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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 30 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
ALLIANCE PHYSICIANS INCMiamisburgOH$168.5M20
Montefiore New Rochelle HospitalNew RochelleNY$167.9M10
KUAKINI MEDICAL CENTERHonoluluHI$167.9M11
UNITY HEALTH CARE INCWashingtonDC$167.9M8
LIFELINK FOUNDATION INCTampaFL$167.7M31
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS MEDICAL GROUPSC C/O BJC MEDICAL GROUP LCAltonIL$167.7M6
ANI RARE DISEASE PATIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM INCBaudetteMN$167.6M0
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA HEALTH CLINICS AND SURGERY CENTER INCMinneapolisMN$167.3M0
THE INSTITUTE FOR FAMILY HEALTHNew YorkNY$167.1M17
BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL - MILTONCharlestownMA$166.9M24
Saint Anthony HospitalChicagoIL$166.7M16
ASPIRUS STEVENS POINT HOSPITAL & CLINICS INCStevens PointWI$166.4M24
CalvertHealth Medical Center IncPrince FrederickMD$166.3M23
USC VERDUGO HILLS HOSPITALGlendaleCA$165.9M19
CAROMONT MEDICAL GROUP INCGastoniaNC$165.7M11
Lenoir Memorial Hospital IncKinstonNC$165.7M11
ACCESS COMMUNITY HEALTH NETWORKChicagoIL$165.6M14
FISHER-TITUS MEDICAL CENTERNorwalkOH$165.5M10
BRIGHTON MARINE INCBrightonMA$165.2M3
Craig HospitalEnglewoodCO$164.8M11
MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER INCAshlandWI$164.7M11
MCLAREN LAPEER REGIONLapeerMI$164.2M11
PENN STATE HEALTH LANCASTER MEDICAL CENTERHersheyPA$163.5M18
HUTCHINSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER INCHutchinsonKS$163.5M12
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTERWinstonsalemNC$163.4M18
COMMONSPIRIT KANSAS INC F/K/A ST CATHERINE HOSPITALGarden CityKS$163.3M23
Rush System for HealthChicagoIL$162.9M16
Community Care Network IncMunsterIN$162.9M11
LAKEWOOD HEALTH SYSTEMStaplesMN$162.9M25
CAPE COD HEALTHCARE INCHyannisMA$162.7M20
WSNCHS NORTH INCBethpageNY$162.5M10
PRAIRIE LAKES HEALTH CARE SYSTEM INCWatertownSD$161.9M11
IVINSON MEMORIAL HOSPITALLaramieWY$161.6M9
ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL INCWilmingtonDE$161.5M13
COMMUNITY HEALTH GROUPChula VistaCA$161.5M20
Columbus Regional Healthcare SystemWhitevilleNC$161.4M9
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MED IN NEW ORLEANS FACULTY GROUP PRACTICENew OrleansLA$161.3M13
BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL - NEEDHAM INCCharlestownMA$161.3M19
NAZARETH HOSPITALNewtown SquarePA$161.2M12
THE GUTHRIE CLINICSayrePA$161.1M19
LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL - SCHUYLKILLAllentownPA$160.9M12
ROME MEMORIAL HOSPITALRomeNY$160.9M10
Carter BloodCareBedfordTX$160.7M19
FORT HEALTHCARE INCFort AtkinsonWI$160.7M13
GENESIS HEALTH SYSTEMSilvisIL$160.6M14
MISSOURI DELTA MEDICAL CENTERSikestonMO$160.6M9
LeConte Medical CenterKnoxvilleTN$160.4M10
PENN STATE HEALTH HAMPDEN MEDICAL CENTERHersheyPA$160.3M19
Piedmont Walton Hospital IncMonroeGA$160.2M12
BLOODWORKSSeattleWA$159.8M20