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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 43 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
AMSTERDAM NURSING HOME CORPORATION (1992)New YorkNY$85.5M12
LIFECENTER NORTHWESTBellevueWA$85.4M8
MERCY HOME HEALTHLivoniaMI$85.3M16
CHERRY STREET SERVICES INCGrand RapidsMI$85.1M7
AULTMAN HEALTH FOUNDATIONCantonOH$85M29
SANTA ROSA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERSSanta RosaCA$85M10
La Rabida Children's HospitalChicagoIL$84.9M20
SOUTH TEXAS BLOOD & TISSUE CENTERSan AntonioTX$84.9M7
THE SHRINERS' HOSPITAL FOR CHILDRENTampaFL$84.9M6
FRANCISCAN ACO INCIndianapolisIN$84.9M1
MARK TWAIN MEDICAL CENTERSan FranciscoCA$84.8M17
THE ROSALIND AND JOSEPH GURWIN JEWISH GERIATRIC CENTER OF LONG ISLAND INCCommackNY$84.8M5
CITY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONEast LiverpoolOH$84.8M12
BIENVIVIR SENIOR HEALTH SERVICESEl PasoTX$84.8M7
Elica Health CentersSacramentoCA$84.7M14
Augusta Medical GroupFishersvilleVA$84.7M14
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital CleburneCleburneTX$84.6M16
Athens Regional Specialty Services IncAthensGA$84.6M12
HUNTINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INCHuntingtonIN$84.5M22
OHIO COUNTY HOSPITAL CORPORATIONHartfordKY$84.3M8
St Vincent's EastBirminghamAL$84.3M0
Alexian Brothers Ambulatory GroupSt LouisMO$84.3M6
GENESEE REGION HOME CARE ASSOCIATION INCRochesterNY$84.2M11
COMMUNITY HEALTH NETWORK OF CONNECTICUT INCWallingfordCT$84.1M18
MUNSON HEALTHCARE CHARLEVOIX HOSPITALCharlevoixMI$84M16
Boston Children's Heart Foundation IncBostonMA$83.8M22
HEALTHNET INCIndianapolisIN$83.7M13
Community Health of South Florida IncMiamiFL$83.6M7
KIRBY MEDICAL CENTERMonticelloIL$83.4M11
MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATIONMiami BeachFL$83.4M6
ENUMCLAW REGIONAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONEnumclawWA$83.4M13
FRONTIER HEALTHGrayTN$83.4M6
DONOR NETWORK OF ARIZONATempeAZ$83.4M20
Avera at HomeSioux FallsSD$83.2M18
Carilion Rockbridge Community HospitalRoanokeVA$83.1M16
ROYAL CHARTER PROPERTIES EAST INCNew YorkNY$83.1M10
BAYSTATE NOBLE HOSPITAL CORPORATIONWestfieldMA$83M19
UTMB HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS INCGalvestonTX$83M14
POWELL VALLEY HEALTH CARE INCPowellWY$82.7M10
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF WILLIAM F AND GERTRUDE F JONES INCWellsvilleNY$82.7M12
MOUNTAIN VIEW CANCER ASSOCIATES INCPittsburghPA$82.6M0
DIVINE SAVIOR HEALTHCARE INCPortageWI$82.6M23
BENEDICTINE HEALTH SYSTEMMinneapolisMN$82.5M26
UPPER MIDWEST ORGAN PROCUREMENT ORGANIZATION INCMinneapolisMN$82.5M17
DEKALB MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INCAuburnIN$82.4M19
LifePath Hospice IncTemple TerraceFL$82.1M16
Elliot Professional Services Network IncManchesterNH$81.9M12
Stamford Health Pharmacy LLCStamfordCT$81.9M1
Southern Illinois Medical Services NFPCarbondaleIL$81.6M18
MENORAH HOME AND HOSPITAL FOR AGED AND INFIRMNew YorkNY$81.5M9