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Updated through 2023NTEE E · Health Care

Health Care nonprofitexecutive pay

Median top-executive pay across 3,993 health care nonprofits, 2021 – 2023. 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
$163,400
The typical health care nonprofit's highest-paid executive earns $163,400 in total reported compensation.
25th pct
$60k
75th pct
$408k
90th pct
$966k
3,993 organizations · 2021 – 2023
Percentile distribution

Where the middle 50% lands.

Half earn between $60k and $408k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $966k, roughly 5.9 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.

PercentileTotal compMeans
90th$965,632Top 10% of earners
75th$407,53225% earn more than this
50th · median$163,400The typical executive
25th$60,00025% earn less than this
10th$26,92410% 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$24k$50,134$83k1,227
$1M – $10M$84k$136,839$213k1,039
$10M – $100M$210k$315,463$510k1,079
$100M – $500M$440k$738,526$1.2M430
$500M – $1B$671k$1,172,678$1.6M126
Over $1B$973k$1,632,864$2.6M92
Revenue bands with fewer than 5 organizations are not shown.
By role

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Directory

Hospitals, clinics, public health organizations, and health systems. Includes community health centers, nursing facilities, rehabilitation services, and emergency medical services. There are 21,811 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

21,811 organizations · Page 33 of 437

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
Hospital For Special CareNew BritainCT$136M18
Northwestern Medical CenterSt AlbansVT$136M8
DCI DONOR SERVICES INCNashvilleTN$136M16
Wellmont Medical Associates IncJohnson CityTN$135.9M22
TRINITY HEALTHMinotND$135.8M16
THE SEALY & SMITH FOUNDATIONGalvestonTX$135.7M9
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital AllenAllenTX$135.7M20
LMW HEALTHCARE INCNew LondonCT$135.6M8
LUMINIS HEALTH INCAnnapolisMD$135.4M15
Five Pointe Professional Liability Insurance Company co Wilmington TrustWilmingtonDE$135.4M9
ARMSTRONG COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITALKittanningPA$135.2M11
SAINT FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTERGrand IslandNE$135.1M15
Northwest Community HealthcareArlington HeightsIL$134.9M9
Range Regional Health ServicesHibbingMN$134.7M15
GRAHAM HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONCantonIL$134.7M11
NCHMD INCNaplesFL$134.6M30
Scott & White Hospital-Marble FallsDallasTX$134.4M21
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION INCMilwaukeeWI$134.2M13
ST JOSEPH'S COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF WEST BEND INCWest BendWI$133.7M5
KENNEDY MEDICAL GROUP PRACTICE PCPhiladelphiaPA$133.7M6
Hendrick Medical Center BrownwoodAbileneTX$133.6M18
Avera Queen of PeaceMitchellSD$133.5M11
WOOD COUNTY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONBowling GreenOH$133.4M9
Deaconess Regional Healthcare Services IllinoisMarionIL$133.3M6
JOHNS HOPKINS PHARMAQUIP INCBaltimoreMD$133.1M11
ONEIDA HEALTH SYSTEMSOneidaNY$132.9M14
GULF COAST REGIONAL BLOOD CENTERHoustonTX$132.7M16
Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center IncSt LouisMO$131.6M9
Lakeland Regional Health Systems IncLakelandFL$131.6M7
Northeastern Vermont Regional Hosp IncSt JohnsburyVT$131.6M10
TRI-STATE MEMORIAL HOSPITALClarkstonWA$131.5M9
MUNSON HEALTHCARE CADILLACTraverse CityMI$131.4M16
Texas Children's Health Plan The CenterBellaireTX$131.3M15
EMANATE HEALTH FOOTHILL PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITALCovinaCA$130.6M7
ST MARYS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN INCBaysideNY$130.5M13
UPMC LititzHarrisburgPA$130.3M15
Siskiyou Hospital Inc DBA Fairchild Medical CenterYrekaCA$129.8M8
CALVARY HOSPITAL INCBronxNY$129.8M14
Insight Chicago IncChicagoIL$129.6M9
ASCENSION ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL INCSt LouisMO$129.6M19
PLANNED PARENTHOOD MAR MONTE INCSan JoseCA$129.5M11
Qualtex LaboratoriesSan AntonioTX$129.4M7
ADVANTAGE HEALTHSAINT MARY'S MEDICAL GROUPGrand RapidsMI$129.3M28
SUNNYSIDE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONSunnysideWA$128.9M8
ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S NORTHWEST INCLittle RockAR$128.7M18
Day Kimball Healthcare IncPutnamCT$128.7M13
PORTER HOSPITAL INCMiddleburyVT$128.6M14
NIAGARA FALLS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTERNiagara FallsNY$128.4M13
TRICORE LABORATORY SERVICES CORPAlbuquerqueNM$128.1M11
PACIFIC CENTRAL COAST HEALTH CENTERSSan FranciscoCA$128M14