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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 311 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
AFRICAN MOTHERS HEALTH INITIATIVETakoma ParkMD$183k0
LIFE ENHANCEMENT CHARITABLE FOUNDATHuntervilleNC$183k0
ROOSEVELT WARM SPRINGS DEVELOPMENT FUND INCWarm SpringsGA$183k0
THE MEDI INCCharlestonSC$183k0
HEALTHCARE EDUCATION RESEARCH AND INNOVATION FOUNDATIONOak ParkIL$183k1
GOOD SHEPHERD CLINIC OF DAWSON COUNDawsonvilleGA$183k0
BRADY OBERG LEGACY FOUNDATIONUlenMN$183k0
THE INSTITUTE FOR POETIC MEDICINEPalo AltoCA$183k2
VICTORY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INCBrooklynNY$183k0
WYOMING HEALTH RESOURCES NETWORK INCCheyenneWY$183k1
CLARITY WOMENS CARECarbondaleIL$183k1
PAGLIARULO FAMILY FOUNDATION INCTampaFL$183k0
OSBORNE HEAD & NECK FOUNDATION A NON PROFIT CALIFORNIA CORPLos AngelesCA$183k0
SHAPE UP MISSISSIPPIVicksburgMS$183k0
Chenin Blanc Assisted LivingVallejoCA$183k0
ACADEMY OF AID-IN-DYING MEDICINEBerkeleyCA$183k0
CHARITABLE SOLUTIONS INCBixbyOK$183k0
MEDICAL STAFF OF ST MARY MEDICAL CENTERLong BeachCA$183k3
ALABAMA EMS CONFERENCE INCJasperAL$182k0
FORESTVILLE PREGNANCY CENTER INCTemple HillsMD$182k5
STROKE AWARENESS OREGONBendOR$182k1
RARERISINGMenomonee FallsWI$182k0
BENNETTS VALLEY AMBULANCE ASSOCIATIONPenfieldPA$182k1
REHEALTH COLLABORATIVE INCChesterMD$182k0
FRIENDS OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY AGING ADULTS INCWindhamNH$182k0
MOUNT CARMEL AREA RESCUE SQUADMount CarmelPA$182k0
Speech Hearing and Rehabilitation Enterprises of Coastal Georgia IncBrunswickGA$182k2
ST MARYS REHABILITATION CENTER FOR CHILDRENBaysideNY$182k0
CREEL FAMILY PHILANTHROPIESFort WorthTX$182k2
BABYLON HUMAN AND THERAPEUTIC SERV INST INCNorth BabylonNY$182k0
SOUTHWEST LENDING CLOSET INCAvondaleAZ$182k0
MEDFORD EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICESMedfordNJ$182k7
CLC TRANSPORTATION INCMount KiscoNY$181k1
SHLOFMITZ HEART FOUNDATION INC ATTNDDKJerichoNY$181k0
VIRGINIA UNITED INCORPORATEDLurayVA$181k1
INTERNATIONAL GERIATRIC DIABETES SOCIETY INCBostonMA$181k0
Community Hospital of Long Beach FoundationLong BeachCA$181k0
TWINSISTERDOCS FOUNDATION INCPhiladelphiaPA$181k2
THE MENKES FOUNDATION INCCaliforniaMD$181k0
KANSAS CHILDREN'S FOUNDATIONWichitaKS$181k1
Happy Hooves IncMariettaSC$181k0
American Veterans Care Association IncSan JoseCA$181k0
Dare to Dream Ranch IncFosterRI$181k0
GLOBAL INITIATIVE FOR CHILDRENS SURGERYSacramentoCA$181k0
COURAGE TO CAREGIVERS INCChagrin FallsOH$181k0
Maryland Assembly on School Based Health CareBaltimoreMD$181k0
Priest Lake Emergency Medical Technicians IncPriest LakeID$181k0
PREGNANCY HELPLINE OF THREE RIVERSThree RiversMI$181k1
AGAPE MINISTRIES INCDerbyVT$181k0
LAKE WALES CARE CENTER FOUNDATION INCLake WalesFL$181k0