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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 32 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
QUEENS UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUPHonoluluHI$148.3M17
The New York Community Hospital of Brooklyn IncBrooklynNY$148.2M19
ST CROIX REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERSt Croix FallsWI$148.1M13
Baylor Scott & White Medical Centers- Capitol AreaDallasTX$148.1M20
RIDGECREST REGIONAL HOSPITALRidgecrestCA$147.7M8
Hartford HealthCare at Home IncWethersfieldCT$147.4M14
SSM REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICESSt LouisMO$147.3M18
YAMPA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTERSteamboat SpringsCO$147.3M13
Presence Healthcare ServicesSt LouisMO$147.2M4
ONEIDA HEALTH SYSTEMSOneidaNY$147M13
NIAGARA FALLS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTERNiagara FallsNY$146.7M13
THE FINLEY HOSPITALDubuqueIA$146.7M11
The Outer Banks Hospital IncGreenvilleNC$146.6M11
CHINESE HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONSan FranciscoCA$146.6M12
GOTTLIEB MEMORIAL HOSPITALMelrose ParkIL$146.2M18
JWCH INSTITUTE INCCommerceCA$146.2M19
Oklahoma Blood InstituteOklahoma CityOK$146.2M27
COMMONWEALTH HEALTH CORPORATION INCBowling GreenKY$146.1M12
WOOD COUNTY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONBowling GreenOH$146.1M9
ASPIRE HEALTH PLANMontereyCA$146M11
BROWARD REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING COUNCILHollywoodFL$145.8M3
ANNA JAQUES HOSPITAL INCCharlestownMA$145.8M29
CLINICAS DEL CAMINO REAL INCVenturaCA$145.5M15
Scott & White Hospital-Marble FallsDallasTX$145.4M22
COOPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CAPE REGIONAL INCCape May Court HouseNJ$145.4M14
ALEXION ACCESS FOUNDATIONNew HavenCT$144.8M0
The Blood Connection IncPiedmontSC$144.4M14
CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTERWashingtonDC$144.4M19
DICKINSON COUNTY HEALTHCARE SYSTEMIron MountainMI$144.3M4
Wellmont Medical Associates IncJohnson CityTN$144.2M24
HOSPITAL MENONITA CAGUAS INCCidraPR$144.1M20
NORTON - KING'S DAUGHTERS' HEALTH INCMadisonIN$144.1M14
Ronald McDonald House Charities IncChicagoIL$144M0
UINTAH BASIN MEDICAL CENTERRooseveltUT$143.8M16
WRMC HOSPITAL OPERATING CORPORATIONNorth WilkesboroNC$143.8M14
ADVANTAGE HEALTHSAINT MARY'S MEDICAL GROUPGrand RapidsMI$143.7M25
ST JAMES HEALTHCAREButteMT$143.4M25
C2C INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS INCAustinTX$143.4M19
UNITED MEDICAL ASSOCIATES PCVestalNY$143.3M23
GUTHRIE CORTLAND MEDICAL CENTER FKA CORTLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERCortlandNY$143.3M13
ST JOSEPH'S MEDICAL PCSyracuseNY$143.3M14
CLAXTON-HEPBURN MEDICAL CENTEROgdensburgNY$143.1M15
COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDE SERVICES INCMontebelloNY$142.9M10
MCLAREN CENTRAL MICHIGANMt PleasantMI$142.7M11
Avera Queen of PeaceMitchellSD$142.6M11
Baptist Health South Florida Foundation IncCoral GablesFL$142.5M9
SAINT FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTERGrand IslandNE$141.9M17
FULTON COUNTY HEALTH CENTERWauseonOH$141.8M11
GIFT OF HOPE ORGAN & TISSUE DONOR NETWORKItascaIL$141.7M11
NORTHWEST KIDNEY CENTERSSeatacWA$141.6M14