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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 336 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
APC COMMUNITYBrooklynNY$126k0
GATHERING THYME SCHOOL OF WESTERN HerbalismSan RafaelCA$126k0
EWE RALPH H TEST TRUST XXXXX5001ChicagoIL$125k1
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DENTAL TRAUMATOLOGYSan DiegoCA$125k0
LYTEL FAM CHAR NP FOUNDATION TR XXXXX8000ChicagoIL$125k1
INSIDE HEALTH INSTITUTEBothellWA$125k0
NEW RHEIN FOUNDATIONPhiladelphiaPA$125k0
CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FOR CRIPPLED CHILDREN & ADULTS OF SOUTHEASTERN PAPhiladelphiaPA$125k0
NAPA VALLEY VINTNERS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERNapaCA$125k3
JC PREGNANCY CENTER INCJunction CityKS$125k0
JEFFERSON REGIONAL HEALTH ALLIANCEMedfordOR$125k0
HELPING HAND PREGNANCY CENTER INCWorthingtonMN$125k0
CRITICALLY LOVED INCLouisvilleKY$125k1
RVS MISSIONSSt MariesID$125k0
Developmental Therapeutics IncCincinnatiOH$125k3
ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRIES COUNCILSterlingVA$125k0
Rural Montana Medical FoundationWhitefishMT$125k3
NORTH JERSEY HEALTH COLLABORATIVE INCBudd LakeNJ$125k0
Manu Foundation IncIrvineCA$125k0
TRIBAL ADAPTIVE ORGANIZATIONDurangoCO$125k2
COLOR THE SKIES INCRiponCA$125k0
PREGNANCY OPTIONS CENTER OF WARREN COUNTYWarrentonMO$125k0
LUKE 92 MINISTRIES INCFranklinTN$125k0
ONE HEART EQUESTRIAN THERAPY INCColoIA$125k0
PREGNANCY CENTER WEST INCCatonsvilleMD$124k0
NORTH CENTRAL OHIO FAMILY CARE CENTERGalionOH$124k3
Forest Hills Volunteer Ambulance CoForest HillsNY$124k0
CHASING CANS FOR CANCERBeecherIL$124k0
CHERRYBELL HOLDINGS INCTucsonAZ$124k1
HULETT EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES INCHulettWY$124k0
LAUNDRY & MORE INCIndianapolisIN$124k0
Decatur County Worlds Largest Coon Hunt IncParsonsTN$124k0
COMICBOOKS FOR KIDSSaint CharlesIL$124k2
ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY INCKimberlyWI$124k0
HUI LAULIMA O HANAHanaHI$124k0
FREDERICK COUNTY 4-H THERAPEUTIC RIDING PROGRAMThurmontMD$124k1
COMPASSION MEDICAL CLINIC OF WILLIAMS COUNTY INCBryanOH$124k2
STREET OUTREACH TEAMSDetroitMI$124k0
Medicine of the PeopleDescansoCA$124k2
CENTRAL MN LIFE CARE CENTER INCSauk CentreMN$124k1
FRIENDS OF PUTNAM COUNTY HOME CARE AND HOSPICE INCOttawaOH$124k0
Nest Egg Foundation IncWestportCT$124k0
GLOBAL FOUNDATION FOR HUMANITYMonroeNY$124k0
AFRICAN AMERICAN BREAST CANCER ALLIANCEMinneapolisMN$124k0
Moving Beyond Cancer CollaborativeAustinTX$124k0
IMAGE POINT MOBILE MEDICAL SERVICESYakimaWA$124k0
MANASQUAN FIRST AID SQUADManasquanNJ$124k5
MIDDLEBURGH EMERGENCY VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE CORPS INCMiddleburghNY$124k0
CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTERPlainviewTX$124k0
ASSOCIATION OF SURGICAL ASSISTANTSWestminsterCO$124k0