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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 298 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
NORTHEASTERN GNATHOLOGICAL SOCIETYHackensackNJ$223k1
MEKIMIBrooklynNY$223k0
SAN DIEGO EDUCATION FUNDSan DiegoCA$223k0
AMERICAN MEDICAL HOSPITAL OF SYRIACharlestonWV$223k0
World Association for Sexual HealthMinneapolisMN$223k1
End of Life Options New MexicoAlbuquerqueNM$223k0
CRITICAL CARE COMICSLas VegasNV$223k0
ADAMS COUNTY MEDICAL FOUNDATION INCWinchesterOH$223k2
ILLUMINATION PATHOLOGYPenn ValleyCA$223k0
MCCURTAIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INCIdabelOK$223k2
COLTON'S CAUSEEllisvilleMO$223k0
AZDA CARES FOUNDATIONScottsaleAZ$223k0
Shifa Health CenterElk GroveCA$223k0
ALLEGIANCE HOME CARE INCLexingtonSC$223k1
SHEPHERD'S HAND FREE CLINIC INCWhitefishMT$223k1
OUACHITA VALLEY HEALTH SYSTEMCamdenAR$223k5
THE RICHARD M BARTLETT JR MEMORIAL FOUNDATION INCRyeNY$222k0
GLORY HAVEN FOUNDATIONCatawissaPA$222k2
ALLIANCE IN RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY FOUNDATIONDallasTX$222k0
North Oaks FoundationHammondLA$222k0
IDAHO PEDIATRIC CANCER COALITION INCTwin FallsID$222k0
THE MEDICAL CENTER AUXILIARYBeaverPA$222k2
WALHALLA AMBULANCE SERVICEWalhallaND$222k3
CENTER FOR WOMEN PREGNANCY COUNSELING SERVICES INCJacksonMI$222k1
ST JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATIONSt LouisMO$222k2
FOUNDATION FOR HOPE AND HEALTH IN HAITIUniondaleNY$222k0
TWO HEARTS PREGNANCY CARE CENTERAshlandKY$222k1
LOUISIANA ALLIANCE FOR PATIENT SAFETY - PSO INCBaton RougeLA$222k2
HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE TRAINING INSTITUTEEau ClaireWI$222k1
Long Valley First Aid Squad IncLong ValleyNJ$221k0
AAC INSTITUTE CLINICCarnegiePA$221k0
AUXILIARY OF SAN JUAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER INCFarmingtonNM$221k0
Chinese American Community Health Services IncGaithersburgMD$221k5
Friends of Washington Heights Hatzoloh IncNew YorkNY$221k0
Thompsontown Ambulance LeagueThompsontownPA$221k0
Saloni Heart FoundationSan JoseCA$221k0
THE LIONS CENTER FOR REHABILITATION AND EXTENDED CARECumberlandMD$221k0
PINNACLE HEALTH AUXILIARYHarrisburgPA$221k0
CHARIS PREGNANCY HELP CENTER INCFond Du LacWI$221k1
ACCESSIBLE ALPINE ADVENTURE TOURSWhite StoneVA$221k0
BETHEL LUTHERAN HOME FOUNDATIONMadisonSD$221k1
PHARMACY FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD INC ULLMANNPhoeniciaNY$221k1
HARMONY HEALTH FOUNDATIONCarlsbadCA$221k2
NIGHTINGALE AWARDS OF PENNSYLVANIABala CynwydPA$221k0
INTERFAITH WELLNESS MINISTRY INCIrvineKY$221k2
CARENET PREGNANCY CENTER OF OKANOGAN COUNTYOmakWA$221k0
HER INSTITUTELulingLA$221k0
MEDICAL TASK FORCE INTERNATIONALRedlandsCA$221k0
MADISON FREE CLINIC INCMadisonVA$221k0
New Life Birth CenterRocky MountVA$221k0