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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 417 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
FRIENDS OF AMERICAN MISSION HOSPITAL INCPhoenixAZ$20k0
LITTLE FLOWER CATHOLIC THERAPY MISSIONSSaint CloudMN$20k0
AMBERWELL ATCHISON SUPPORT ORGANIZATION INCAtchisonKS$20k2
UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER CANDLELIGHTERS INCJacksonMS$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
CHINESE ACUPUNCTURE ALLIANCE OF GEORGIA INCDuluthGA$20k0
LOUISIANA ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS FOUNDATIONBaton RougeLA$20k0
4 PAWS 4 PATRIOTSTemeculaCA$20k0
PHYSICIANS FOR PALESTINEHoustonTX$20k0
My Horses My Healers IncHuntsvilleTX$20k1
GEORGIA PROSTATE CANCER COALITION INCCollege ParkGA$20k1
AZRHA INCParkerAZ$20k0
SANFORD MEDICAL CENTER THIEF RIVER FALLS AUXILIARYThief River FallsMN$20k0
QUAD13 FOUNDATION CORPMiamiFL$20k0
BEADS FOR BEATS INCGothaFL$20k0
DR B FOUNDATIONCincinnatiOH$20k0
INTERNATIONAL MOUNTAIN EXPLORERS CONNECTIONBoulderCO$20k0
CATTELLYST FOUNDATION INCSt PetersburgFL$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
AONN FOUNDATION FOR LEARNING INCCranburyNJ$20k0
Not One More ProjectIndianapolisIN$20k0
ANNA FOUNDATIONPittsfieldMA$20k0
OPHELIA RIEGO NON PROFIT FOR HEALTHCarmichaelCA$20k0
FRIENDS OF HIGHPOINT HEALTH SUMNER INCGallatinTN$19k0
FOUNDATION FOR MOVEMENT INTELLIGENCEPortlandME$19k0
NIGERIAN NURSES ASSOCIATION OF NCRaleighNC$19k0
MINNESOTA NATURAL HEALTH COALITIONSaint PaulMN$19k0
MARTHA R JONES FOUNDATION FOR HEALTH EDUCATION INCWilmoreKY$19k0
FOR CAMERONNew HavenCT$19k0
BAYANIHAN CLINICDavisCA$19k0
FTX Scholarship Fund CorpBoca RatonFL$19k0
LEUKEMIA 24-7OfallonMO$19k0
ART FOR ALL PEOPLE INCCincinnatiOH$19k1
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF YOGA - HOBOKEN INCHobokenNJ$19k0
RUTH I TURNER TRUSTBrooklynOH$19k1
FEDER OF CHI AME& CHI CAN MED SOCLafayetteCA$19k0
HOMEFIRST LHCSA INCNew YorkNY$19k0