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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 36 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
CARBON-SCHUYLKILL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL INCAllentownPA$120.2M3
Mariners Hospital IncTavernierFL$120.1M9
DOOR COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITALSturgeon BayWI$120.1M11
MCLAREN MEDICAL GROUPFlintMI$120.1M12
METHODIST ASSOCIATES IN HEALTHCARE INCPhiladelphiaPA$119.5M7
MILE BLUFF MEDICAL CENTERMaustonWI$119.4M12
Putnam Hospital CenterCarmelNY$119.2M14
PHILADELPHIA POST-ACUTE PARTNERS LLCPhiladelphiaPA$119.2M10
Alice Peck Day Memorial HospitalLebanonNH$119.1M20
SOUTHWEST HEALTH CENTER INCPlattevilleWI$119M17
SINAI HEALTH SYSTEMChicagoIL$118.9M15
CAMERON MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITALAngolaIN$118.9M8
GRITMAN MEDICAL CENTER INCMoscowID$118.9M13
WAKE FOREST EMERGENCY PROVIDERSWinstonsalemNC$118.8M7
ASCENSION MEDICAL GROUP-FOX VALLEY WISCONSIN INCSt LouisMO$118.5M17
The Rogosin Institute IncNew YorkNY$118.4M31
St Nicholas Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St FrancisSheboyganWI$118.1M10
Saint Thomas HealthSt LouisMO$118.1M15
SENTARA ENTERPRISESVirginia BeachVA$118M14
CAYUGA MEDICAL ASSOCIATES PCIthacaNY$117.9M14
Maine Coast Regional Health Facilities Northern Light Maine Coast HospitalEllsworthME$117.8M22
MILFORD REGIONAL PHYSICIAN GROUP INCMilfordMA$117.8M7
PHELPS MEMORIAL HEALTH CENTERHoldregeNE$116.9M15
Littleton Hospital AssociationLittletonNH$116.9M14
SALEM COMMUNITY HOSPITALSalemOH$116.7M13
Brattleboro Memorial HospitalBrattleboroVT$116.6M12
HOLY CROSS HOSPITALChicagoIL$116.6M13
MEDICAL CARE OF BOSTON MANAGEMENT CORPCharlestownMA$116.6M19
WAYNE MEMORIAL HOSPITALHonesdalePA$116.3M11
SOUTHSIDE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL INCFarmvilleVA$116.2M14
TERENCE CARDINAL COOKE HEALTH CARE CENTERNew YorkNY$115.8M8
KINGS DAUGHTERS MEDICAL CENTERBrookhavenMS$115.6M11
HARBOR HEALTH SERVICES INCMattapanMA$115.6M12
BLYTHEDALE CHILDREN'S HOSPITALValhallaNY$115.5M14
HUMAN CARE SERVICES FOR FAMILIES & CHILDREN INCBrooklynNY$115.5M11
CARSON-TAHOE HEALTH SYSTEMCarson CityNV$115.5M18
OPEN DOOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERSArcataCA$115.5M7
Shore Health Services IncNewport NewsVA$115.2M20
DAVIS MEMORIAL HOSPITALElkinsWV$115.1M13
Mount Desert Island HospitalBar HarborME$114.7M10
ALICE HYDE MEDICAL CENTERMaloneNY$114.5M14
PLANNED PARENTHOOD PACIFIC SOUTHWESTSan DiegoCA$114.3M12
PRIMARY HEALTH NETWORKSharonPA$114.2M11
MCLAREN HEALTH MANAGEMENT GROUPDavisonMI$114.2M10
LUCILE PACKARD FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN'S HEALTHPalo AltoCA$114M11
Indiana University Health Bedford IncIndianapolisIN$114M19
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY PHYSICIANS IN ILLINOIS INCO FallonIL$113.8M3
St Anthony Regional Hospital and Nursing HomeCarrollIA$113.7M7
ST ANTHONY HOSPITALPendletonOR$113.6M10
Shannon Medical ManagementSan AngeloTX$113.6M9