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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 386 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
VNA OF CARE NEW ENGLAND FOUNDATIONProvidenceRI$54k5
DREAM BIG MEDICAL MISSION INCEvansvilleIN$54k0
HIPPOCRATIC SOCIETYCambridgeMA$54k1
ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICIANS OF PAKISTANI DESCENT OF NA NE OH CHAAkronOH$54k0
SHINE THERAPY INCFort WorthTX$54k0
HOPE INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL MISSIONTallahasseeFL$54k0
PEDIATRIC AND FAMILY MEDICAL FOUNDATIONLos AngelesCA$54k3
FRIENDS OF SMTHHackensackNJ$54k0
THE CHILDRENS ORAL HEALTH INSTITUTEOwings MillsMD$54k0
KERN COUNTY FIRE FIGHTERS BURN SURVIVORS TRUSTBakersfieldCA$54k0
STATE OF GRACE FOUNDATIONEaganMN$54k0
HOSPITAL AUXILIARY OF PLAINVIEWPlainviewTX$54k0
GOOD SHEPHERD HEALTH CLINIC OF MUSKOGEE INCMuskogeeOK$54k0
MALS FOUNDATIONWaterfordMI$54k0
STOP STIGMA NOW INCNew RochelleNY$54k0
ASSOCIATION OF LOS ANGELES PHYSICIANS OF INDIAN ORIGINSanta MonicaCA$54k0
DC4 RECOVERY FOUNDATION INCNashvilleTN$54k0
HIGH HILLS WORLD OUTREACH INCLouisvilleKY$54k0
MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA OF MONTANA INCBozemanMT$54k2
CYNTHIA'S CHALLENGEEatonNH$54k0
BESTCARE HOME INCHanoverMD$54k0
HIPAA COLLABORATIVE OF WISCONSIN INCMadisonWI$54k0
Friends and Family Against Prostate CancerWest ChesterPA$54k0
MARTIN COUNTY CANCER PATIENT SERVICESShoalsIN$54k0
Doreen Katz Memorial Cancer FoundationCentennialCO$54k0
Darius Jones Foundation IncPittsburgCA$54k1
HOSPICE SUPPORT INCEl CampoTX$54k0
HEALTHPOINT CARESRentonWA$54k2
BLAKE DINGMAN & JAKE DUNHAM HOLDERWIDE FOUNDATIONNewbury ParkCA$54k0
CARE CHAIRZ INCHarrisonNY$54k0
SEE THE MAGICCincinnatiOH$54k0
UNDERDOG WARRIORSJupiterFL$54k0
SMD-HELP Foundation IncWoburnMA$54k0
THE AFRICAN AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ALLIANCE OF FORT WAYNE INCFort WayneIN$54k0
Boulder Hospice FoundationBoulderCO$54k0
FUNDACION DE INVESTIGACION SCIENCE AND EDUCATION INCSan Juan$53k0
BRIAN R DUNN FOUNDATIONEncinitasCA$53k0
Friday HarbourHoustonTX$53k0
DISTRICT 1 EMS COUNCIL INCPensacolaFL$53k0
GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL AUXILIARYMt VernonIL$53k0
MISSION HILLSBORO MEDICAL CLINICHillsboroTX$53k0
WALKER VOLUNTEERS ASSOCIATIONJasperAL$53k0
Marin Telehealth IncSanta TeresaNM$53k0
THE KIRBY FOUNDATIONMonticelloIL$53k2
EASTERN STAR CHARITIES FOUNDATION OF WA CO DIANA BRATTAINTulalipWA$53k0
ELEANOR WILLIAMS RESEARCH FDNPenningtonNJ$53k1
MARTHA N BROOKS MEDICAL FUNDPittsburghPA$53k1
Giving SeedAspenCO$53k0
CHRIST COMMUNITY FREE CLINICAuburnWA$53k1
IOWA OPTOMETRIC ASSISTANTS ASSOCGrinnellIA$53k0