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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 40 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
VARIETY CARE INCOklahoma CityOK$97.8M16
DAYMARK RECOVERY SERVICES INCSalisburyNC$97.8M10
NEIGHBORCARE HEALTHSeattleWA$97.8M12
HOSPITAL MENONITA GUAYAMA INCCidra$97.5M8
FAIRVIEW HOSPITALPittsfieldMA$97.4M14
KING'S DAUGHTERS MEDICAL SPECIALTIES INCAshlandKY$97.4M8
Labette County Medical CenterParsonsKS$97.3M11
ST LUKE'S COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION - SUGAR LANDHoustonTX$97.2M10
Carilion Franklin Memorial HospitalRoanokeVA$97M15
TRINITY HEALTH MID-ATLANTIC MEDICAL GROUPLanghornePA$96.9M13
HILLS & DALES GENERAL HOSPITAL INCCass CityMI$96.7M8
AURELIA OSBORN FOX MEMORIAL HOSPITALOneontaNY$96.3M8
Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for HealthcarePomonaCA$96.2M12
LONGMONT UNITED HOSPITALLongmontCO$95.8M13
WEEKS MEDICAL CENTERLancasterNH$95.6M11
Potomac Valley Hospital of W VA IncKeyserWV$95.6M12
WESTFIELDS HOSPITAL INCMinneapolisMN$95.3M17
UNLV MEDICINELas VegasNV$95.2M10
WI Cook Foundation IncFort WorthTX$95.1M16
UNION HEALTH SERVICE INCChicagoIL$95.1M11
VERNON MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE INCViroquaWI$95M9
GARDNER FAMILY HEALTH NETWORK INCAlvisoCA$95M7
MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY EDUCATIONAL BUILDING CORPORATIONMissisippi StateMS$94.9M0
Maine Guaranteed Access Reinsurance AssociationPortlandME$94.9M0
PIEDMONT HEALTH SERVICES INCChapel HillNC$94.9M10
Marana Health Center IncMaranaAZ$94.9M16
AVITA HEALTH SYSTEMGalionOH$94.8M8
Franciscan Hospital for ChildrenBrightonMA$94.8M14
TAOS HEALTH SYSTEMS INCTaosNM$94.6M9
SAMARITAN NORTH LINCOLN HOSPITALLincoln CityOR$94.6M12
SAN GORGONIO MEMORIAL HOSPITALBanningCA$94.4M20
GSL HOSPITALAllentownPA$94.4M1
JANE TODD CRAWFORD MEMORIAL HOSPGreensburgKY$94.3M0
LEWIS COUNTY PRIMARY CARE CENTER INCVanceburgKY$94.3M6
ST LUKE'S HEALTH SYSTEM CORPORATIONHoustonTX$94.2M13
Midwest Transplant Network IncWestwoodKS$94.2M31
CENTER FOR ORGAN RECOVERY AND EDUCATIONPittsburghPA$94.1M11
ANDROSCOGGIN VALLEY HOSPITAL INCBerlinNH$94M12
Bronson Lakeview HospitalKalamazooMI$94M16
ACTS COMMUNITIES OF MARYLAND INC FKA INTEGRACE INCFort WashingtonPA$94M11
GLENCOE REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICESGlencoeMN$94M10
MEMORIAL HOSPITALToledoOH$93.9M16
PHELPS MEDICAL SERVICES PCSleepy HollowNY$93.8M6
Huntsville Community Hospital IncHuntsvilleTX$93.8M14
HILLSDALE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERHillsdaleMI$93.8M8
ZION HEALTHSt GeorgeUT$93.7M7
MOUNTAIN COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CORPORATIONWhitesburgKY$93.7M9
Memorial Hospital IncManchesterKY$93.7M26
CAROLINA HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATES INCWinston SalemNC$93.3M14
LIVEONNY INCLong Island CityNY$93.3M15