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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 294 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE CORPTownship Of WashingtonNJ$238k0
LIVING STREAMS RANCHQuakertownPA$238k2
Alliance for African American Health in Central TexasAustinTX$238k1
CARING HEARTS FREE CLINIC OF PATRICK COUNTY INCStuartVA$238k1
WESTCOAST ACCESS TO CHILDREN'S HEALTH INCSarasotaFL$238k1
PHILADELPHIA MIDWIFE COLLECTIVEPhiladelphiaPA$238k2
New Directions of Decatur County IncGreensburgIN$238k1
BERKELEY HEIGHTS RESCUE SQUAD INCBerkeley HeightsNJ$238k0
Research and Education Trust c/o Maine Hospital AssociationAugustaME$238k1
LA AMISTAD AHECEagle PassTX$238k0
Bonita Community Health CenterFort MyersFL$237k3
WPC MANAGEMENTYoungsvilleLA$237k0
STATE OF TEXAS KIDNEY FOUNDATIONSan AntonioTX$237k1
BRIDLE PATHSLeesburgVA$237k0
Health Equity Alliance for LGBTQ New MexicansAlbuquerqueNM$237k1
NATIONAL BODY DONOR PROGRAMSt LouisMO$237k0
SIGHT FOR SOULSBellevueWA$237k0
PHS INTERLUDE FRIDLEY LLCRosevilleMN$237k5
Castine Community HospitalCastineME$237k0
PURPOSEFULLY MADE MINISTRIESMadisonMS$237k0
REID HEALTH AUXILIARYRichmondIN$237k0
ANMED HEALTH AUXILIARYAndersonSC$237k0
MERCYMED OF TAMPA INCTampaFL$236k0
Alaska Native Medical Center AuxilAnchorageAK$236k0
FAITH IN ACTION IN SHERBURNE COUNTYBeckerMN$236k0
DIVERSITY EQUITY MEDICALPhoenixAZ$236k0
RAPID SCIENCE INCBrooklynNY$236k2
LICENSED ADULT RESIDENTIAL CARE ASSOCIATION INCLos AngelesCA$236k1
SEWARD VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE CORPSSewardAK$236k0
THE PENNSYLVANIA COALITION OF AFFILIATED HEALTHCARE & LIVING COMMHarrisburgPA$235k0
MADDOCK AMBULANCE SERVICEMaddockND$235k4
Louisa County Rescue Squad IncLouisaVA$235k0
HOOF & HARNESS EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING INCStrawberry PlainsTN$235k1
IMH QALICBLaramieWY$235k1
Gabby Strong FoundationBrandonMS$235k0
INTERNATIONAL CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION ASSOCIATION INCRaleighNC$235k0
Compassion Pregnancy Center and Clinic of the Monterey BayMontereyCA$235k1
HEALTH COUNCIL OF WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA INCTampaFL$235k1
SHARED BEATBoerneTX$235k0
SHADE OF THE TREE GIGSTADSpirit LakeIA$235k1
Lone Star Assoc Charitable ClinicsMissouri CityTX$235k1
AFRICAN DIASPORA DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTEGallatinTN$235k0
NATUROPATHIC EDUCATION & RESEARCH CONSORTIUM INCBillingsMT$235k0
BEACON OF LIGHTCosta MesaCA$235k0
Homecare & Hospice Assoc of UtahNorth Salt LakeUT$234k1
IN JESUS NAME MEDICAL MINISTRYGardnervilleNV$234k0
MCMINN COUNTY EMERGENCY RESCUE SQUADAthensTN$234k0
HAVEN CARE LIBERIA INCNew YorkNY$234k0
North Shore Health Care FoundationGrand MaraisMN$234k1
HONORING CHOICESSt CloudMN$234k1