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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 288 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
Southwest Regional Emergency Medical & Trauma Advisory CouncilDurangoCO$261k0
NEW Family Life ServicesColvilleWA$261k1
Cierra SistersRentonWA$261k1
ANTELOPE VALLEY PREGNANCY CARE CENTER & WOMENS CLINICPalmdaleCA$261k2
C-LINE COUNSELING CENTERPatersonNJ$260k1
LIFELINE PREGNANCY CARE CENTER INCMillersburgPA$260k1
HEALTH AGENTS FOR AMERICA INCBaton RougeLA$260k0
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS OHIO CHAPTERCincinnatiOH$260k1
Southeast Seniors A living at homeblock nurse programMinneapolisMN$260k1
HEALTHY SAVANNAH INCSavannahGA$260k0
UCARE IOWAMinneapolisMN$260k8
NEW HOLLAND VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTWagenerSC$260k0
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY FOUNDATION INCVero BeachFL$259k1
THE LAKE CLINIC - USANarragansettRI$259k0
GREATER AMSTERDAM VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE COAmsterdamNY$259k0
HOLY REDEEMER ACTIVE & RETIREMENT LIVING COMMUNITIESHuntingdon ValleyPA$259k3
GRAHAM HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONGrahamTX$259k0
LEAP PEDIATRIC AND ADOLESCENT CARESt PaulMN$259k1
STABLE FRIENDSHIPS FOUNDATION INCBedfordNY$259k4
NORTHWEST WI AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER INCMarengoWI$259k1
STANLEY CIVIL DEFENSE RESCUEStanleyNC$259k2
PUEBLO PRIMARY CARE QALICBPuebloCO$259k1
NUCLEUS CLINICCoon RapidsMN$259k0
EQUIHOPEPilot PointTX$259k1
DAVID O KINGSTON FOUNDATION INCIdaho FallsID$259k0
INSTITUTE FOR PREVENTIVE HEALTHCARE AND ADVOCACYFairviewNC$259k0
MISSOURI LEAGUE FOR NURSING INCJefferson CityMO$259k0
ARIZONA PERINATAL TRUSTPhoenixAZ$259k1
PROJECT SOL FLOWERWheat RidgeCO$258k0
MISSION OF MERCY ARIZONA HEALTH PARTNERSHIP FUNDPhoenixAZ$258k2
ALWAYS MERCYMaryvilleTN$258k0
GRAYS HABOR EMS COUNCIL INCAberdeenWA$258k1
RIO CARE CENTER INCThurmanOH$258k0
BETHESDA PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATESTylerTX$258k3
Cartersville Volunteer Fire DeptCartersvilleVA$258k0
FAYETTE TOWNSHIP EMS INCMcAlistervillePA$258k0
HOPE SPRINGS INCDelray BeachFL$258k0
STROKE RESEARCH EDUCATION FOUNDATION INCHarlingenTX$258k0
WATERMARK FOR KIDS INCTucsonAZ$258k0
TRAVELING TOOTH FAIRIESHopkintonNH$258k2
Live-Evermore IncWashingtonDC$258k1
PROGRESSIVE HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS INCCordovaTN$258k5
HATZOLOH EMS OF NEW SQUARE INCSpring ValleyNY$258k0
TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE FOR SEACOAST CITIZENSHamptonNH$257k1
AMERICAN MUSLIM PHYSICIAN OF INDIAN ORIGINOak BrookIL$257k0
ALTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL - ENDOWMENT FUNDMilwaukeeWI$257k1
TATTVA Foundation IncWindermereFL$257k0
RURAL HEALTH LEADERSHIP AND EDUCATION FOUNDATIONKansas CityMO$257k2
Pregnancy Care Center of the North CoastCuttenCA$257k1
CHILDREN'S FAMILY CENTER ENDOWMENT FUNDSpokaneWA$257k2