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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 4 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
HH MEDSTAR HEALTH INCColumbiaMD$2.1B13
Pitt County Memorial Hospital IncGreenvilleNC$2.1B24
HOAG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PRESBYTERIANNewport BeachCA$2.1B16
PARKVIEW HOSPITAL INCFort WayneIN$2.1B40
NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER INCGainesvilleGA$2.1B21
West Virginia University Hospitals IncMorgantownWV$2.1B21
Methodist Hospitals of DallasDallasTX$2.1B18
KENNESTONE HOSPITAL INCMariettaGA$2.1B79
The Children's Mercy HospitalKansas CityMO$2.1B20
PFIZER PATIENT ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION INCNew YorkNY$2.1B0
Bon Secours - Richmond Health System IncCincinnatiOH$2B18
FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER CENTERSeattleWA$2B33
ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INCMemphisTN$2B13
Baylor University Medical CenterDallasTX$2B14
St Joseph's Hospital IncTampaFL$2B15
Carilion Medical CenterRoanokeVA$2B22
Methodist Healthcare-Memphis HospitalsMemphisTN$2B21
COREWELL HEALTHGrand RapidsMI$2B35
KALEIDA HEALTHBuffaloNY$1.9B20
GEISINGER CLINICDanvillePA$1.9B29
MDWISE MEDICAID NETWORK INCIndianapolisIN$1.9B6
MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM INCORPORATEDSomervilleMA$1.9B22
OUR LADY OF THE LAKE HOSPITAL INCBaton RougeLA$1.9B17
Children's Hospital ColoradoAuroraCO$1.9B17
Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode IslandSmithfieldRI$1.9B12
MERCY HOSPITALS EAST COMMUNITIESSt LouisMO$1.9B24
GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTERDanvillePA$1.9B30
SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDRENTampaFL$1.8B9
FALLON COMMUNITY HEALTH PLAN INCWorcesterMA$1.8B27
CHG FOUNDATIONChula VistaCA$1.8B10
LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTERSan BernardinoCA$1.8B42
BAYADA HOME HEALTH CARE INCPennsaukenNJ$1.8B20
LESTER E COX MEDICAL CENTERSSpringfieldMO$1.8B18
FRANCISCAN HEALTH SYSTEMTacomaWA$1.8B20
BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER INCSpringfieldMA$1.8B18
Scott & White Memorial HospitalDallasTX$1.8B21
JOHN MUIR HEALTHWalnut CreekCA$1.8B24
Prisma Health-MidlandsGreenvilleSC$1.8B25
Saint Francis Hospital IncTulsaOK$1.8B11
Sharp HealthcareSan DiegoCA$1.8B19
DELTA DENTAL OF WASHINGTONSeattleWA$1.8B26
THE QUEEN'S MEDICAL CENTERHonoluluHI$1.8B16
Village Senior Services CorporationNew YorkNY$1.7B11
YORK HOSPITALYorkPA$1.7B17
Main Line Hospitals IncRadnorPA$1.7B14
THE ROCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITALRochesterNY$1.7B20
RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL - SAN DIEGOSan DiegoCA$1.7B30
Phoenix Children's HospitalPhoenixAZ$1.7B21
REX HOSPITAL INCRaleighNC$1.7B21
INDEPENDENT HEALTH ASSOCIATION INCBuffaloNY$1.7B45