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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 29 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
ST MARY'S REGIONAL HEALTH CENTERDetroit LakesMN$181.5M15
HealthSpan PartnersBlue AshOH$180.8M14
UNITED MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTERBataviaNY$180.1M14
Civista Medical Center IncLa PlataMD$180M12
UPPER VALLEY MEDICAL CENTERDaytonOH$180M25
BMH INCBlackfootID$179.9M13
UPMC CARLISLEHarrisburgPA$179.5M16
COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INCMiddletownCT$179.5M15
SIU PHYSICIANS & SURGEONS INCSpringfieldIL$179.4M20
ARIA HEALTH PHYSICIAN SERVICESPhiladelphiaPA$179.4M5
ASPIRUS RIVERVIEW HOSPITAL & CLINICS INCWisconsin RapidsWI$178.2M24
LANCASTER GENERAL MEDICAL GROUPEast PetersburgPA$177.8M17
AU MEDICAL ASSOCIATES INCMariettaGA$177.7M18
St Joseph Hospital & Health Center IncSt LouisMO$177.3M16
Community Health Centers of the Central Coast IncSanta MariaCA$177.1M11
St Anthony's Memorial Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of The Third Order o f St FrancisEffinghamIL$177M11
TRIHEALTH PHYSICIAN INSTITUTECincinnatiOH$176.3M15
Atlantic General HospitalBerlinMD$175.3M10
COLUMBUS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL INCColumbusNE$175.3M12
BRISTOL HOSPITAL INCBristolCT$175.2M11
MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM OF EAST TEXASLufkinTX$174.8M15
TRINITY HOME HEALTH SERVICESLivoniaMI$174.7M13
Century Integrated Partners IncDallasTX$174.6M8
ARKANSAS HEALTH GROUPLittle RockAR$174.1M9
THE GUARDIAN FOUNDATION INC-AFFILIATESOoltewahTN$173.5M9
TIDALHEALTH NANTICOKE INCSeafordDE$173.3M11
Children's Surgical Associates LtdPhiladelphiaPA$173.2M11
Mercy HealthChesterfieldMO$172.9M16
CareSource Kentucky CoDaytonOH$172.8M6
AllosourceCentennialCO$172.7M13
Bryan Hospital KearneyKearneyNE$172.6M12
Texas Health Hospital FriscoFriscoTX$172.3M18
JENNIE EDMUNDSON MEMORIAL HOSPITALCouncil BluffsIA$172.2M10
PACIFIC CENTRAL COAST HEALTH CENTERSSan FranciscoCA$171.8M15
MARY WASHINGTON HEALTHCAREFredericksburgVA$171.8M31
CEDARS-SINAI MARINA HOSPITAL (FKA CFHS HOLDINGS INC)Marina Del ReyCA$171.5M13
ST VINCENT ANDERSON REGIONAL HOSPITAL INCSt LouisMO$171.4M15
UPMC CHAUTAUQUA AT WCAJamestownNY$171.3M12
Healtheast Medical Research InstituteMinneapolisMN$171.3M19
METHODIST HEALTH INCHendersonKY$171.1M15
Reynolds Memorial Hospital IncGlen DaleWV$170.9M14
DEACONESS CLINIC INCEvansvilleIN$170.7M27
Newport HospitalNewportRI$170.5M17
CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S SPECIALTY GROUP INCHartfordCT$170.5M28
METHODIST FREMONT HEALTHOmahaNE$170.4M11
NORTHEAST VALLEY HEALTH CORPORATIONSan FernandoCA$170.1M16
FREEPORT MEMORIAL HOSPITALFreeportIL$169.5M14
Hebrew Rehabilitation CenterBostonMA$168.9M19
THE AROOSTOOK MEDICAL CENTER NORTHERN LIGHT AR GOULD HOSPITALPresque IsleME$168.5M24
LAKE REGION HEALTHCARE CORPORATIONFergus FallsMN$168.5M12