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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 286 of 437

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH & PRODUCTIVITY MGMTScottsdaleAZ$246k2
RUM RIVER LIFE CHOICES CENTERMilacaMN$246k1
RAY & CHARYL SCHROEDER GRACE FOUNDATIONWoodruffSC$246k0
FAITH IN ACTION IN SHERBURNE COUNTYBeckerMN$246k0
STROKE RESEARCH EDUCATION FOUNDATION INCHarlingenTX$246k0
Nash Education CorporationPittsburghPA$246k1
Beckman Endowment FundDyersvilleIA$245k0
Headache Alliance IncVoorheesNJ$245k1
EMPIRE LIVER FOUNDATION INCNew YorkNY$245k2
ACTION FOR HEALTH IN THE AMERICASClifton ParkNY$245k0
HEALTH COUNCIL OF WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA INCTampaFL$245k1
KINGS DAUGHTERS & SONS CIRCLE NO 2GreenvilleMS$245k0
COCKTAILS & CAREGIVERS FOUNDATION INCWestfieldIN$245k2
RALLY FOR REID FOUNDATIONBurlingtonIA$245k0
FAYETTE TOWNSHIP EMS INCMcAlistervillePA$245k0
Community Wellness CenterCozadNE$245k0
PARK STREET HEALTHSHARE INC RUTLAND COUNTY FREE CLINICWest RutlandVT$245k1
TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE WORLD FOUNDATION INCNew YorkNY$245k0
COMMUNITY HEALTH BEST PRACTICES LLCSanta FeNM$245k0
MORAL INJURY OF HEALTH CARE INCCarlislePA$244k2
Louisa County Rescue Squad IncLouisaVA$244k0
ORTHONATIONS INCFranklin LakesNJ$244k0
SPORTS TRAINING AND ACADEMIC TUTORING PERFORMANCEBeltsvilleMD$244k0
NATIONAL FORUM OF NURSING WORKFORCE CENTERSHoltMI$244k0
Beauregard Health System Foundation IncDeRidderLA$244k0
REACH OUT CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTERSanfordNC$244k0
THE INSTITUTE FOR SURGICAL EXCELLENCEWashingtonDC$244k0
SAN FRANCISCO BIRTH CENTER FOUNDATIONSan FranciscoCA$244k0
LUPUS FOUNDATION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIASan JoseCA$244k0
JACKSON COUNTY RESCUE SQUAD INCSylvaNC$243k0
PEACEHEALTH KETCHIKAN MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATIONKetchikanAK$243k2
Broadway Youth Center Support CorporationChicagoIL$243k1
PROGRESSIVE ELDERCARE SERVICES - COLUMBIA INCMagnoliaAR$243k0
THE FIREFIGHTERS BURN CHILDREN FUNDKannapolisNC$243k0
VISTA EXPERTISE NETWORKSeattleWA$243k3
CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTER OF CHAR-EM INCPetoskeyMI$242k1
NIXONSTRONG FOUNDATION C/O NICHOLAS R WHATCOTTBluffdaleUT$242k0
AGAPE NETWORK FOUNDATION INCMiamiFL$242k0
HOPE HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER QALICBHoustonTX$242k2
FIRST CHOICE PREGNANCY CENTER INCWeatherfordOK$242k1
CLARKE COUNTY HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONOsceolaIA$242k0
FORT WORTH SOCIETY FOR CRIPPLED CHILDREN &DallasTX$242k1
Empowered Health Equity- AlabamaBirminghamAL$242k1
Good News Community Health Center IncPortlandOR$242k0
HORIZON HOSPICE INCElkoNV$242k1
LIVERPOOL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICELiverpoolPA$242k0
DANSVILLE AMBULANCE COMPANY INCDanvilleNY$242k0
SULLIVAN COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONMilanMO$242k0
STANLEY PHELPS CHARITABLE TRUSTPittsburghPA$242k2
Columbus Regional DiagnosticsWhitevilleNC$241k3