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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 3 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
THE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTERHersheyPA$2.9B21
Texas Children's Health PlanBellaireTX$2.8B26
LUCILE SALTER PACKARD CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT STANFORDPalo AltoCA$2.8B28
COMMONWEALTH CARE ALLIANCE INCBostonMA$2.8B28
CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA GROUP RETURNAtlantaGA$2.8B26
Froedtert ThedaCare Health IncMilwaukeeWI$2.8B27
St Luke's Regional Medical Center LtdBoiseID$2.7B9
FRESNO COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTERFresnoCA$2.7B15
GRADY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CORPORATIONAtlantaGA$2.7B13
Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital IncMilwaukeeWI$2.7B7
NORTHWELL HEALTHCARE INCWestburyNY$2.7B18
SUTTER HEALTHSacramentoCA$2.7B39
SEATTLE CHILDREN'S HOSPITALSeattleWA$2.7B32
Hartford HospitalHartfordCT$2.7B22
SHANDS TEACHING HOSPITAL AND CLINICS INCGainesvilleFL$2.7B34
Baptist Hospital of Miami IncMiamiFL$2.6B14
Southern Baptist Hospital of Florida IncJacksonvilleFL$2.6B11
THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS INCPhiladelphiaPA$2.6B13
UC HEALTHCARE SYSTEMCincinnatiOH$2.6B20
KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN OF GEORGIAINCOaklandCA$2.6B31
BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATIONBostonMA$2.6B17
THE COOPER HEALTH SYSTEM A NEW JERSEY NON-PROFIT CORPORATIONCamdenNJ$2.6B24
WELLSTAR HEALTH SYSTEM INCMariettaGA$2.5B95
CAREOREGON INCPortlandOR$2.5B14
VNS CHOICENew YorkNY$2.5B8
HARVARD PILGRIM HEALTH CARE INCCantonMA$2.5B29
CHILDREN'S HEALTH SYSTEM OF TEXASDallasTX$2.4B37
University of Maryland Medical System CorporationBaltimoreMD$2.4B18
THE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT MEDICAL CENTERBurlingtonVT$2.4B22
THE NEMOURS FOUNDATIONJacksonvilleFL$2.4B45
PROVIDENCE HEALTH SYSTEM - SO CALIFORNIARentonWA$2.3B19
Temple University Hospital IncPhiladelphiaPA$2.3B22
The Nebraska Medical CenterOmahaNE$2.3B23
SUTTER VALLEY MEDICAL FOUNDATIONSacramentoCA$2.3B20
WakeMedRaleighNC$2.3B33
Rhode Island HospitalProvidenceRI$2.3B18
Endeavor Health Clinical OperationsArlington HeightsIL$2.3B40
THE PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITALWinston SalemNC$2.3B12
H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE HOSPITAL INCTampaFL$2.3B22
Mary Hitchcock Memorial HospitalLebanonNH$2.3B34
Northwestern Memorial HealthCareChicagoIL$2.3B0
Cook Children's Medical CenterFort WorthTX$2.2B28
SSM HEALTH CARE ST LOUISSt LouisMO$2.2B25
MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM HEALTH PLAN INCSomervilleMA$2.2B21
St Elizabeth Medical Center IncEdgewoodKY$2.2B27
RWJBH CORPORATE SERVICES INCOceanportNJ$2.2B32
COMMUNITY HEALTH NETWORK INCIndianapolisIN$2.2B24
OhioHealth Corporation Group ReturnColumbusOH$2.2B38
KECK MEDICAL CENTER OF USCLos AngelesCA$2.2B27
Lenox Hill Hospital C/O NORTHWELL HEALTH INCWestburyNY$2.2B18