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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 339 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WOMEN'S BOARD INCWashingtonDC$119k0
MONTVILLE TOWNSHIP FIRST AID SQUAD INCMontvilleNJ$119k0
ANDER-WESER VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPTGoliadTX$119k0
FOREKNOWN MINISTRIESColorado SpringsCO$119k2
BEYOND FOUNDATIONTucsonAZ$119k1
LONG ISLAND MEDICAL FOUNDATION INC DBA NUHEALTH FOUNDATIONEast MeadowNY$119k1
WINGS PROGRAMS INCCorvallisMT$119k0
Salt Block MinistriesKingsvilleTX$119k1
AMERICAN PATRIOTIC SERVICES INCSarasotaFL$119k1
THE HANSEN HOUSEYumaAZ$119k0
PEOPLE TO PEOPLE INCThompsons StationTN$119k0
CABARRUS PUBLIC HEALTH INTERESTKannpolisNC$119k0
CAMP MILESTONES INCCamillaGA$119k0
CHURCH HOME & HOSP OF THE CITY OF BALTIMORE INCColumbiaMD$119k5
Pikes Peak Citizens for LifeColorado SpringsCO$119k0
VOL AMB CORP OF TWP OF SADDLE BROOKSaddle BrookNJ$119k0
UNITED CANCER ASSISTANCE NETWORKPoplar BluffMO$119k0
LEAGUE AT NOVI-PARKNoviMI$119k0
MACHINE LEARNING FOR HEALTHCARESacramentoCA$118k0
MCLAREN OAKLAND FOUNDATIONPontiacMI$118k2
LIVINGSTON HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INCSalemKY$118k0
Good Hope IncLynnfieldMA$118k6
KOREAN AMERICAN NURSES FOUNDATIONGilbertAZ$118k0
MERCY HEALTH FOUNDATION OF SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIANewtown SquarePA$118k6
BOYNE AREA FREE CLINICBoyne CityMI$118k0
AYUDATE INCORPORATEDWexfordPA$118k1
EVENTIDE FOUNDATION FOR THE CARE OFDenisonIA$118k0
HORSES WITH A MISSION INCGrovelandFL$118k1
ARRHYTHMIA ALLIANCEHilton Head IslandSC$118k0
NORTH REGION PREGNANCY CARE CENTERRoseauMN$118k0
THE MAGICAL MILA FOUNDATIONJenkintownPA$118k0
CORE MEDICAL FOUNDATION INCBoca RatonFL$118k0
THE CENTER OF HOPERound MountainCA$118k0
THE J O Y CLINIC INCDublinGA$118k1
DELTA COUNTY CANCER ALLIANCE INCEscanabaMI$118k0
BRAZORIA COUNTY GATHERING PLACE INTAngletonTX$118k0
HAZ MAT 2 ENVIRONMENTAL FIRE RESCUELandisvillePA$118k0
RURAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF ARKANSASBatesvilleAR$118k0
4 Steps Therapeutic Riding Program IncParsonsburgMD$118k0
MONROE COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICESToledoOH$118k0
JEAN PIPKIN TRUST 1335-1115004261New OrleansLA$118k1
Berkeley Emergency Response Team IncBayvilleNJ$118k0
ST MATHEWS PASTORAL COUNSELING CENTERLouisvilleKY$118k0
Wild Energized Life IncAnchorageAK$117k2
EQUIPPING YOUTHCedar RapidsIA$117k1
DELAWARE COUNTY PREGNANCY CENTERChesterPA$117k0
North American Society Of Academic Orbital SurgeonsAnn ArborMI$117k0
ROSE COURTPierzMN$117k0
OPERATION BLISSDallasTX$117k0
HEALING THE CHILDREN - FLORIDA INCOrlandoFL$117k0