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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 320 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
ANGEL STAR INSTITUTE INCBeavercreekOH$160k0
FAITHHEALTH APPALACHIA INCHuntingtonWV$160k0
Tigerfight FoundationBakersfieldCA$160k0
MADISON MADDY FLAHERTY MISSION TO HELP FOUNDATION INCWindermereFL$160k0
LIFE HOUSE ATLANTA CHILDRENS RESPITE INCKennesawGA$159k0
Mikaylas Miracles and BlessingsKalispellMT$159k0
HEART COALITION INCAtlantaGA$159k1
PRIORITY HEALTH TOTAL HEALTH FOUNDATIONGrand RapidsMI$159k4
CENTER FOR PREGNANCYFriendswoodTX$159k0
HOUSTON GROUND ANGELSHoustonTX$159k2
PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTER OF MARION COUNTY INCFairmontWV$159k1
FRIENDS OF THE FREE CLINIC INCSaint JosephMO$159k0
CLIFTON GILLESPIE HOSPITAL FUND FIFTHCincinnatiOH$159k1
NATIONAL COALITION OF ETHNIC MINORITY NURSE ASSOCIATIONS INCLas VegasNV$159k0
TZEDAKAH UMARPE CHARITY FUND RIBBI SHIMEON BAR YOHAYBrooklynNY$159k0
OVERLOOK AUXILIARYSummitNJ$159k0
Douglas County Search and RescueCastle RockCO$159k0
NORTH MISSISSIPPI MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION INCOxfordMS$159k0
DIABETES CARDIORENAL AND METABOLISM INSTITUTEAgoura HillsCA$158k0
TOMMY STRONG FOUNDATION INCRamseyNJ$158k0
REMOUNT FOUNDATIONColorado SpringsCO$158k0
JPATIBLE INCHollywoodFL$158k1
Jeff Kornblau Partners For Patient AdvocacyJenkintownPA$158k0
WINCHESTER HEIGHTS HEALTH ORGANIZATIONWillcoxAZ$158k0
Hospice Brazos Valley Living EndowmentBryanTX$158k0
LEIAS KIDSMcKinneyTX$158k0
LUMEN VITAE OF GAINESVILLE INCGainesvilleFL$158k1
VERNON MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION INCViroquaWI$158k0
HOPE TOTES INCClarenceNY$158k0
NEW LIFE RESOURCE CENTER INCHaywardWI$158k0
Nirdosh Seva FoundationElmwood ParkNJ$158k0
SOCIAL ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE USAElizabethtownPA$158k3
HUMBOLDT HOSPITAL AUXILIARYWinnemuccaNV$158k0
FERGUSON BUSINESS ASSOCIATESHoustonTX$158k1
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONCape GirardeauMO$158k3
Scrubs Addressing the Firearm Epidemic IncMadisonWI$158k0
Aneden GivesSeattleWA$158k0
ESG FOUNDATION INCHuntsvilleAL$158k0
TJ ROULHAC ENRICHMENT & ACTIVITY CENTER INCChipleyFL$158k0
LEEDS AMBULANCE SERVICELeedsND$158k3
BUTTERFLY COLLABORATIVEPhoenixAZ$157k0
FINDING FAITH INCDawsonvilleGA$157k0
STRENGTH FOR LIFE INCKings ParkNY$157k2
SUNRISE RIDGE HEALTH SERVICESVashonWA$157k0
Oklahoma City-County Health Department Foundation IncOklahoma CityOK$157k0
THE MADDOG STRONG FOUNDATIONFrankfortIL$157k0
Cherokee Hill of Richmond IncRichmondVA$157k2
FOUNDATION FOR HEALTHY FLORIDIANSTallahasseeFL$157k3
OUR KIDS DBA OPEN HEARTLANDIowa CityIA$157k1
Going Beyond the PinkLelandNC$157k1