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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 389 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
WELLARK FOUNDATIONSanta ClaraCA$51k0
Prescott Area Intergroup IncPrescottAZ$51k0
Childrens Free Dental Clinic IncEagleID$51k1
ASHFORD ASSOCIATESBrightonMA$51k0
CAMERON INSTITUTE FOUNDATION INCJohnson CityTN$51k0
The Divine Mercy Charity FoundationSanta AnaCA$51k0
COFFEY HEALTH FOUNDATIONBurlingtonKS$51k0
RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION OF PLYMOUTH HARBOR INCSarasotaFL$51k0
INDIAN DOCTORS CLUB CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INCHoustonTX$51k0
Doug Jacobson Residents Fund IncMurdockFL$51k0
The Oregon Gut Club IncLake OswegoOR$51k0
FORTUNATE BLESSINGS FOUNDATION INCWashingtonCT$51k0
AVICENNA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERUrbanaIL$51k0
SAMARITAN MEMORIAL FOUNDATIONMaconMO$51k0
LOST RIVERS MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATIONArcoID$51k0
D&H FARMTemeculaCA$51k0
PAINTER R FOR MCKEESPORT HOSPPittsburghPA$51k1
PHILIPPINE NURSES ASSOCIATION OF NVLas VegasNV$51k0
EVANS TEAM INCChappaquaNY$51k0
Run FreelyKirklandWA$51k0
RISING STAR RIDERSTehachapiCA$51k0
Pockets of Light IncMontclairNJ$51k1
FRIENDSHIP COMMITTEE OF WEST PENN HOSPITALPittsburghPA$51k0
Stronger Than Parkinson'sAustinTX$51k0
CENTER FOR COMMUNITY HEALTHSaint PaulMN$51k0
MICHIGAN ALLIANCE FOR HEALTHY AGINGMiddlevilleMI$51k0
LINCOLN HEALTH SYSTEM INCRustonLA$51k0
Health Is Wealth Foundation Of Sierra LeoneStockbridgeGA$51k0
GLADIATOR FUND INCNew Hyde ParkNY$51k0
STORY OF HOPE COMFORT CARE HOMEINCRochesterNY$51k0
DESCHUTES RIM CLINIC FOUNDATIONMaupinOR$51k0
CENTER OF CARE FOUNDATION INCDublinOH$51k0
EARS TO YOUHinckleyOH$51k2
CJ LYONS ACADEMY OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERYAnn ArborMI$50k0
DANNY FUND INCPelhamNY$50k0
PACE GEORGIA INCSavannahGA$50k3
THE MIDWEST NURSING RESEARCH SOCIETY FOUNDATIONBrentwoodTN$50k0
PARK COUNTY CANCER ALLIANCELivingstonMT$50k3
SUMMIT FOR STEM CELL FOUNDATIONSan MarcosCA$50k0
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA IMMUNIZATION CONNECTIONRochesterMN$50k1
Fisch 4 Parkinsons IncEl DoradoCA$50k0
PhalaropeSavannahGA$50k0
HEALTHCARE TRANSFORMATION INSTITUTEPhoenixAZ$50k0
VIRGINIA ANN SCHEUNEMANN MEMORIAL FUNDRancho Santa FeCA$50k0
Play With Heart FoundationSan DiegoCA$50k0
WESTERN NEW YORK PERINATAL BEREAVEMENT NETWORK INBuffaloNY$50k0
PAK AMERICAN MEDICAL CENTER NFPChicagoIL$50k0
LINCOLN COUNTY HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATIONFayettevilleTN$50k0
Lincoln Community Health Center FoundationDurhamNC$50k0
ARKANSAS EMERGENCY MEDICAL FOUNDATION INCLittle RockAR$50k0