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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 278 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
CHEROKEE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATIONCherokeeIA$305k0
PREGNANCY CARE CENTER OF MHC INCMartinsvilleVA$305k0
THERAPIES FOR HOPE INCDenverCO$304k1
BUENA VIDA CORPBrooklynNY$304k3
CARRIE TINGLEY HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONAlbuquerqueNM$304k1
ILLINOIS ORGANIZATION OF NURSE LEADERSLittle RockAR$304k0
NEW BLOOMFIELD EMSNew BloomfieldPA$304k0
ANDERSON HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONMaryvilleIL$304k4
Willowind Therapeutic Riding Center IncBar HarborME$304k1
CANOPY GLOBAL FOUNDATION INCNaplesFL$303k1
CATSKILL REGIONAL HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION INCCatskillNY$303k0
BRAIN HEALTH ALLIANCE INCLadera RanchCA$303k0
HCA FLORIDA KENDALL MEDICAL STAFF INC C/O PRESIDENT OF THE MEDICAL STAFFMiamiFL$303k8
WESTERN NEW YORK EDUCATIONAL SERVICE COUNCILWest SenecaNY$303k1
MINDFULNESS MOVEMENT LI INCFarmingdaleNY$303k0
HOPE DENTAL CLINICSt PaulMN$303k0
HOUSTON MEDICAL FORUMHoustonTX$303k0
WELLNESS WITHIN CORPORATIONRosevilleCA$303k1
SPOKANE COUNTY EMS & TRAUMA COUNCILSpokaneWA$303k1
EMPACT WEST ALABAMA INCGreensboroAL$303k0
AMBASSADORS MEDICAL OUTREACH ALoma LindaCA$303k0
PROMOTORAS Y PROMOTORES FOUNDATIONSanta PaulaCA$302k2
JOSH PROVIDES EPILEPSY ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION INCSarasotaFL$302k1
MONTGOMERY COUNTY FREE CLINIC INCCrawfordsvilleIN$302k2
HELPING HORSE INCRaleighNC$302k1
NATIONAL COALITION FOR HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE INCMinneapolisMN$302k1
BIGFORK VALLEY FOUNDATIONBigforkMN$302k2
IGW CHILDRENS HOPE FOUNDATION INCFarmingtonNM$302k0
Community Life Support INCOpalockaFL$302k1
BROOKINGS HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATIONBrookingsSD$302k0
Central Mountains Regional EMS TraumaFriscoCO$302k0
Taqwa Habesha Muslim Women Global OrganizationFort WashingtonMD$301k0
HELPING HEARTS CARING SOULSPlanoTX$301k0
AMERICAN RETINA FORUM INCPlanoTX$301k1
ECU-HEALTH CARE INCNorth AdamsMA$301k0
CEK RN CONSULTING INCAlbanyNY$301k1
Hamilton Volunteer Rescue Squad IncHamiltonVA$301k0
CRITTENTON MEDICAL STAFF INCRochesterMI$301k3
CHELSEA JEWISH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INCPeabodyMA$301k9
MEADVILLE AREA FREE CLINICMeadvillePA$301k0
FUNDACION GESTOS POSITIVOS ECONO INCCarolinaPR$301k0
ASHLAND CHRISTIAN HEALTH CENTER INCAshlandOH$301k1
COMMUNITY PREGNANCY CENTER INCBarbertonOH$301k1
Health Professionals Network for TigrayPortlandOR$301k0
KIRK CARE INCKirkwoodMO$301k0
Sonshine Recovery MinistriesMurrells InletSC$300k0
MOUNTAINSIDE HOSPITAL MEDICAL STAFFMontclairNJ$300k2
Morristown-Hamblen Hospital FoundationKnoxvilleTN$300k0
IRVONA VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE SERVICESIrvonaPA$300k1
RENJI RELIEF INCMonterey ParkCA$300k0