0
Lake Sunapee Region Visiting Nurse AssociationNew LondonNH$294k3
BREATH OF LIFE MATERNITY MINISTRIESAustinTX$294k1
CINDY'S FUND INCOaklandMD$294k0
CGS IncMadisonWI$294k2
DISCIPLES CLINIC OF ATHENS TEXASAthensTX$294k1
CHECKIT4ANDRETTI CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INCDavidsonNC$294k0
SELF-HEALING RESEARCH CENTER School for Self-HealingSan FranciscoCA$294k2
ST LOUIS COUNTY VOLUNTEER RESCUE SQUADDuluthMN$294k0
FAMILY VOICES OF MINNESOTASt PaulMN$294k1
THE JULIE FUND INCNewtonMA$294k1
MUNDO DE NINOS ACADEMYNorcoCA$294k3
WESTFIELDS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INCMinneapolisMN$294k4
COZAD HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INCCozadNE$293k0
WASHINGTON STATE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION FOR HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENTSeattleWA$293k1
HUEY GEO M T W CHES CO HOSPSaint LouisMO$293k1
INTERNATIONAL DERMATOLOGY EDUCATION FOUNDATION INCLouisvilleKY$293k0
LIFEBRIDGE CENTER FOR HOPE INCBaltimoreMD$293k5
GIVING IS A FAMILY TRADITIONSt LouisMO$293k1
AONL FOUNDATION FOR NURSING LEADERSHIP RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONWashingtonDC$293k3
DONATE LIFE SCGreenvilleSC$293k1
DENTAL CARE ACTION INC DBA DENTAL CARE CENTERBloomingtonIN$293k4
TEAM TONY CANCER FOUNDATION INCSarasotaFL$293k2
VOL EXEMPT FIREMENS BENE ASSOC OF BETHPAGEBethpageNY$293k0
CO-DEPENDENTS ANONYMOUS INCPhoenixAZ$292k0
CENTER POINT AMBULANCE SERVICE INCCenter PointIA$292k2
HEARTS THAT CARE VOLUNTEER HEALTH CLINIC INCLawtonOK$292k0
HOOVES OF HOPE EQUESTRIAN CENTER INCLancasterKY$292k2
PACIFIC PREGNANCY CLINICCoos BayOR$292k0
MESSENGERS FOR HEALTHCrow AgencyMT$292k1
HUEMAN PARTNERSHIPMinneapolisMN$292k1
HUTCHINSON HEALTH FOUNDATIONHutchinsonMN$292k4
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TRANSPLANTATION FOUNDATIONBurbankCA$292k2
SHEEP INC HEALTH CARE CENTERPittsburghPA$292k0
Grow Pediatric Therapy ServicesBlackburnMO$292k7
JONESVILLE RESCUE SQUAD INCJonesvilleVA$291k0
HEALTHWORKS COMMUNITY FITNESS INCCambridgeMA$291k0