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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 313 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
GREATER HOUSTON AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERHoustonTX$179k2
SELA SENCI (THINK YOUNG)Seeley LakeMT$179k0
ROYAL AND ANCIENT SOCIETY OF AMERICAN PLASTIC SURGEONS INCSavannahGA$179k0
ST REGIS FALLS AMBULANCE CORPSaint Regis FallsNY$178k0
Pregnancy Resource CenterGeorgetownOH$178k2
PACIFIC STROKE ASSOCIATIONPalo AltoCA$178k0
TRI-COUNTY MEMORIAL FOUNDATION INCWhitehallWI$178k4
INTERPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COLLABORATIVE INCWashingtonDC$178k0
Eagle Rock CampConoverNC$178k1
NATIONAL HEALTH FREEDOM COALITIONSaint PaulMN$178k0
AHMC ARMC MEDICAL STAFFAnaheimCA$178k4
HOSPITAL DISTRICT 1 CRAWFORD COUNTY FOUNDATIONGirardKS$178k0
VILLAGE OF NEW SQUARE EMERGENCY SERVICESSpring ValleyNY$178k0
FREELANDVILLE COMMUNITY HOME TRUST 320002017EvansvilleIN$178k1
DRUMMOND ISLAND MEDICAL CENTER INCDrummond IslandMI$178k0
WOMEN CHIROPRACTORSCantonMI$178k1
Fringe Public HealthBrinklowMD$178k0
CHEROKEE INDIAN HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONCherokeeNC$178k9
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF VERMONT CARING FOR CHILDREN FOUNDATION INCBerlinVT$178k0
MIDLAND PARK AMBULANCE CORP INCMidland ParkNJ$178k0
OTTUMWA REGIONAL LEGACY FOUNDATION ENDOWMENTMilwaukeeWI$178k1
Comunidad para Baja CaliforniaBoulder CreekCA$178k0
WOMENS RESOURCE CENTER OF NATCNatchitochesLA$178k0
ASLAN HEALTHSaint CloudMN$178k0
TAMAR FUND INTERNATIONAL INCBrooklynNY$177k0
MORRIS REGIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH PARTNERSHIP INCConvent StationNJ$177k0
FALMOUTH HOSPITAL AUXILIARYFalmouthMA$177k0
WARREN TOWNSHIP RESCUE SQUAD INCWarrenNJ$177k0
KIDS AND PAPERLeague CityTX$177k1
Medstar Good Samaritan Hospital AuxiliaryBaltimoreMD$177k0
PROJECT MOBILITY CYCLES FOR LIFESaint CharlesIL$177k0
TRINITY COUNTY LIFE SUPPORTWeavervilleCA$177k0
TITUSVILLE HEALTH SERVICES INCTitusvillePA$177k2
SALUD Y FARMACOSEl PasoTX$177k1
HEARTLAND OUTREACH PROVIDERSKansas CityMO$177k1
HIPPOCRATES MEDICAL CLINIC INCKankakeeIL$177k0
ZOE INCRockportME$177k1
EASTON VOLUNTEER EMS INCEastonCT$177k0
Southwest HealthYumaAZ$177k3
FOOTSTEPS MEDICAL MISSIONS INC C/O PAM HEATONWappapelloMO$177k0
Sanctuary on Church StreetEllsworthME$176k1
HENRIETTA FIRE COMPANY NO 1 INCHenriettaNY$176k0
PIONEERS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONBrawleyCA$176k0
Clinica Medica Primaria De Rising Sun INCRising SunMD$176k1
CHECK BY 7 INCHialeahFL$176k1
CENTER FOR HEALTHCARE INNOVATIONChicagoIL$176k1
AMERICAN CHIROPRACTIC NEUROLOGY BOARD INBacliffTX$176k0
AMERICA'S AGENDA HEALTHCARE EDUCATION FUNDWashingtonDC$176k2
Hitting Cancer Below the Belt IncMidlothianVA$176k5
Deaf HarborElk RiverMN$176k0