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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 28 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
UNION HOSPITAL OF CECIL COUNTY INCWilmingtonDE$194.5M15
WELLSTAR SPALDING REGIONAL HOSPITAL INCMariettaGA$194.4M76
UVA CULPEPER MEDICAL CENTERCulpeperVA$194.1M13
URBAN HEALTH PLAN INCBronxNY$193.6M8
Bozeman Deaconess Health ServicesBozemanMT$193.2M16
MERCY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CORPORATIONToledoOH$193.1M12
ST PETER'S HEALTH PARTNERSAlbanyNY$192.9M16
LAKEVIEW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INCMinneapolisMN$192.9M19
GENESIS REHABILITATION HOSPITAL INCJacksonvilleFL$192.8M15
MONTGOMERY GENERAL HOSPITAL INCOlneyMD$192.6M17
RUSH MEDICAL FOUNDATIONMeridianMS$192.6M8
SAINT ELIZABETH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERLincolnNE$192M18
Henry Heywood Memorial HospitalGardnerMA$191.9M13
Adventist Health Clearlake Hospital IncClearlakeCA$191.7M22
ELLA E M BROWN CHARITABLE CIRCLEMarshallMI$191.5M10
ROPER ST FRANCIS HEALTHCARECharlestonSC$191.2M27
CULLMAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER INCCullmanAL$191.1M6
KAISER HOSPITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT INCOaklandCA$190.7M8
Tarpon Springs Hospital Foundation IncTarpon SpringsFL$190.2M27
Roper St Francis Physicians NetworkCharlestonSC$189.8M21
National Board of Medical ExaminersPhiladelphiaPA$189.8M27
ST LUKE'S QUAKERTOWN HOSPITALAllentownPA$189.5M6
HealthAlliance HospitalKingstonNY$189.4M18
THE FORT HAMILTON HOSPITALMiamisburgOH$189.2M17
MADONNA REHABILITATION HOSPITALLincolnNE$189M17
ASHTABULA COUNTY MEDICAL CENTERAshtabulaOH$188.7M7
MARY FREE BED REHABILITATION HOSPITALGrand RapidsMI$188.7M12
MARIETTA HEALTHCARE PHYSICIANS INCMariettaOH$187.9M10
Bristol Bay Area Health CorporationDillinghamAK$187.7M45
ST DAVID'S FOUNDATIONAustinTX$187.7M13
Edward Health VenturesArlington HeightsIL$187.6M25
Beacon Medical Group IncSouth BendIN$187.6M16
CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEMProvidenceRI$186.6M24
Verde Valley Medical CenterCottonwoodAZ$186.2M10
MYMICHIGAN MEDICAL GROUPMidlandMI$185.9M21
ST MARY'S HEALTHCAREAmsterdamNY$184.8M17
OSWEGO HOSPITALOswegoNY$184.8M10
NATIONAL REHABILITATION HOSPITALWashingtonDC$184.7M16
AURORA HEALTH CARE INCMilwaukeeWI$184.6M30
FIRST CHOICE PHYSICIAN PARTNERSDallasTX$184.5M5
Methodist Medical CenterKnoxvilleTN$184.4M14
MERCY HEALTH NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITIESRogersAR$184.2M12
Dell Children's Medical GroupSt LouisMO$184.2M10
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
CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE PHYSICIANS ORGANIZATION INCMaldenMA$183.1M11
St Vincent's BirminghamBirminghamAL$182.6M0
PEDIATRIC ACADEMIC ASSOCIATION INCColumbusOH$182.3M9
Northern Arizona Healthcare CorporationFlagstaffAZ$181.9M23