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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 35 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
TEXAS MEDICAL CENTERHoustonTX$127.7M17
Foundation Medical PartnersNashuaNH$127.6M11
Northwest Medical Foundation TillamookTillamookOR$127.6M24
VALLEY HEALTH SYSTEM INCParamusNJ$126.9M12
The Memorial Hospital at North Conway NHNorth ConwayNH$126.6M13
PHOEBE SUMTER MEDICAL CENTER INCAmericusGA$126.5M13
KNAPP MEDICAL CENTERWeslacoTX$126.3M9
Salud Integral de la Montana IncNaranjitoPR$126.1M10
WELLSPAN SURGERY & REHABILITATION HOSPITALYorkPA$126M16
RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY CARE INCDedhamMA$125.9M13
CRISP REGIONAL HOSPITAL INCCordeleGA$125.8M9
PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL SERVICESSanta FeNM$125.8M10
MAINSAIL HEALTH PARTNERSCharlestonSC$125.7M1
Capital Region Medical CenterJefferson CityMO$125.7M12
COMMUNITY CARE HEALTH PLAN INCBrookfieldWI$125.5M7
Memorial Hermann Pharmacy Services LLCHoustonTX$125.2M4
WELIA HEALTHMoraMN$125.2M13
UPSON COUNTY HOSPITAL INCThomastonGA$125.2M8
PLANNED PARENTHOOD LOS ANGELESLos AngelesCA$124.6M8
ONELEGACYAzusaCA$124.6M23
POSITIVE IMPACT HEALTH CENTERS INCAtlantaGA$124.5M10
ASCENSION ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL INCSt LouisMO$124.4M20
SOUTH SHORE HEALTH SYSTEM INCSouth WeymouthMA$124.4M6
SUNNYSIDE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONSunnysideWA$124.3M8
ST MARY'S HOSPITAL CENTRALIA ILLINOISSt LouisMO$123.8M24
SVCMC INCNew YorkNY$123.7M8
ST VINCENT HEALTH INCSt LouisMO$123.2M6
St Mary's Hospital Decatur of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St FrancisDecaturIL$123.2M11
NEWARK-WAYNE COMMUNITY HOSPITALNewarkNY$123.1M13
Frederick Health Medical Group IncFrederickMD$122.9M9
Mt Graham Regional Medical Center IncSaffordAZ$122.9M15
St Bernard HospitalChicagoIL$122.7M11
NATHAN LITTAUER HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONGloversvilleNY$122.5M8
Windham Community Memorial Hospital IncWillimanticCT$122.4M17
Erie Family Health Center IncChicagoIL$122.2M12
Avera St Mary'sPierreSD$122.1M11
MONTAGE HEALTHMontereyCA$122.1M11
Roper St Francis Mt Pleasant HospitalMount PleasantSC$121.9M26
Children's Hospital Colorado Health SystemAuroraCO$121.8M3
VIRTUA WILLINGBORO HOSPITAL INCMarltonNJ$121.7M14
SIDNEY HEALTH CENTERSidneyMT$121.3M11
Health Services Management IncMurfreesboroTN$121.3M14
PHYSICIANS HEALTH NETWORKEast LansingMI$121.3M18
MERCY ACO CLINICAL SERVICESChesterfieldMO$121.3M10
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND FACULTY PHYSICIANS INCBaltimoreMD$120.7M34
Folx Foundation IncMiami BeachFL$120.6M0
Banner Medical Group ColoradoPhoenixAZ$120.5M11
MSU HEALTH CARE INCEast LansingMI$120.4M18
Owensboro Health Medical Group IncOwensboroKY$120.4M11
ADELANTE HEALTHCAREINCPhoenixAZ$120.3M11