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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 284 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
MATERNITY AND EARLY CHILDHOOD FDN INCAlbanyNY$279k1
SOUTHEAST ALABAMA EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES COUNCIL INCDothanAL$279k1
SERENITY HOUSE PERSONAL CARE HOMEHinesvilleGA$279k0
IMAGE OF HOPE RANCHAuburnIN$279k0
Albany Area EMS IncAlbanyWI$278k3
CHOICES PREGNANCY RESOURCE CLINICRussellvilleAR$278k0
WAIHA WARRIORSMarionOH$278k1
Li Fraumeni Syndrome Association IncHollistonMA$278k0
Future Hope Outreach FoundationSan MarinoCA$278k0
EAST BAY HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP SPCLafayetteCA$278k0
HARBOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL EDUCATION FOUNDATIONVilla ParkCA$278k4
HOPE FOR LIFE PREGNANCY CARE CENTERMayfieldKY$278k0
UNITED STATES LACTATION CONSULTANTWashingtonDC$278k1
GRACE GUEST HOUSE INCBuffaloNY$277k0
HELEN HAYES HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INCWest HaverstrawNY$277k1
PRIDE WILTON INCBismarckND$277k2
WHEEL TO WALK FOUNDATIONPortlandOR$277k1
FRANK & BARBARA BROYLES LEGACY FOUNDATIONElm SpringsAR$277k0
RICHMOND COMMUNITY SERVICES FOUNDATION INCMount KiscoNY$277k2
Matthew Friedman Memorial Foundation IncMorganvilleNJ$277k0
BRIDGES TO MALAWIHudsonMA$277k0
CROSSROADS PREGNANCY CENTERHanfordCA$277k0
THE APHASIA PROJECTCaryNC$277k2
SOUTH BAY HOSPITAL MEDICAL STAFFSun City CenterFL$277k0
GOLDEN CRESCENT REGIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL (TSA-S)VictoriaTX$277k0
THERAPEUTIC RIDING OF TRI-CITIESKennewickWA$277k1
ADAMS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATIONDecaturIN$276k1
Sistas Caring 4 Sistas IncAshevilleNC$276k1
ENDORPHIN POWER COMPANYAlbuquerqueNM$276k1
THE LENNON CENTERDearborn HeightsMI$276k0
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS FREE CLINIC INCDodgevilleWI$276k0
Society of Teachers of Family Medicine FoundationLeawoodKS$276k0
Pregnancy Resource Center of FlintFlintMI$276k3
EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION OF THE TEXAS HOTEL & LODGING ASSOAustinTX$276k1
ANNA ELNO IRVING TRUST FOR CHILDREN'S MERCYDallasTX$276k1
CLUSTERBUSTERS INC CO VIRGINIA PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LLCRichmondVA$276k0
MEDICAL AID TO HAITI INCWest HartfordCT$276k0
YOU CAN BE MY ANGEL FOUNDATIONChicagoIL$276k1
CTZNWELL Institute IncNew YorkNY$276k0
Beyond Boundaries IncWardAR$276k0
NIXONSTRONG FOUNDATION C/O NICHOLAS R WHATCOTTBluffdaleUT$275k0
HEART REACH CARMEL INCCarmelIN$275k0
KENTUCKY PUBLIC HEALTH ASSN INCFrankfortKY$275k0
BIKUR CHOLIM OF FAR ROCKAWAY LAWRENCEATIONLawrenceNY$275k0
Auxiliary of Porter Medical CenterMiddleburyVT$275k0
SMILES FOUNDATION USANaplesFL$275k0
URBAN HEALTHCARE INITIATIVE PROGRAMEast OrangeNJ$275k0
GOLDEN MANOR INCTorringtonWY$275k0
Southernmost Illinois Community Health Improvement CorporationCairoIL$275k0
The Esselstyn Family Foundation IncPepper PikeOH$275k0