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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 409 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
INATAI COMMUNITY FUNDSeattleWA$28k0
ASSOCIATION OF NATURAL HEALTH INCBremenGA$28k0
Inclusion Revolution LLCGrove CityOH$28k0
STRATFORD AMBULANCE ASSOCIATIONStratfordNJ$27k0
Good Trouble Coalition Indiana IncIndianapolisIN$27k0
FAIRBANKS PIONEERS HOME FOUNDATIONFairbanksAK$27k0
NEUROSTRONGER INCHoustonTX$27k0
JUNIOR BOARD OF KENT GENERAL HOSPITALDoverDE$27k0
MINISTERIO MEDICO EVANGELISTICO JUANA AQUILLA INCDavieFL$27k0
LEISURE ACCESS FOUNDATION INCHollywoodFL$27k0
Oconee Regional Medical Center AuxMilledgevilleGA$27k0
ETHNICITY & DISEASE INCOwings MillsMD$27k0
KNOWLEDGE IS CANCERS KRYPTONITEMacedoniaOH$27k0
SIGMA ALPHA FOUNDATION INCWichitaKS$27k0
GENE POTTS MEMORIALDickinsonTX$27k0
KERBYSTRONGMt ZionIL$27k0
ANGELS ON ASSIGNMENTCreteIL$27k0
WALKING PALMS GLOBAL HEALTH INCORPORATEDNorth SalemNY$27k0
SPIRITUAL CARE GUILD OF CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELESLos AngelesCA$27k0
GOLD STAR FAMILY CARESan DiegoCA$27k1
WANDER SCHOOLAshevilleNC$27k1
Caps For KidsNew OrleansLA$27k0
FREE CLINIC SUSSEX COUNTY DBA FREE CLINIC NEWTONBoiseID$27k0
CINCINNATI DREAMS COME TRUE INCCincinnatiOH$27k0
BLACK HEALTH EQUITY COLLABORATIVELong BeachCA$27k0
WTL HEALTH CLINIC INCPawtucketRI$27k0
SANTAS FAMILIESCharlestonSC$27k0
CARE AFRICA MEDICAL FOUNDATIONAuroraCO$27k0
UNITED CHARITY FOUNDATIONSan GabrielCA$27k1
Roanoke Valley Medical MissionsRoanokeVA$27k0
LIVING LIFE SOURCE FOUNDATIONHonoluluHI$27k0
HENRY J CARTER SPECIALTY HOSP AUXILIARY INCNew YorkNY$27k0
MORIVIVI LATINO CANCER SUPPORT GROUPhiladelphiaPA$27k0
Beelieve FoundationCumberlandRI$27k0
TASTE OF HEALTH INTERNATIONALGastonSC$27k0
STAYING IN MOTION FOUNDATIONRock SpringsWY$27k0
Hood County Cancer ServicesGranburyTX$27k0
BURKE COUNTY HEALTH FOUNDATION INCWaynesboroGA$27k0
CENTER OF CARE INCDublinOH$27k0
COBLESKILL REGIONAL HOSPITAL TUW LOTTEOneontaNY$27k1
Empowering Change Through Healthy OWaukeshaWI$27k0
JUST CAUSE CARESSimpsonvilleSC$27k0
HASKELL COUNTY HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONHaskellTX$27k0
Forgotten Promise IncLeesburgVA$27k1
DALLAS COUNTY DENTAL SOCIETY FOUNDATIONDallasTX$27k0
CATHEDRAL FREE CLINICSaginawMI$27k0
Alemtsehay Breast Cancer FoundationTuckerGA$27k0
COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS BAR ASSOCIATIONWashingtonDC$27k0
SOUTH TEXAS INSTITUTES OF HEALTH INCAustinTX$27k0
PIONEER MEMORIAL CARE CENTERFargoND$26k0