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Updated through 2023NTEE E · Health Care

Health Care nonprofitexecutive pay

Median top-executive pay across 3,993 health care nonprofits, 2021 – 2023. 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
$163,400
The typical health care nonprofit's highest-paid executive earns $163,400 in total reported compensation.
25th pct
$60k
75th pct
$408k
90th pct
$966k
3,993 organizations · 2021 – 2023
Percentile distribution

Where the middle 50% lands.

Half earn between $60k and $408k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $966k, roughly 5.9 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.

PercentileTotal compMeans
90th$965,632Top 10% of earners
75th$407,53225% earn more than this
50th · median$163,400The typical executive
25th$60,00025% earn less than this
10th$26,92410% 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$24k$50,134$83k1,227
$1M – $10M$84k$136,839$213k1,039
$10M – $100M$210k$315,463$510k1,079
$100M – $500M$440k$738,526$1.2M430
$500M – $1B$671k$1,172,678$1.6M126
Over $1B$973k$1,632,864$2.6M92
Revenue bands with fewer than 5 organizations are not shown.
By role

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Directory

Hospitals, clinics, public health organizations, and health systems. Includes community health centers, nursing facilities, rehabilitation services, and emergency medical services. There are 21,811 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

21,811 organizations · Page 352 of 437

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
SWINGIN FORE SOLDIERSGowrieIA$85k0
EMPOWER HEALTHCARE INCPahokeeFL$85k1
SHARLENE LEVINSON BIKUR CHOLIM ORGANIZATION OF CHICAGOChicagoIL$85k0
GENETIC TOXICOLOGY ASSOCIATIONClarks SummitPA$85k0
THE FUND TO PROMOTE AWARENESS OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPYNorth BethesdaMD$85k1
ANSWER HEALTH FOUNDATIONGrand RapidsMI$85k0
The Soondra FoundationHighland ParkIL$85k0
ALASKAS UNIQUE RIDERS OVERCOMING RISK & ADVERSITYWasillaAK$85k0
RAINBOWS FOR KIDSSt LouisMO$85k0
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES COUNCILBellinghamWA$85k0
HAPPY TAILS PET THERAPY INCRoswellGA$85k0
THE IDA LEE PROJECTHot SpringsAR$85k0
ISLANDS MEDICAL ASSISTANCE SOCIETY CORP OF NYManhassetNY$85k0
GREENBRIER COUNTY HEALTH ALLIANCELewisburgWV$84k0
AMAZING GRACIE GIFT FOUNDATIONMohawkNY$84k0
PETS FOR LIFE INCKansas CityMO$84k0
CYPRESS KNOLL INCMelbourneAR$84k0
MORA CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTER INC NON PROFIT ORGMoraMN$84k2
COMMUNITY AMBULANCE SERVICEMarionSD$84k4
RICHMOND COUNTY HOSPITAL AUTHORITYAugustaGA$84k0
INTERNATIONAL LYMPHOMA RADIATION ONCOLOGY FOUNDATIONNew YorkNY$84k0
GREATER ATLANTA DENTAL FOUNDATIONNorcrossGA$84k0
VASHON ISLAND MIDWIFERYVashonWA$84k1
SOUTHAMPTON VILLAGE VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICES INCSouthamptonNY$84k0
THE AFRICAN AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ALLIANCE OF FORT WAYNE INCFort WayneIN$84k0
LETS BE DIFFERENT INCKissimmeeFL$84k0
SAN JUAN REGIONAL REHABILITATION HOSPITAL INCFarmingtonNM$84k5
MINNEWASKA HOME DEVELOPMENT INCStarbuckMN$84k0
MONTEREY INSTITUTE OF NATURAL MEDICINEColumbiaMD$84k1
BOSTON STATE COMMUNITY TRUST INCDorchesterMA$84k0
East Knox Free Medical Clinic IncKnoxvilleTN$84k0
NORTHEAST KINGDOM PREGNANCY SVCSLyndonvilleVT$84k0
GLOBAL INITIATIVE FOR CHILDRENS SURGERYSacramentoCA$84k0
NEVADA COUNTY CITIZENS FOR CHOICEGrass ValleyCA$84k0
FOUNDATION FOR NARRATIVE INQUIRY IN BIOETHICSBallwinMO$84k0
MERCY HOSPITAL ADA AUXILIARYAdaOK$84k0
MEDICAL STAFF OF UNIVERSITY HOSPITALNewarkNJ$84k0
GILEAD'S HOPE INCNew BraunfelsTX$84k0
MEDICAL-LEGAL PARTNERSHIP OF OREGONPortlandOR$84k0
CALMHEALTHYHAPPY ORGFremontCA$84k0
Southwestern Foundation IncEvansvilleIN$84k0
Grand Rapids Chapter National Black Nurses AssociationGrand RapidsMI$84k0
COMMUNITY HEALTH INNOVATIONS OF RIProvidenceRI$84k1
FOURTEEN ANGELS EL SALVADORSun ValleyCA$84k0
SRI RAJARAJESHWARI DEVASTHANA CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONCoppellTX$83k0
MIDWEST CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTER INCIndepedenceKS$83k0
LONG COVID UNITEDCommerceCA$83k0
EASTERN PAIN ASSOCIATION INCLebanonOH$83k0
High Tide Foundation IncBeavertonOR$83k0
REID WILEY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INCWestfield CtrOH$83k0