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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 424 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
THUNDER RODE INCDecorahIA$14k1
Jamaica Missions USA IncAtlantaGA$14k1
NEW BEGINNINGS RECOVERY HOME INCBowling GreenKY$14k0
WHATCOM COUNTY MEDICAL RESERVE CORPS dba Whatcom Street MedicineBellinghamWA$14k0
BRANCHES OF HOPE HEALING HAVENWeedCA$14k0
UNIVERSITY SUBURBAN HEALTH CENTERHighland HeightsOH$14k0
ARIANNA CARES FOUNDATION INCSouth Richmond HillNY$14k0
COMFORT HOME CARE INCDenverCO$14k0
WILLAPA HARBOR HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONSouth BendWA$14k0
OUT AND ABOUT COLORADOHighlands RanchCO$14k0
GREATER DERRY ORAL HEALTH COLLABORATIVE CORPDerryNH$14k0
CONTRA COSTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER AUXILIARYMartinezCA$14k0
GRANDPARENTS COMMUNITY SERVICES INCMiami LakesFL$14k0
MISSISSIPPI DENTAL ASSOCIATION FOUNDATIONFlowoodMS$13k0
Bridge to HealthAtlantaGA$13k0
The District of Columbia Metro Area Branch of the Com Officers AssnSilver SpringMD$13k0
SHIRLEY SCHLUTER CANCER TESTINGMansfieldOH$13k0
APPNA SOUTH FLORIDAWestonFL$13k0
HEART-CENTERED REVOLUTIONS INCSebastopolCA$13k1
Frank W Jobe FoundationLos AngelesCA$13k0
MARTHA HANSEN SORENSEN MEMORIAL FUND C/O US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONMilwaukeeWI$13k1
HAPPY JOE'S KIDS FOUNDATION CHARITABLE FUNDBerthoudCO$13k0
Legacy Group CaresCantonOH$13k0
Hardin County Community and Healthcare Foundation IncSavannahTN$13k0
SOUTHERN TN MEDICAL CENTER VOLWinchesterTN$13k0
Eleje Legacy IncorporatedCliftonNJ$13k0
SMILES FOR LATIN AMERICA FKA MILES FOR CENTRAL AMERICAProvoUT$13k0
DEFOREST ELDERLY HOUSING MANAGEMENT CORPDeforestWI$13k0
METROPOLITAN HOSPITAL AUXILIARY INCNew YorkNY$13k0
THE ELLENY FOUNDATIONApple ValleyMN$13k0
SUNRISE FOUNDATIONHonoluluHI$13k0
MICHAEL PILS FOUNDATIONWest NewtonPA$13k0
STEVEN ANTHONY CHILDRENS HOSPITALPoncePR$13k0
HOSPICE CARE IN WESTCHESTER AND PUTNAM INCWestburyNY$13k5
KM BACK TO LIFE CHARITY OF RINorth KingstownRI$13k0
ADOPT A VILLAGE INTERNATIONALColorado SpringsCO$13k0
CHIROS CARE INC C/O DR KEN LOWEYNewton CenterMA$13k0
ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MIDWIVES OF MARYLANDBaltimoreMD$13k0
CHILDREN'S HEALTH FOUNDATION INCFort LauderdaleFL$13k0
HEART 2 HUTEdisonNJ$13k0
LEXIRA HEART FOUNDATIONEagle PassTX$13k0
THE LLOYD-GODWIN FOUNDATION INCSuwaneeGA$13k0
CARING STROKES INCBeverly HillsCA$13k0
CORNERSTONE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION INCSuperiorCO$13k1
BRIDGE OF HOPE HOME CARE SERVICES BRIDGE OF HOPE AGING-IN-PLACE SOLUTIONSNipomoCA$13k0
NEPALESE AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION INCJackson HeightsNY$13k0
MEMORIAL REGIONAL HOSPITAL SOUTH AUXILIARY INCHollywoodFL$13k0
LITTLE ANGEL FUND INCSeldenNY$13k0
THE LOVEMARK FOUNDATION INCIndependenceOH$13k0
BRIGHT HEART FOUNDATIONBrentwoodTN$13k0