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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 287 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
HEALTH CARE FOR ALL OREGONPortlandOR$265k1
ASPIRUS MEDICAL GROUP - NORTHERN WISCONSIN INCWausauWI$265k16
JEFFERSON COUNTY CANCER COALITIONFort AtkinsonWI$264k0
IDAHO MEDICAL ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION INCBoiseID$264k0
TRINITY HEALTH MINISTRIES INCMaryvilleTN$264k1
WASHTENAWLIVINGSTON MEDICAL CONTROL CORPAnn ArborMI$264k0
Boncrest Resource Group IncBrookhavenGA$264k0
WILDERWOOD EQUINE THERAPY AND RESCUEPeraltaNM$264k2
HOPE WOMENS CENTER INCEasleySC$264k1
MEMPHIS DENTAL SOCIETY CHARITABLE FUND INCMemphisTN$264k0
MN FOUNDATION INCEast SetauketNY$264k0
GIVING VOICE FOUNDATIONCincinnatiOH$264k1
LILAC TREE CENTER FOR DIVORCE RESOURCESEvanstonIL$263k1
DELAWARE VALLEY COMMUNITY SUPPORT NETWORK TRUSTPhiladelphiaPA$263k2
SERENITY HOUSE OF VICTOR INCVictorNY$263k1
GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR SURGICAL OBSTETRIC TRAUMA AND ANAESTHESIA CAREWashingtonDC$263k1
Giving Health IncBall GroundGA$263k1
HealthAlliance Foundation IncKingstonNY$263k3
VENNUE FOUNDATIONStamfordCT$263k0
AAPI ARKANSASLittle RockAR$263k0
WORLD SURGICAL FOUNDATION INCCamp HillPA$263k0
ALLIANCE FOR EYE AND VISION RESEARCHRockvilleMD$263k1
BEAT PARKINSON'S TODAY INCEast HartfordCT$263k0
NEIGHBORHOOD CONNECTIONS TO HEALTHFreeholdNJ$263k0
THE ALACHUA COUNTY HEALTH PROMOTIONGainesvilleFL$263k0
Rock Springs ClinicMilnerGA$263k0
THE THRIVE COOPERATIVE CENTER FOR WELLNESS INCTrumbullCT$263k0
PRESBYTERIAN EYE EAR & THROAT CHARITY HLuthervilleMD$263k0
TUNDRA HEALTH INITIATIVE CORPNomeAK$263k2
LUNENBURG HEALTH SERVICE INCVictoriaVA$263k1
WITH COURAGECarltonOR$263k2
THE CARE PROJECT INCRiversideCA$262k2
MARIJUANA JUSTICERichmondVA$262k0
FOX TOWNSHIP AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION INCKerseyPA$262k4
Aim to inspire care forever limitedBaltimoreMD$262k0
St Pauls Clinic Foundation IncEriePA$262k0
HEALTH FIRST FOUNDATION-NORTHERN ARIZONAFlagstaffAZ$262k3
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF HEALTHCARE INTERIOR DESIGNERS INCSchaumburgIL$262k0
CMC MISSOULA INCMissoulaMT$262k4
85 HOPE INCWabashIN$262k0
HOPE RANCH INCManhattanKS$262k0
THERAPEUTIC HORSEMANSHIP FOR THE HANDICAPPEDWaimanaloHI$262k0
SOUTHCOAST LONG-TERM CARE SERVICES INCFall RiverMA$262k4
AOW AMBULANCE SERVICE INC NFPAltonaIL$261k0
CENTRAL NEW YORK REGIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES COUNCIL INCSyracuseNY$261k1
GOING BEYOND ASSISTANCE FUNDBensalemPA$261k0
Mayfair Women's Clinic IncJacksonvilleFL$261k2
CHRIS NORTON FOUNDATIONAltoonaIA$261k1
Abiding Hope IncMars HillNC$261k1
Tionesta Ambulance Service IncTionestaPA$261k1