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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 387 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
Thrive Community Health dba BioLogicDenverCO$53k0
The Hayes Joseph Pien OrganizationHudsonWI$53k0
BAYARD CARTER SOCIETY OF OBSTETRICIANS & GYNECOLOGGoldsboroNC$53k0
850 CREW CAR CLUB INCPanama City BeachFL$53k0
THE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER AT PAROLE INCAnnapolisMD$53k0
PELLA AREA TEAMS TO HONDURASPellaIA$53k0
KIERS KIDZ A NJ NONPROFIT CORPORATIONHighland ParkNJ$53k0
ALABAMA ASSOCIATION OF RESCUE SQUADS INCAddisonAL$53k0
IGHL CARES INCManorvilleNY$53k0
FANWOOD RESCUE SQUAD INCFanwoodNJ$53k0
DERMATOLOGY PA FOUNDATION DPAFAlexandriaVA$53k1
Dava Foundation IncNashvilleTN$53k0
REHAB-BOOKINGSClarks SummitPA$53k0
For Hearts and SoulsOvillaTX$53k0
GENERATIONAL RECOVERYGrand RapidsMI$53k0
MEDS for AfricaDallasTX$53k0
LISHYS GIFTRoanokeVA$53k0
Eden Restored Lifestyle Center IncWausaukeeWI$53k0
SILVER OTTER STRATEGIES INCLynnMA$53k3
UFCW LOCAL 888 CHARITABLE FUNDElmwood ParkNJ$53k0
LINDSAYS LEGACY FOUNDATION INCEllingtonCT$53k0
HEALTH CARE SUPPORT ADVISORS INCWebsterNY$53k0
We Heart Harlie & Friends Foundation IncHenricoVA$53k0
ONE POSITIVE ALKIE FUNDRoanokeVA$53k0
Caring Physicians Charity NetworkBurlesonTX$53k0
Tennessee Health Information Management Association FoundationBluff CityTN$52k0
TEAM REECEAshburnVA$52k0
SYNAKOS FOUNDATIONBellinghamWA$52k0
WINKS- WITH INTENTIONAL KINDNESS AND SUPPORTSuffolkVA$52k0
NATIONAL EARLY CHILDHOOD CANCER FOUNDATIONOrlandoFL$52k0
Psychotropic Deprescribing Council IncWarminsterPA$52k0
IPhA FoundationSpringfieldIL$52k0
MISSING GRACE FOUNDATIONMaple GroveMN$52k0
ORTHOPEDIC RESIDENCY IMPROVEMENT FUND INCSpringTX$52k0
OWENSBORODAVIESS COUNTY REGIONAL DENTAL CLINIC INCOwensboroKY$52k0
St Joseph Medical Center of Ft WayneHobartIN$52k2
HOLISTIC HOMESTEADBlack HawkCO$52k2
BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY FOUNDATION INCBostonMA$52k8
Plant-Based Life FoundationDavisCA$52k0
BREATH OF LIFE INCFarmingtonMI$52k0
PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTER INCMuskogeeOK$52k1
ALANA'S FOUNDATIONBloomfieldMI$52k1
COVENANT HEALTHCARE SYSTEMSaginawMI$52k11
TEAM BREAST FRIENDSIowa CityIA$52k0
WAYNE CO - MONTICELLO RESCUE SQUADMonticelloKY$52k0
MCLAREN HOSPICE AND HOME CARE FOUNDATIONDavisonMI$52k4
QUEENS OF THE CASTRO INCOaklandCA$52k2
Sayville Cabinet For The Sick IncSayvilleNY$52k1
THE ALASKA HEARING FOUNDATIONAnchorageAK$52k0
MADISON GOSPEL 5K FOUNDATIONDeerfieldWI$52k2