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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 285 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
MASHOKO CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL INCIndianapolisIN$275k0
KNIGHTS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT LEND PROGRAMPoulsboWA$275k0
REAL HOPE FOR CDHHighlandUT$275k0
THOMAS HOSPITAL AUXILIARY INCFairhopeAL$275k0
Right to HealPortlandOR$274k1
ZOECARE INCYanktonSD$274k1
BEERSHEBA SPRINGS MEDICAL CLINICBeersheba SpringsTN$274k0
CHEVRA HATZOLAH OF LINDENLindenNJ$274k0
Nature Nurture FarmacyChehalisWA$274k1
IOWA LUTHERAN HOSPITAL AUXILIARYDes MoinesIA$274k0
Breath of Life IncLutzFL$273k1
THE BRAIN FOUNDATION INCSpringfieldVA$273k0
JOSEPH ROBERT SHAW FOUNDATION INCWashingtonDC$273k0
IN HIS HANDS LIFE MINISTRY INCSmithfieldNC$273k1
Hearts Aligned IncGoletaCA$273k0
CHOICES CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTER INCClaytonGA$273k0
PINCC INCNew BraunfelsTX$273k0
NEW DAWN PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTER INCWoodruffWI$273k1
ACUPUNCTURE HEALING ARTS INCDowningtownPA$273k1
SPECULATOR VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE CORPSpeculatorNY$273k0
Crisis Pregnancy Ctr of SW Hou IncHoustonTX$273k0
PLANNED PARENTHOODSan AntonioTX$273k0
SEASHORE GARDENS FOUNDATIONGallowayNJ$273k1
Project LifeCharlotteNC$273k1
THE PARTNERSHIP FOR A HEALTHIER CARROLL COUNTY INCWestminsterMD$273k3
Community Pregnancy Center of PasadenaPasadenaTX$273k1
Grand Itasca FoundationGrand RapidsMN$273k5
Willa Carson Health and Wellness Center IncClearwaterFL$273k1
PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA INCRichmondVA$273k1
SMILE UNTO HIMUplandCA$273k0
TRINITY HEALTH CENTER INCHorn LakeMS$272k0
COOSA VALLEY SENIORS HOUSING INCBirminghamAL$272k0
California Coalition for Harm ReductionBerkeleyCA$272k2
THE SANTA BARBARA BIRTH CENTERSanta BarbaraCA$272k0
BELLTOWN FIRE DEPARTMENTStamfordCT$272k0
WIGGLE YOUR TOES INCORPORATEDBloomingtonMN$272k0
HEALING REINS OF KENTUCKY INCHendersonKY$272k1
CARING PREGNANCY CENTER INCMason CityIA$272k0
SSCHC REAL ESTATE INCMilwaukeeWI$272k1
LIFE INCMesaAZ$271k0
ROCK HILL VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE CORPRock HillNY$271k0
BAPTIST MEDICAL CLINIC OF GALAX INGalaxVA$271k0
HEALTH FOR EVERYONEWestlake VillageCA$271k1
Healthcare Foundation of Cleveland CountyShelbyNC$271k0
CENTRAL COAST PREGNANCY CENTER dba CARE NET PREGNANCY & RESOURCE CTRSanta MariaCA$270k1
ORKNEY SPRINGS FIRE & RESCUE INCBasyeVA$270k0
BUNCOMBE COUNTY RESCUE SQUADAshevilleNC$270k1
CALIFORNIA PARTNERSHIP FOR HEALTHLivingstonCA$270k0
EH ANGLE EDUCATION & RESEARCH FOUNDATIModestoCA$269k0
COVID CLINIC INCHuntington BeachCA$269k1