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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 412 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
ARKANSAS LIONS EYE BANK AND LABORATORYLittle RockAR$25k0
ELLETT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONAppleton CityMO$25k0
EDENS ARMYSwanseaIL$24k0
UPPER CLEVELAND RESCUE SQUAD ILawndaleNC$24k0
MARILLAC QALICB INCGrand JunctionCO$24k1
PINK IT FORWARDBismarckND$24k0
HOPE IN THE ONEMcKinneyTX$24k1
LAFAYETTE COUNTY DENTAL CLINIC INCBentonAR$24k0
Abigail Health Care Diabetes ClinicLa MarqueTX$24k0
ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL AUXILIARY INCCharlestonWV$24k0
HIGHROOTS WELLNESS & CONSULTINGColorado SpringsCO$24k0
OVIEDO HELPING HANDOviedoFL$24k0
Waynesboro Hospital AuxiliaryWaynesboroPA$24k0
NORTHLAND FOUNDATION INCMarinetteWI$24k1
ROTARY DISTRICT 7230 GIFT OF LIFEElmsfordNY$24k0
Heaven InsteadRichmondTX$24k0
HEART OF PASSION INCPine MountainGA$24k0
Access Oral Health IncChevy ChaseMD$24k0
COHOCTON VALLEY AMBULANCE SERVICE INCCohoctonNY$24k0
MISSIONARIES OF HOPE INCDeLandFL$24k0
MEDICAL PATIENT MODESTYHazelwoodNC$24k0
THE RYAN AND NATHAN HOPE FOUNDATIONStrongsvilleOH$24k0
Vets Helping Vets HQAlbanyOR$24k0
MISSION HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONMissionTX$24k3
THE CORNERSTONE FOUNDATION FOR CHARITABLE DENTAL WORKS INCLouisvilleKY$24k0
BRADFORD HOSPITAL AUXILIARY INCBradfordPA$24k0
SOCIETY OF BEDSIDE MEDICINE INCBaltimoreMD$24k0
Empowher Health DFW IncIrvingTX$24k0
DANSHA CHARITY MEDICAL SERVICES C/O DOUG UHLERMountain BrookAL$24k0
FREEDOM TO WALK FOUNDATION INCRiverviewFL$24k0
HEART IN HEAVEN INCVint Hill FarmsVA$24k0
Pregnancy Support Services of Berkshire County IncPittsfieldMA$24k0
CRITTENDEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION INCMarionAR$24k0
HEALTH EMERGENCY LIFELINE PROGRAMMaryvilleMO$24k0
Colsten CaresNixaMO$24k0
RIVERSIDE REG MED STAFF ED FOUNDNewport NewsVA$24k0
THE BUTTERFLY CHILDREN FUND CORPDenverCO$24k0
KIM GOSE CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION INCSebringFL$24k0
ASIAN CENTER OF SOUTHEAST MISouthfieldMI$24k0
LET S SADDLE UP INCLaurensSC$24k0
1931 SOCIETYBellvilleTX$24k0
FOUR RIVERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INCPaducahKY$24k2
THE MEDICAL CENTER VOLUNTEERSPort ArthurTX$24k0
BACON COUNTY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INCAlmaGA$24k0
HEALTHY NEVADANevadaMO$24k0
DELLS AREA HEALTH CENTERDell RapidsSD$24k0
SAN DIEGO DERMATOLOGICAL SOCIETY INCSan DiegoCA$24k0
BURK L FBO SHRINERS HOSPITAL TUWSaint LouisMO$24k1
ST VINCENT HOSPITAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FUND INCWorcesterMA$24k0
TUSCALOOSA MENTAL HEALTH ALLIANCE INCTuscaloosaAL$24k0