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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 334 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
Richardton Healthcare FoundationRichardtonND$129k0
ARIZONA HEALTH CARE FOUNDATIONPhoenixAZ$129k0
MODO FOR THE PEOPLEKiheiHI$129k0
Coles Victory LapGreenvilleSC$129k0
SHELBY COUNTY HEALTH FOUNDATIONHarlanIA$129k0
Monroe County Nursing Home Memorial EndoWaterlooIL$129k0
FRIENDS OF SPECIAL NEEDSWaxhawNC$129k0
LifeNet Family ResourceRed BluffCA$129k1
Dreamcatcher of Los Angeles Therapeutic Riding CentersLong BeachCA$129k1
THE TANK CENTER FOR SONIC ARTS INCRangelyCO$129k0
CHILDREN'S CROSS-BORDER PEDIATRICS FOUNDATIONNew YorkNY$129k0
NEW MEXICO CREDENTIALING BOARD FORAlbuquerqueNM$129k0
BIRTHRIGHT OF CICERO INCCiceroIN$129k2
GENESEE CANCER ASSISTANCE INCBataviaNY$129k0
AKAM FOUNDATION INCFort LeeNJ$129k0
SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS EMERGENC MEDICAL SERVICES COUNCIL INCN DightonMA$129k1
VALLEY VIEW HOME FOUNDATION INCGlasgowMT$129k0
WAKE UP & LACE UPMiles CityMT$129k0
NARKAR HEALTH FOUNDATIONDowneyCA$129k0
CHRISTOPHER KIDSBirminghamAL$129k2
WINDBER HOSPITAL PALLIATIVE CARE FOUNDATION INCWindberPA$129k0
MERCY SERVICE LEAGUECantonOH$129k0
PANCREATIC CANCER NORTH AMERICA INCManhattanNY$129k0
CASCADES ABORTION SUPPORT COLLECTIVEPortlandOR$129k0
GATEWAY PREGNANCY CENTERSUnionNJ$129k1
MULTICARE REHABILITATION SPECIALISTS PCTacomaWA$129k2
Lenox Baker Children's Foundation IncDurhamNC$129k0
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INDIAN NURSES OF AMERICA INCHuntingtonNY$128k0
OKLAHOMA PHARMACISTS HELPING PHARMACISTSNormanOK$128k2
KINGWOOD TWP FIRST AID & RESCUE SQUAD INCBaptistownNJ$128k0
ILLINOIS VALLEY WELLNESS RESOURCESCave JunctionOR$128k0
Sanctuary Hill IncorporatedRinggoldGA$128k0
PLAINVIEW PAYDAYPlainviewTX$128k0
DAYTON DIAPER DEPOTKetteringOH$128k1
BROWN COUNTY WOMENS HEALTH LLCGeorgetownOH$128k2
PHOEBE LOUISE DOOLEY FOUNDATION INCGainesvilleFL$128k0
LEGACY DONOR FOUNDATIONMetairieLA$128k1
GRACE COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE MINISTRYMineolaTX$128k1
JAPANESE MEDICAL SUPPORT NETWORK INC (JAMSNET)New YorkNY$128k1
SAVITA INSTITUTEGreenvilleSC$128k0
CENTRO DE INNOVACION MUJER LATINAJohnstonRI$128k0
HUGH CHATHAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AUXILIARYElkinNC$128k0
Lower Umpqua Hospital FoundationReedsportOR$128k0
TROUT LAKE CLINIC NONPROFIT SERVICETrout LakeWA$128k0
SISTERS OF ST JOSEPH OF ST MARKLouisvilleOH$128k2
TEXOMA BEHAVORIAL HEALTH LEADERSHIP TEAMShermanTX$128k0
GERALD CHAMPION REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION INCAlamogordoNM$128k3
PROJECT COMPASSION INCFort SmithAR$128k0
LANDER FREE MEDICAL CLINICLanderWY$128k1
JOHN S BARNES FBO BRISTOL & NEWINGTON HOSPSDallasTX$128k1