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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 319 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
MARCH FOR MOMS ASSOCIATIONLenexaKS$162k1
COLORADO ORTHODONTIC FOUNDATION AKA THE COFDenverCO$162k0
CHASE COUNTY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INImperialNE$162k0
ROOKS COUNTY HEALTHCARE ENDOWMENT ASSOCIATIONPlainvilleKS$162k1
M L FOUNDATION INCMonroevillePA$162k0
BAUERMEISTER FOUNDATIONMesaWA$162k0
FREE MEDICAL CLINIC OF DUBOIS INCDu BoisPA$162k1
COTEAU DES PRAIRIES HOSPITAL AND CLINIC FOUNDATIONSissetonSD$161k0
INDOCHINA STARFISH FOUNDATION - US INCNew CanaanCT$161k0
PALLIUM INDIA INCSimpsonvilleSC$161k0
Black River Ambulance SquadBlack RiverNY$161k0
GULF COAST LACTATIONFairhopeAL$161k1
ALASKA PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION C/O EBO CONSULTINGAnchorageAK$161k0
ESSENTIAL NA ACADEMY INCSaint LouisMO$161k0
HEMET SAN JACINTO COMMUNITY HEALTH FOUNDATIONHemetCA$161k0
PARTNERSHIP FOR EDUCATION AND PREVENTION OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE INCSouth BendIN$161k0
Friends of Little Compton Wellness CenterLittle ComptonRI$161k0
Snocross Mobile Medical Team IncAlbertvilleMN$161k1
BLACK NURSES COALITIONAlbanyNY$161k1
The Legacy Center of Mount AiryMount AiryNC$161k0
THE CSL FOUNDATION INCBurlingtonMA$161k0
PILLARS OF LIGHT AND LOVETrappePA$161k0
CUSHING SUPPORT & RESEARCH FOUNDATIONLilburnGA$161k1
WEST VIRGINIA ALLIANCE FOR CREATIVE HEALTH SOLUTIONS INCCullodenWV$161k3
The Sherwin B Nuland Foundation for Palliative CareHamdenCT$161k0
NEW YORK CENTER FOR KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION INCLake GroveNY$161k0
SEACOAST NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER INCCharlestownMA$161k7
MAGICAL MOMENTS FOUNDATION INCDublinOH$160k1
ST CROIX TRAIL BLAZERSStillwaterMN$160k1
WILLING HELPERS MEDICAL INCCovingtonGA$160k1
AMERICAN HEADACHE ASSOCIATIONRiverwoodsIL$160k0
RUTHERFORD FIRST AID-AMBULANCE CORPS INCRutherfordNJ$160k0
SAYREVILLE ASSOCIATION FOR BRAIN INJURED CHILDRENSayrevilleNJ$160k0
Small Changes Big Shifts CoShawneeKS$160k0
PROVIDENCE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AUXILEl PasoTX$160k0
Neurorecovery Center of NashvilleFranklinTN$160k0
Centre Hospitalier de Fontaine FoundationSuwaneeGA$160k1
WHITE BIRD ROCK MEDICINEEugeneOR$160k2
Abel Crisis Pregnancy Center IncBluefieldWV$160k0
INSPIRING LIFE TOGETHERMarltonNJ$160k0
CAREBRIDGENoviMI$160k0
Illinois Nurses FoundationMantenoIL$160k0
UNITED BRACHIAL PLEXUS NETWORKReadingMA$160k0
ONE WITH GODArlingtonTN$160k0
CIRCLE OF HOPE INCNewhallCA$160k1
Songs of SurvivorsBaton RougeLA$160k0
ANDERSON SUPPORT AND DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATIONMeridianMS$160k1
HEALTH CONNECT SOUTHSmyrnaGA$160k0
CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTER OF SW MSMcCombMS$160k0
CARRYWELLBirminghamAL$160k0