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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 372 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
NEQCA ACCOUNTABLE CARE INCBraintreeMA$70k3
HEART & SOLE CANCER ASSISTANCE INCMitchellSD$70k0
Therapeutic Harp FoundationPhoenixAZ$70k3
THRIVE FOR LIFE FOUNDATIONHersheyPA$70k0
COUCHPHILANTHROPYColumbusOH$70k0
BIRTHRIGHT OF THE PECONIC INCHampton BaysNY$70k0
THAYER COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES GUILD INCHebronNE$70k0
MPM ELDERLY SERVICES INCPlentywoodMT$70k0
ARTS CRAFTS & THEATRE SAFETY INCNew YorkNY$70k1
HEALING HEALTHCARE INCNew OrleansLA$70k0
Sportsman's Foundation for Military Families IncLoridaFL$70k0
SPECIAL PERSONS MAILING SERVICE INCVirginia BeachVA$70k1
Teddys Heart LLCCottage GroveMN$70k0
Gunnys Ridge Veterans & First Veterans Outpost IncBurgettstownPA$70k0
Body Brain Train IncSimi ValleyCA$70k0
AllergyStrongMcLeanVA$70k0
HEALTHCARE RESOURCES FOUNDATIONRosemeadCA$70k0
RESEARCH TRIANGLE ENVIRONMENTALHEALTH COLLABORATIVE INCRaleighNC$70k1
SOCIETY OF CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE TEXAS CHAPTERHoustonTX$70k0
THE YORK COUNTY MEDICAL FOUNDATIONYorkPA$70k0
KICKAPOO VALLEY RESCUE SQUAD INCViolaWI$70k2
HERNIA REPAIR FOR THE UNDERSERVEDOmahaNE$70k0
Denver Pet PartnersLittletonCO$70k0
ZACHARY COLE FOUNDATIONTaylorTX$70k1
Health World IncSt CharlesIL$70k0
DAVIDSON COUNTY RESCUE SQUADNashvilleTN$70k0
CLARK MEMORIAL HOSPITAL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONJeffersonvilleIN$70k0
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES COUNCILBellinghamWA$70k0
PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTERBowieTX$70k1
JEREMIAH TREE FOUNDATION INCOnaWV$70k0
Foundation for Design & Analysis of Dental & Oral ResearchBuffaloNY$70k2
PORT MONMOUTH FIRST AID SQUAD INCPort MonmouthNJ$70k0
GREATER MERCER PUBLIC HEALTH PARTNERSHIPLawrencevilleNJ$70k0
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HISPANIC NURSES ILLINOIS CHAPTERChicagoIL$70k0
TRIANGLE THERAPEUTIC RIDINGReinholdsPA$70k0
GRACE MISSIONS MOZAMBIQUE INCSan AntonioTX$70k0
HEALING ODYSSEY INCSan MarcosCA$70k0
ASSOCIATION FOR BODY MAPPING EDUCATION INCCuyahoga FallsOH$70k0
COME AND CHANGE FOUNDATION INCNewtonMA$70k0
PROJECT ULTRASOUND INCDriftwoodTX$70k0
ST CLARE HEALTH MISSION OF MONROE COUNTY INCSpartaWI$70k1
ETHAN LINDBERG FOUNDATION INCCaledoniaIL$70k1
SUFFOLK PARTNERSHIP FOR A HEALTHY COMMUNITY INCORPORATEDSuffolkVA$70k0
WOMENS AUXILIARY OF THE LEWIS COUNTY GEN HOSP INCLowvilleNY$70k0
HEALTHCARE AND WELLNESS FOUNDATIONBreckenridgeMN$70k7
JOINT QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATIONLong Island CityNY$69k0
LINCOLN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION INCRuidosoNM$69k0
Horsepasture Volunteer Rescue Squad IncSpencerVA$69k0
THE DON'T WAIT PROJECTEast WenatcheeWA$69k0
OVERLAND ONE FOUNDATIONMountain GreenUT$69k0