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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 403 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
Community Outreach Medical ServicesOceansideCA$35k0
Orange County Foundation for Oncology Children and FamiliesOrangeCA$35k0
St Lukes Medical FoundationFort CollinsCO$35k0
HORN OF AFRICA NEONATAL DEVELOPMENTGaithersburgMD$35k0
GELIS SUNSHINE PROJECT INCFontanaCA$35k0
M633MaywoodNJ$35k1
VETERANS COALITION FOR QUALITY HEALTHCARE INCAuxierKY$35k0
The George & Shirley Jensen FoundationMissoulaMT$35k0
BETHEL FREE HEALTH CLINIC INCBiloxiMS$35k0
CARLTON COUNTY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES COUNCILMoose LakeMN$34k0
HATIAN ALLIANCES NURSES ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONALMiamiFL$34k0
GABLE HEART BEATS FOUNDATIONPleasantonCA$34k0
Brayback FoundationLaytonvilleCA$34k0
EL PUENTE DE ENCUENTROSAlbuquerqueNM$34k1
MEDICRADLE FOUNDATIONRichmondVA$34k0
KIWI CARESMinneapolisMN$34k1
MERCY FOR SOCIAL & MEDICAL SERVICESWestlake VillageCA$34k0
MOUNT CARMEL HOSPITAL AUXILIARYPittsburgKS$34k0
WOMENS AUXILIARY OF PIONEERS MEMORIAL HOSPITALBrawleyCA$34k0
PROMEDICA PHYSICIANS AT HOME INCToledoOH$34k9
Gratitude and Grace FoundationVailAZ$34k0
KNEWJOYAnn ArborMI$34k0
HEALTH AND WELLNESS FOUNDATION INCSpartaIL$34k1
TRACE BULGER FOUNDATION CORPNoblesvilleIN$34k0
RIGHTCARE FOUNDATION INCPhoenixAZ$34k1
FRIENDS OF FUNDACION NEUMOLOGICA COLOMBIANA INCNew YorkNY$34k0
NORTHVALE VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE CORPNorthvaleNJ$34k0
Piedmont Virginia Dental Health FoundationMartinsvilleVA$34k1
REACH OUT AND LEARN INCBountifulUT$34k0
SHULE FOUNDATION INCNew YorkNY$34k0
MASSACHUSETTS HEALTH DECISIONS INCApexNC$34k1
Big Josh FoundationSan DiegoCA$34k0
OKLAHOMA OUTDOOR OUTREACH FOUNDATIONPurcellOK$34k0
John FX Mahoney MD FoundationMilton VillageMA$34k0
PALMETTO EQUESTRIAN THERAPEUTIC RIDING PROGRAMClintonSC$34k0
COMPASSION AIRLIFT LLCArlingtonVA$34k0
CLAY COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERFort GainesGA$34k0
MAKENNA FOUNDATION INCLexingtonKY$34k1
Integris Baptist Regional Health Center Auxiliary IncorporatedMiamiOK$34k0
ASSISTING CHILDREN TODAY INCBay ShoreNY$34k0
Florida Association of School Nurses IncSan AntonioFL$34k0
Atlantic Integrated Health FoundationRancho CucamongaCA$34k0
GLOBAL EMERGENCY CARE INC C/O STACEY CHAMBERLAINOak ParkIL$34k0
WILLINGBORO EMERGENCY SQUAD INCWillingboroNJ$34k0
SOUTHWEST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM AUXILIARYMurrietaCA$34k0
DESTINY LIVES ON FOUNDATIONGastoniaNC$34k0
DEDICATED NURSING ASSOCIATES CHARITIES INCDelmontPA$34k0
MIZELL MEMORIAL FOUNDATION INCOppAL$33k0
Grace Village Medical Clinic IncClarkstonGA$33k0
UTAH PATIENTS COALITION % DESIREE HENNESSYParadiseUT$33k1