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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 34 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
St John Health System IncSt LouisMO$135.5M6
BAY PARK COMMUNITY HOSPITALToledoOH$135.4M13
QUEEN EMMA LAND COMPANYHonoluluHI$135.4M13
KENNEDY MEDICAL GROUP PRACTICE PCPhiladelphiaPA$134.7M6
GRAHAM HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONCantonIL$134.7M11
NCHMD INCNaplesFL$134.6M30
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION INCMilwaukeeWI$134.2M13
COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTERS INCStocktonCA$134.1M12
Sacred Heart Hospital of Hospital Sisters of Third Order of St FrancisEau ClaireWI$133.9M9
MERCY MEDICAL CENTER - CLINTON INCClintonIA$133.7M14
Hendrick Medical Center BrownwoodAbileneTX$133.6M18
Deaconess Regional Healthcare Services IllinoisMarionIL$133.3M6
James Lawrence Kernan Hospital IncBaltimoreMD$133.3M12
SOUTH PENINSULA HOSPITAL INCHomerAK$133.2M24
LIFELONG MEDICAL CAREBerkeleyCA$132.9M14
GATES MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTECambridgeMA$132.8M16
GULF COAST REGIONAL BLOOD CENTERHoustonTX$132.7M16
Ascension TexasSt LouisMO$132.6M4
WESTERN NEW YORK MEDICAL PRACTICE PCRochesterNY$132.2M6
SAC HEALTH SYSTEMSan BernardinoCA$131.7M11
UPMC LITITZHarrisburgPA$131.6M16
Lakeland Regional Health Systems IncLakelandFL$131.6M7
Northeastern Vermont Regional Hosp IncSt JohnsburyVT$131.6M10
CARE DESIGN NY LLCAlbanyNY$131.5M17
The Children's Center IncBethanyOK$131.5M12
TRI-STATE MEMORIAL HOSPITALClarkstonWA$131.5M9
COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT INCNew YorkNY$131.5M10
Northwest Community HealthcareArlington HeightsIL$131.4M9
HOLZER HEALTH SYSTEMGallipolisOH$131.1M31
St Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon IncBuckhannonWV$131.1M14
EMANATE HEALTH FOOTHILL PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITALCovinaCA$130.6M7
ST MARYS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN INCBaysideNY$130.5M13
LUTHERAN HOSPITAL ASSOC OF THE SAN LUIS VALLEYAlamosaCO$130.4M23
MOUNT NITTANY MEDICAL CENTER HEALTH SERVICES INCState CollegePA$129.9M13
Siskiyou Hospital Inc DBA Fairchild Medical CenterYrekaCA$129.8M8
CALVARY HOSPITAL INCBronxNY$129.8M14
WESTERN HEALTHCONNECTRentonWA$129.7M14
MUNSON HEALTHCARE OTSEGO MEMORIAL HOSPITALGaylordMI$129.7M15
Insight Chicago IncChicagoIL$129.6M9
Qualtex LaboratoriesSan AntonioTX$129.4M7
ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S NORTHWEST INCLittle RockAR$128.8M17
Day Kimball Healthcare IncPutnamCT$128.7M13
THE SHELBY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONSidneyOH$128.7M10
LANGLADE HOSPITAL - HOTEL DIEU OF ST JOSEPH OF ANTIGO WISCONSINAntigoWI$128.6M24
PORTER HOSPITAL INCMiddleburyVT$128.6M14
ASPIRUS MEDICAL GROUP INCWausauWI$128.4M23
ARH MARY BRECKINRIDGE HEALTH SERVICE INCLexingtonKY$128.3M8
TRICORE LABORATORY SERVICES CORPAlbuquerqueNM$128.1M11
Monadnock Community HospitalPeterboroughNH$128M9
HOSPITAL & MEDICAL FOUNDATION OF PARIS INCParisIL$128M9