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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 408 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
Volunteer Corp of the Helen Hayes Hospital IncWest HaverstrawNY$29k0
D Terrence Foster Foundation IncStockbridgeGA$29k0
THE EYE FOUNDATION INCBirminghamAL$29k0
National Minority Organ Tissue Transplant Education Pro MOTTEPWashingtonDC$29k0
CHRISTIAN HEALTH CENTER OF HOWARD COUNTYNashvilleAR$29k0
GREAT LAKES CHAPTER ACHEGrand RapidsMI$29k0
THE REGIONAL HEALTHCARE FOUNDATIONFairmontWV$29k0
AMERICAN SENIORS FOUNDATION INCBrentwoodTN$29k2
ULTIMATE GIFT OF LIFE FOUNDATIONKerrvilleTX$29k1
His Way IncTrentonMO$29k0
LA SELVA WELLNESSJamulCA$29k0
VOLUNTEER SERVICES COUNCIL FOR THE NORTH TEXAS STATE HOSPITALWichita FallsTX$29k0
ROTACARE EL PASOEl PasoTX$28k0
HOPE REIGNS RANCHRockfordIL$28k0
PEDIATRIC RESEARCH OF LOS ANGELESLos AngelesCA$28k1
BIRTHRIGHT OF SIDNEY NY INCSidneyNY$28k0
Big Sol Ranch INCCayon LakeTX$28k0
HEALING HEARTS INCNew YorkNY$28k0
FOUR RIVERS HEALTH CAREOntarioOR$28k0
Friends of Kibimba HospitalWichitaKS$28k0
COMMUNITY OF CARELake ForestCA$28k0
VAUGHAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER AUXILIARYSelmaAL$28k0
Neighborhood Fellowship Compassion Clinic IncZionsvilleIN$28k0
NO GARWOOD SPINE LEFT BEHIND INCGarwoodNJ$28k2
BHARATIYA SENIOR CITIZENS OF NCCaryNC$28k0
MOVING ME FORWARD INCAuburnME$28k0
MIRANDA CHARITY CORPClifton ParkNY$28k0
TRANS WORLD MINISTRIESDenverCO$28k0
MINNESOTA DOCTORS FOR HEALTH EQUITYMinneapolisMN$28k1
SHREE SWAMINARAYAN HOSPITAL VADTAL INCPiscatawayNJ$28k0
AFRICAN HEALTH COALITION INCChicagoIL$28k0
PIKES PEAK REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ASSOCIATIONWoodland ParkCO$28k0
AGENTS FOR CHILDREN'S HEALTH INCMadisonNJ$28k0
THE DONNA SINK PEDIATRIC FUNDFerrumVA$28k0
CHUNILAL INITIATIVE INCBrocktonMA$28k0
NUBIAN NOUG SOCIETY OF CALIFORNIALawndaleCA$28k0
VISITING NURSES ASSOCIATION OF HARDEE COUNTYWauchulaFL$28k0
The Cole Kubista Foundation IncSouth ElginIL$28k0
INSTITUTE OF LATENT ENERGY DBA iOLESHacienda HeightsCA$28k0
Operation Walk of Virginia IncOaktonVA$28k2
GLITTERS FOREVER FOUNDATIONSmyrnaGA$28k0
SOARING ADVOCATES INCMcDonoughGA$28k0
LEARNING ABOUT DIABETES INCTucsonAZ$28k1
LEGACY OF LOVEOregon CityOR$28k0
Colette Coyne Memorial Melanoma Foundation IncNew Hyde ParkNY$28k0
LAKE ALMANOR CANCER FUNDChesterCA$28k0
BEYOND WISHES THERAPEUTIC RIDING PROGRAM INCHintonWV$28k0
UNITED METHODIST HEALTH CARE CTRClintonOK$28k0
RHODE ISLAND ORAL HEALTH COALITIONProvidenceRI$28k0
RUSH COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONLa CrosseKS$28k0