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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 28 of 437

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
Bristol Bay Area Health CorporationDillinghamAK$187.7M45
ST DAVID'S FOUNDATIONAustinTX$187.7M13
Beacon Medical Group IncSouth BendIN$187.6M16
COVENANT MEDICAL GROUPRentonWA$187.1M20
CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEMProvidenceRI$186.6M24
LAKEVIEW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INCMinneapolisMN$186.5M23
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEMMaywoodIL$186M18
ASHTABULA COUNTY MEDICAL CENTERAshtabulaOH$184.8M9
OSWEGO HOSPITALOswegoNY$184.8M10
HOPEHEALTH INCFlorenceSC$184.5M18
FIRST CHOICE PHYSICIAN PARTNERSDallasTX$184.5M5
Methodist Medical CenterKnoxvilleTN$184.4M14
Rush Oak Park Hospital IncOak ParkIL$184.3M14
TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERFort DodgeIA$184.1M12
Renown South Meadows Medical CenterRenoNV$183.9M9
CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA INCAtlantaGA$183.7M17
HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP-PRIMARY CARE PCEdisonNJ$183.6M6
CORNING HOSPITALCorningNY$183.1M15
AUBURN COMMUNITY HOSPITALAuburnNY$183.1M9
St Vincent's BirminghamBirminghamAL$182.6M0
PEDIATRIC ACADEMIC ASSOCIATION INCColumbusOH$182.3M9
MONTGOMERY GENERAL HOSPITAL INCOlneyMD$182.3M14
HEALTHPOINTRentonWA$182.1M7
ST ANTHONY SHAWNEE HOSPITAL INCSt LouisMO$181.7M21
ST PETER'S HEALTH PARTNERSAlbanyNY$181.1M16
UNITED MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTERBataviaNY$180.1M14
BMH INCBlackfootID$179.9M13
TIDALHEALTH INCSalisburyMD$179M13
MYMICHIGAN MEDICAL GROUPMidlandMI$178.4M23
UNION HOSPITAL OF CECIL COUNTY INCWilmingtonDE$177.8M17
Northern Arizona Healthcare CorporationFlagstaffAZ$177.4M22
MERCY HOSPITAL ARDMOREArdmoreOK$176.9M13
CONCORDIA LUTHERAN MINISTRIESCabotPA$176.9M3
Edward Health VenturesNapervilleIL$176.4M26
NATIONAL REHABILITATION HOSPITALWashingtonDC$176M15
UNIVERSITY HEALTH PHYSICIANSKansas CityMO$175.8M16
St Anthony's Memorial Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of The Third Order o f St FrancisEffinghamIL$175.5M12
FREEPORT MEMORIAL HOSPITALFreeportIL$175.4M14
COLUMBUS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL INCColumbusNE$175.3M12
BRISTOL HOSPITAL INCBristolCT$175.2M11
Community Health Centers of the Central Coast IncSanta MariaCA$175M11
SAINT ELIZABETH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERLincolnNE$174.8M17
MONTROSE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INCMontroseCO$174.8M7
National Board of Medical ExaminersPhiladelphiaPA$174.2M30
ARKANSAS HEALTH GROUPLittle RockAR$174.1M9
UPMC CarlisleHarrisburgPA$174.1M15
St Joseph Hospital & Health Center IncSt LouisMO$173.8M18
HUMAN CARE SERVICES FOR FAMILIES & CHILDREN INCBrooklynNY$173.7M10
COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INCMiddletownCT$173.5M15
ASPIRUS RIVERVIEW HOSPITAL & CLINICS INCWisconsin RapidsWI$173.5M24