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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 292 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
THE AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE DUBLIN NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE INCNew YorkNY$246k0
NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATION COALITION INCMariettaGA$246k1
Angel FundHibbingMN$246k1
NORTH CAROLINA BUSINESS GROUP ON HEALTH INCCharlotteNC$246k1
LIFESTAR INCExtonPA$246k0
INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH & PRODUCTIVITY MGMTScottsdaleAZ$246k2
RUM RIVER LIFE CHOICES CENTERMilacaMN$246k1
AHMC HEALTH FOUNDATIONAlhambraCA$246k0
NOISE FOR NOWSanta FeNM$246k1
HYDERABAD FOUNDATION USA INCAshburnVA$246k0
Nash Education CorporationPittsburghPA$246k1
Beckman Endowment FundDyersvilleIA$245k0
EMPIRE LIVER FOUNDATION INCNew YorkNY$245k2
J BRADLEY AUST SURGICAL SOCIETYSan AntonioTX$245k0
PEACEFUL ACRES HORSES INCPattersonvilleNY$245k0
COCKTAILS & CAREGIVERS FOUNDATION INCWestfieldIN$245k2
RALLY FOR REID FOUNDATIONBurlingtonIA$245k0
PROJECT CARE FREE CLINICHibbingMN$245k1
ARIZONA TRAUMA ASSOCIATIONPhoenixAZ$245k0
TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE WORLD FOUNDATION INCNew YorkNY$245k0
LITTLE URBAN SMILES INCSt LouisMO$245k1
COMMUNITY HEALTH BEST PRACTICES LLCSanta FeNM$245k0
ELY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERElyMN$244k1
MORAL INJURY OF HEALTH CARE INCCarlislePA$244k2
CHILDRENS DISPENSARY AND HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INCSouth BendIN$244k0
LEGACY CHMDetroitMI$244k1
ORTHONATIONS INCFranklin LakesNJ$244k0
SPORTS TRAINING AND ACADEMIC TUTORING PERFORMANCEBeltsvilleMD$244k0
Beauregard Health System Foundation IncDeRidderLA$244k0
ORAL HEALTH FLORIDA INCPalm Beach GardensFL$244k1
REACH OUT CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTERSanfordNC$244k0
FUNDAHIGADO AMERICA FOUNDATION C/O BROCKLEHURST CPA PLLCRichmondVA$244k0
THE INSTITUTE FOR SURGICAL EXCELLENCEWashingtonDC$244k0
SAN FRANCISCO BIRTH CENTER FOUNDATIONSan FranciscoCA$244k0
RHYTHMS OF GRACEDallas CenterIA$244k0
JACKSON COUNTY RESCUE SQUAD INCSylvaNC$243k0
FRIENDS FIGHTING CYSTIC FIBROSIS INCStaleyNC$243k0
COMPREHENSIVE PSYCHIATRIC CARE SPECIALISTSCharlestonSC$243k19
Broadway Youth Center Support CorporationChicagoIL$243k1
PROGRESSIVE ELDERCARE SERVICES - COLUMBIA INCMagnoliaAR$243k0
THE FIREFIGHTERS BURN CHILDREN FUNDKannapolisNC$243k0
VISTA EXPERTISE NETWORKSeattleWA$243k3
RURAL HEALTH SERVICES INCAlexandriaMN$243k1
HIS KIDS INCHighlandIL$243k1
CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTER OF CHAR-EM INCPetoskeyMI$242k1
A COMMUNITY CLINICSunburyPA$242k1
AGAPE NETWORK FOUNDATION INCMiamiFL$242k0
HOPE HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER QALICBHoustonTX$242k2
The Fallen Linemen FoundationCaryNC$242k0
FIRST CHOICE PREGNANCY CENTER INCWeatherfordOK$242k1