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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 396 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
ROGERS VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT INCNegleyOH$43k0
OHIO ACADEMY OF GENERAL DENTISTRYLoudonvilleOH$43k0
RN DIVA RCDallasTX$43k0
CENTER FOR US POLICYWashingtonDC$43k0
LEWIS COUNTY CANCER VICTIMS FUND INCHohenwaldTN$43k0
FaithwalkbytwoMelbourneFL$43k0
Heart of Gold Memorial FundCincinnatiOH$43k0
Childbirth Education AssociationCincinnatiOH$43k3
TENNESSEE SOCIETY FOR RESPIRATORY CARE INCGermantownTN$43k0
OPERATION DEZ STRONG INCStocktonCA$43k0
PAINT GEORGIA PINK INCSuwaneeGA$43k0
ORANGES FROM MORGAN INCBoxfordMA$43k0
BRIANS WISHFriscoTX$43k0
ADDING CANDLES INCFairportNY$43k0
EARTH-SPIRIT INCNevada CityCA$43k2
WAYNE COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY FOUNDATIONSouthfieldMI$43k0
Sabine Valley Center FoundationLongviewTX$43k0
CALL FOR CARING INCAtlantaGA$43k0
The Flow Church IncJersey CityNJ$43k0
GETTYSBURG AMBULANCE GANG INCGettysburgSD$43k0
Hubbard Baro Memorial Golf Tournament InFresnoCA$43k0
Northern Inyo Hospital FoundationBishopCA$42k0
LA PLATA COUNTY EMERGENCY MEDICALDurangoCO$42k0
Rockies Health Care Foundation IncCut BankMT$42k0
Marengo Fire and Marengo Rescue Districts VEBA/HRA TrustMarengoIL$42k0
APPNA-OHIODublinOH$42k0
KASTLIN G FOR PRES HOSP ET ALPittsburghPA$42k1
GREAT RIVER CHARITABLE CLINIC INCBlythevilleAR$42k0
GUYANESE NURSES ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA INCBrooklynNY$42k0
KALISPELL POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION INCKalispellMT$42k3
GOVE COUNTY ELDERCARE INCQuinterKS$42k0
NATIONAL CFIDS FOUNDATION INCHullMA$42k0
The Kohnsiderate FoundationOrange ParkFL$42k0
NEW YORK CARDIOLOGICAL SOCIETY INCNew YorkNY$42k0
Bert Fish Medical Center Auxiliary Inc New Smyrna Beach FloridaNew Smyrna BeachFL$42k0
SPECIAL MOTHERS IN ACTION CORPMiamiFL$42k0
EMMAUS ROAD MEDICAL DIRECTIONGoodeVA$42k0
NATIVIDAD MEDICAL CENTER VOLUNTEER AUXILLARYSalinasCA$42k0
SMILES FOR THE FUTURE FOUNDATION INCPeachtree CityGA$42k0
HEARTHSTONE IN-HOME CARE SERVICES LLCWaynesboroPA$42k0
EYE FIGHT FOR KIDS INCBirminghamMI$42k0
BRIDGE TO HEALTH MEDICAL AND DENTAL USAWashingtonDC$42k0
OKLAHOMA PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATIONOklahoma CityOK$42k2
Palmetto Medical Dental & Pharmaceutical AssnMauldinSC$42k0
SONNY ARCHER LAW ENFORCEMENT FOUNDATION INCBrooklynNY$42k0
HOWARD COUNTY DENTAL ASSOCIATION INCColumbiaMD$42k0
RHODE ISLAND OVARIAN CANCER ALLIANCE INCCranstonRI$42k0
FAITHFUL FRIENDS KY INCOwensboroKY$42k0
LILLIAN SOMARINDYCK CHARITABLE TRUSTPittsburghPA$42k1
CHILDREN'S HEMIPLEGIA AND STROKE ASSOCIATIONArlingtonTX$42k1