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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 366 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
MISSION LINKHamiltonOH$78k2
AMERICAN LEGION FAMILY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONSt PaulMN$78k0
BENNIEGIRL HEALTHY LIFESTLYE BRANDING & EVENTSDurhamNC$78k1
MT HOPE EMS INCMount HopeKS$78k2
GALENA VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTGalenaIL$78k0
UNITED REGIONAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AUXILIARYWichita FallsTX$78k0
MINNESOTA ASSOCIATION OF GERIATRICS INSPIRED CLINICIANSRosemountMN$78k1
THE PARTNERSHIP FOR MALE YOUTHWashingtonDC$78k1
SOUTH EAST REGIONAL TRAUMA ADVISORY COUNCIL INCAllentonWI$78k0
ABASEEN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES USACatonsvilleMD$78k0
American Association of Healthcare Management - 13 Maryland ChapterBaltimoreMD$78k0
Ashley Strong FoundationHendersonNV$78k0
SERISE INCORPORATEDLancasterPA$77k0
NEVADA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERLas VegasNV$77k0
JOEY BELLA MEMORIAL FUND INCDenvilleNJ$77k0
INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE INCGlen BurnieMD$77k0
Athol Memorial Hospital NMTC HoldingsGardnerMA$77k7
CALVARY COMMUNITY CLINIC INCTampaFL$77k1
Bliley Manor IncRichmondVA$77k2
UPSIDE THERAPEUTIC RIDING INCLouisvilleKY$77k0
CURREN FOUNDATION FOR THE DIAGNOSIS & TX OF NEURO-ONCOLOGICAL DISORDERSTampaFL$77k0
HOSPITAL AUXILIARY OF AIKEN COUNTY INCAikenSC$77k0
BMC PRINCETON AUXILIARYBirminghamAL$77k0
JONAH & TRAVIS DRUG AWARENESS FOUNDATIONVisaliaCA$77k0
Prospect Fire Company No1 IncBergenfieldNJ$77k0
Christian Outreach ProgramNew CantonVA$77k1
MISSISSIPPI RURAL HEALTH ASSOCMadisonMS$77k0
ELKHORN MOUNTAIN HEALTH SERVICESBoulderMT$77k0
CANCER WELLNESS SPA OF GREATER ROCHESTER INCPittsfordNY$77k1
HENDRICK FAMILY FOUNDATIONMonroeLA$77k0
GALESBURG PER CLUB INCGalesburgIL$77k0
NICOLE DONZELLO FOUNDATION INCOrangeCT$77k0
Shalom Temple Journey IncBosticNC$77k0
SERENITY VILLAGE OF BARRY COUNTYHastingsMI$77k0
COMMUNITY AMBULANCE SERVICEMarionSD$77k4
Neuro Vitality FoundationPalm SpringsCA$77k1
TENNOVA CLARKSVILLE VOLUNTEER AUXILIARYClarksvilleTN$77k0
URBAN SALT COMMUNITY ACUPUNCTURE CLINICLong BeachCA$77k2
JEAN MINDANA FOUNDATIONAuroraCO$77k0
SEVA HEART FOUNDATION INCPittsfordNY$77k0
Knife River Care Center FoundationBeulahND$77k0
SEQUIM DUNGENESS HOSPITAL GUILDSequimWA$76k0
THE BREAKFAST CLUB INCFlorissantMO$76k0
Peter Decker Childrens Charity IncNorfolkVA$76k0
STAY HAPPY INCSacramentoCA$76k0
HEARTLAND PREGNANCY CENTEROttumwaIA$76k0
DONATE LIFE ALABAMABirminghamAL$76k0
VOLUNTEER CORPS OF THE VAIL VALLEY MEDICAL CENTERVailCO$76k0
THE FRIENDS OF NORTH KEY COMMUNITY CARE INCCovingtonKY$76k0
AUTISM BREAKTHROUGH FOUNDATIONKnoxvilleTN$76k0