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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 293 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
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
LIVERPOOL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICELiverpoolPA$242k0
DANSVILLE AMBULANCE COMPANY INCDanvilleNY$242k0
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HOSPITAL AUXILIARY INCCharlottesvilleVA$242k0
SULLIVAN COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONMilanMO$242k0
STANLEY PHELPS CHARITABLE TRUSTPittsburghPA$242k2
Columbus Regional DiagnosticsWhitevilleNC$241k3
HOLY NAME OF JESUS MEDICAL CENTERBirminghamAL$241k0
TCRH INCGalaxVA$241k0
DICKENS COUNTY AMBULANCE SERVICE INCDickensTX$241k0
FREE CLINIC ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVANIAHarrisburgPA$241k1
Three Peaks Medical Clinic IncWaitsfieldVT$241k0
LIGHTHOUSE PREGNANCY CENTER NFPVandaliaIL$241k0
Methodist Medical Center FoundationKnoxvilleTN$241k0
AIDSFREEAFRICAOssiningNY$241k0
ROTACARE INCHempsteadNY$241k0
MADISON REGIONAL HEALTH FOUNDATIONMadisonSD$240k0
SVHC REALTY INCBenningtonVT$240k5
GREAT FALLS CLINIC LEGACY FOUNDATIONGreat FallsMT$240k0
DAMASCUS VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE CORPSDamascusPA$240k0
LOUISIANA MANAGED MEDICAID ASSOCIATIONBaton RougeLA$240k0
Medicare Advantage Plan Alliance IncAlexandriaVA$240k0
MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INCHartfordCT$240k2
TRANSPLANT AND DONOR ADVOCACY NETWORKPittsburghPA$240k0
Glendive Medical Center FoundationGlendiveMT$240k2
Portland Health Action TeamPortlandOR$240k0
EARL YOUNGS TEAMDallasTX$240k1
Sutter Delta Medical StaffAntiochCA$239k0
POWER OF A NICKEL INCSanibelFL$239k0
SHARMA KIND CARE FOUNDATIONDublinCA$239k0
JUST KIDS DENTAL INCTwo HarborsMN$239k1
NOR-LEA FOUNDATION INCLovingtonNM$239k2
THE CALVERT ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT UNIT INCPrince FrederickMD$239k0
CHC COLLABORATIVE VENTURESPhoenixAZ$239k2
AHN FOUNDATIONLakewoodCA$239k0
HOPE PREGNANCY AND RESOURCE CENTERMt CarmelIL$239k1
TRELLIS HORTICULTURAL THERAPY ALLIANCE INCDecaturGA$239k1
MEG FOUNDATIONDenverCO$239k1
THE ROOT CAUSE INCAllenTX$239k1
MISSOURI EMS CONFERENCE EXPOJefferson CityMO$239k0
Institute for Internal TransformationBerkeleyCA$239k1
REINS AND RAINBOWS INCWabashIN$239k0
SAPA-GP IncDevaultPA$239k0
COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT HEALTH EDUCATION PROJECTNorthridgeCA$239k0
South Central Pennsylvania Sickle Cell CouncilHarrisburgPA$238k1
Wayne Memorial Hospital FoundationGoldsboroNC$238k2
BIRTH FROM THE EARTH INCYonkersNY$238k1