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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 33 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
MARCUS DALY MEMORIAL HOSPITALHamiltonMT$141.6M9
Nebraska MedicineOmahaNE$141.5M4
St Mary's Hospital Medical Center of Green Bay Inc - Hospital SistersGreen BayWI$141.4M10
VNA HEALTH GROUP OF NEW JERSEY LLCNeptuneNJ$141.3M12
DAVIE MEDICAL CENTERBermuda RunNC$141.3M12
BAYSTATE FRANKLIN MEDICAL CENTERGreenfieldMA$141.1M17
Range Regional Health ServicesHibbingMN$141M17
MUNSON HEALTHCARE CADILLACTraverse CityMI$140.7M15
Concord Hospital - LaconiaConcordNH$140.5M10
ROCKFORD HEALTH PHYSICIANSRockfordIL$140.3M9
CLIFTON SPRINGS SANITARIUM COClifton SpringsNY$140.3M16
Grand Itasca Clinic and HospitalGrand RapidsMN$140.2M16
Morristown-Hamblen Hospital AssociationKnoxvilleTN$140.1M11
JOHNS HOPKINS PHARMAQUIP INCBaltimoreMD$140M12
LIFESOUTH COMMUNITY BLOOD CENTERS INCGainesvilleFL$139.9M9
MARGARET MARY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL INCBatesvilleIN$139.9M15
MTPC LLCKnoxvilleTN$139.8M0
Goleta Valley Cottage HospitalSanta BarbaraCA$139.7M12
MARY RUTAN HOSPITALBellefontaineOH$139.6M12
HUGH CHATHAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INCElkinNC$139.5M11
LEGACY HEALTHCARE SERVICES INCRaleighNC$139.3M14
Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center IncSt LouisMO$139.2M13
OMNI FAMILY HEALTHBakersfieldCA$139M8
SILVERTON HEALTH DBA LEGACY SILVERTON HEALTHSilvertonOR$138.9M27
INTEGRIS Health Edmond IncOklahoma CityOK$138.8M13
PROHEALTH OCONOMOWOC MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INCOconomowocWI$138.7M8
MERCY CLINIC FORT SMITH COMMUNITIESFort SmithAR$138.6M15
WMC-New York IncValhallaNY$138.4M8
Proctor HospitalUrbanaIL$138.3M16
GENERAL HEALTH SYSTEMBaton RougeLA$138.2M21
Armstrong County Memorial HospitalKittanningPA$138.1M13
SAINT JOSEPH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER INCMishawakaIN$138.1M22
MYMICHIGAN MEDICAL CENTER SAULTSault Ste MarieMI$137.3M23
Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Physicians IncIndianapolisIN$136.8M17
SAUK PRAIRIE HEALTHCARE INCPrairie Du SacWI$136.8M20
TRINITY HEALTHMinotND$136.6M14
Prisma HealthGreenvilleSC$136.6M36
AMPLA HEALTHYuba CityCA$136.3M7
THOREK MEMORIAL HOSPITALChicagoIL$136.2M15
UNION COUNTY HOSPITAL AUTHORITYBlairsvilleGA$136.1M9
HAYWARD SISTERS HOSPITAL DBA ST ROSE HOSPITALHaywardCA$136.1M7
National Council of State Boards of NursingChicagoIL$136M8
Hospital For Special CareNew BritainCT$136M18
Northwestern Medical CenterSt AlbansVT$136M8
DCI DONOR SERVICES INCNashvilleTN$136M16
Mid-Columbia Medical CenterThe DallesOR$135.8M19
THE SEALY & SMITH FOUNDATIONGalvestonTX$135.7M9
BENEFIS HEALTH SYSTEM INCGreat FallsMT$135.7M19
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital AllenAllenTX$135.7M20
LMW HEALTHCARE INCNew LondonCT$135.6M8