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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 312 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
RHODE ISLAND MEDICAL SOCIETY FOUNDATIONProvidenceRI$181k1
VILLA MAJELLA OF SANTA BARBARA INCGoletaCA$181k0
VALLEY KIDS FOUNDATIONScottsdaleAZ$181k0
FLORIDA COALITION ON DONATION INCSebringFL$181k1
THE IOWA CLINIC HEALTHCARE FOUNDATIONWest Des MoinesIA$181k0
DPC Education CenterWashingtonDC$181k1
The Superhero ProjectChagrin FallsOH$180k1
ARABIC CHRISTIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION IN ACMADowneyCA$180k0
PROJECT INSULINCambridgeMA$180k1
The Pregnancy Center of Grand Junction IncGrand JunctionCO$180k1
NEW RIEGEL EMS INCAlvadaOH$180k0
DOCTORS FOR YOU INTERNATIONAL CO VISTEXHoffman EstatesIL$180k0
CASTING FOR HOPEAshevilleNC$180k0
SOUTHERN OREGON ALLIANCE OF PHYSICIANS & PROVIDERSMedfordOR$180k0
SNAKE RIVER STAMPEDE CURE FOUNDATION INCNampaID$180k0
Section on Research of the American Physical Therapy AssocationPurcellvilleVA$180k0
FAHWA INCSan PedroCA$180k0
SPANISH HEALTH MINISTRY INCKennett SquarePA$180k2
BLACK COALITION AGAINST COVIDWashingtonDC$180k0
Healthcare Sharing Standards BoardIndianapolisIN$180k6
ABORTION CARE FOR TENNESSEEKnoxvilleTN$180k1
LIVE HEALTHY MONTGOMERY COUNTY INCCoffeyvilleKS$180k3
OPEN DOORS ADULT DAY CARE CENTERGrandviewMO$180k1
ERIC PAREDES SAVE A LIFE FOUNDATION A CALIFORNIA PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATIONEl CajonCA$180k2
The Institute for Collaboration in HealthAlbuquerqueNM$180k0
V A HEALTH CARE GROUP INCGlendaleAZ$180k2
HELPING HANDS CLINIC INCMorristownTN$180k0
WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES INCAuburnAL$180k1
LAKES REGION PREGNANCY CARE CENTER INCLaconiaNH$180k0
THE HANDS OF CHRIST INCFranklinTN$180k2
Central Coast Health Network IncSalinasCA$180k0
SUPPORTERS FOR THE HILL CITY AMBULANCEHill CitySD$179k0
NAJA TEMPLE CHILDREN HOSP FUNDSaint LouisMO$179k1
CAMPBELL COUNTY RESCUE SQUAD INCLynchburgVA$179k0
BIG BEND HEALTH COUNCIL INCPanama CityFL$179k2
KINGDOM CARE INCORPORATEDWaycrossGA$179k0
BROOK LANE FOUNDATION INCHagerstownMD$179k3
CATCH KIDS INCTupeloMS$179k0
LOST RIVER EMTArcoID$179k0
DIVINE MERCY HEALTH CENTERLittle RockAR$179k0
BAYSIDE COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE COBaysideNY$179k0
WINCHESTER EMSWinchesterIL$179k0
LANCASTER PATIENT CARE CENTERLancasterNH$179k4
VIRGINIA MAE KING FOUNDATIONAllenTX$179k1
LIVE INSPIRED 365 INCSioux FallsSD$179k0
MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER VOLUNTEERSModestoCA$179k0
OPEN MY WORLD THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER INCLeanderTX$179k1
BEHOME PARTNERSCranberry TownshipPA$179k3
MERCY HEALTH SYSTEM ASSOCIATION OF VOLUNTEERS INCJanesvilleWI$179k0
AQUAMOTION ABILITY FOUNDATIONRiversideCA$179k0