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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 280 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
SCOTTISH RITE FOUNDATION OF MISSOURI INCSt LouisMO$295k0
ALLIANCE FOR SAFE BIOLOGIC MEDICINESArlingtonVA$295k0
SOUTHEAST OHIO FREE PHARMACY DBA RISING SUNAthensOH$295k0
WEST TEXAS GIFTS OF HOPE INCOdessaTX$295k1
FIRST RESPONDERS HEALTH INSTITUTE INCORPORATEDBoiseID$295k0
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
HOLISTIC HEALTH COMMUNITY INCStone RidgeNY$294k4
BREATH OF LIFE MATERNITY MINISTRIESAustinTX$294k1
CGS IncMadisonWI$294k2
DISCIPLES CLINIC OF ATHENS TEXASAthensTX$294k1
SELF-HEALING RESEARCH CENTERSan 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
BRUNSWICK VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE INCBrunswickMD$294k0
WESTFIELDS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INCMinneapolisMN$294k4
America's Choice Community of Red OakRed OakIA$294k1
COZAD HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INCCozadNE$293k0
WASHINGTON STATE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION FOR HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENTSeattleWA$293k1
GIVING IS A FAMILY TRADITIONSt LouisMO$293k1
SUDANESE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION INCCounty RichmondVA$293k0
AONL FOUNDATION FOR NURSING LEADERSHIP RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONWashingtonDC$293k3
WOODLAND PARK PREGNANCY CENTERWoodland ParkCO$293k0
DENTAL CARE ACTION INC DBA DENTAL CARE CENTERBloomingtonIN$293k4
ALPHA WOMENS CENTERDes MoinesIA$293k1
TEAM TONY CANCER FOUNDATION INCSarasotaFL$293k2
VOL EXEMPT FIREMENS BENE ASSOC OF BETHPAGEBethpageNY$293k0
SEND ME ST LOUISSt LouisMO$293k2
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
SHEEP INC HEALTH CARE CENTERPittsburghPA$292k0
Grow Pediatric Therapy ServicesBlackburnMO$292k7
OIC HOLDING CORPLos AngelesCA$292k2
LUPUS FOUNDATION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIASan JoseCA$292k0
HEALTHWORKS COMMUNITY FITNESS INCCambridgeMA$291k0
THE VIRTUAL CENTER FOR VELO-CARDIO- FACIAL SYNDROME INCManliusNY$291k0
Manes and Motions Therapeutic Riding Center IncNew BritainCT$291k3
MADISON EMERGENCY SERVICES ASSOCIATION INCPrattsVA$291k0
ZOE FOUNDATION FOR INFUSION ART THERAPYAnna MariaFL$291k0