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Updated through 2023NTEE E · Health Care

Health Care nonprofitexecutive pay

Median top-executive pay across 3,993 health care nonprofits, 2021 – 2023. 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
$163,400
The typical health care nonprofit's highest-paid executive earns $163,400 in total reported compensation.
25th pct
$60k
75th pct
$408k
90th pct
$966k
3,993 organizations · 2021 – 2023
Percentile distribution

Where the middle 50% lands.

Half earn between $60k and $408k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $966k, roughly 5.9 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.

PercentileTotal compMeans
90th$965,632Top 10% of earners
75th$407,53225% earn more than this
50th · median$163,400The typical executive
25th$60,00025% earn less than this
10th$26,92410% 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$24k$50,134$83k1,227
$1M – $10M$84k$136,839$213k1,039
$10M – $100M$210k$315,463$510k1,079
$100M – $500M$440k$738,526$1.2M430
$500M – $1B$671k$1,172,678$1.6M126
Over $1B$973k$1,632,864$2.6M92
Revenue bands with fewer than 5 organizations are not shown.
By role

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Directory

Hospitals, clinics, public health organizations, and health systems. Includes community health centers, nursing facilities, rehabilitation services, and emergency medical services. There are 21,811 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

21,811 organizations · Page 405 of 437

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
THE HEATHER PERKINS TREW FOUNDATIONHilton Head IslandSC$20k0
TB12 FOUNDATION INCFoxboroMA$20k1
JOSHUA S HOPE INCSpotsylvaniaVA$20k0
BIRTH CIRCLEAthensOH$20k0
THE TELOMERE PROJECTAustinTX$20k1
The Hylton Chaffee County Home for the Terminally Ill IncMontroseCO$20k3
ONWARD MOTION HELPSFarmingtonNM$20k0
Haitian Nurses Network IncBrooklynNY$20k0
LITTLE FLOWER CATHOLIC THERAPY MISSIONSSaint CloudMN$20k0
LITTLE LAMBS OF HOPE INCErieCO$20k0
GROESBECK FERTILITYCARE CENTERFowlervilleMI$20k0
AMBERWELL ATCHISON SUPPORT ORGANIZATION INCAtchisonKS$20k2
UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER CANDLELIGHTERS INCJacksonMS$20k0
HOMEFIRST LHCSA INCNew YorkNY$20k0
ARIZONANS FOR RESPONSIBLE DRUG POLICYPrescottAZ$20k0
Bynefit IncAtlantaGA$20k0
Kern County Brain Injury FoundationBakersfieldCA$20k0
THE LEARNING TEAMBedfordNY$20k0
KENTUCKY PEDIATRIC SOCIETY FOUNDATIONFrankfortKY$20k1
EQUIHEALTH GLOBALRaleighNC$20k0
NATUROPATHIC ACADEMY OF PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANSSeattleWA$20k0
SOJOURN CENTERBlacksburgVA$20k0
Purple Lillie FoundationMissouri CityTX$20k0
OCIF NFPSpringfieldIL$20k0
TAKE1GIVE1ScottsdaleAZ$20k0
LOUISIANA ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS FOUNDATIONBaton RougeLA$20k0
4 PAWS 4 PATRIOTSTemeculaCA$20k0
PHYSICIANS FOR PALESTINEHoustonTX$20k0
MCDOWELL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HEALTH INCWelchWV$20k0
My Horses My Healers IncHuntsvilleTX$20k1
GEORGIA PROSTATE CANCER COALITION INCCollege ParkGA$20k1
EMINENCE KIDS FOUNDATIONBellinghamWA$20k0
AZRHA INCParkerAZ$20k0
SANFORD MEDICAL CENTER THIEF RIVER FALLS AUXILIARYThief River FallsMN$20k0
BEADS FOR BEATS INCGothaFL$20k0
BUDDYSPLACE INCMiddletownDE$20k0
DR B FOUNDATIONCincinnatiOH$20k0
INTERNATIONAL MOUNTAIN EXPLORERS CONNECTIONBoulderCO$20k0
EDWARDS COUNTY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION INCWest SalemIL$20k0
CATTELLYST FOUNDATION INCSt PetersburgFL$20k0
HEALTH EMERGENCY LIFELINE PROGRAMMaryvilleMO$20k0
BEE UMBRELLA FAMILY INCAugustaGA$20k0
MENA REGIONAL AUXILIARY INCMenaAR$20k0
Kodjoe Family FoundationSaint AugustineFL$20k0
GIVING HEARTS A HAND INCBatesvilleIN$20k0
SUTTER MEDICAL CENTER OF SR AUXILIARYSanta RosaCA$20k0
Society for Innovation In ImagingCambridgeMA$20k0
AONN FOUNDATION FOR LEARNING INCCranburyNJ$20k0
ANNA FOUNDATIONPittsfieldMA$20k0
OPHELIA RIEGO NON PROFIT FOR HEALTHCarmichaelCA$20k0