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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 435 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
Eastern Maine Medical Center AuxiliaryBrewerME$6k5
THE LOLA FOUNDATIONSan FrancsicoCA$6k0
THE FOSTER AMBULANCE CORPSFosterRI$6k0
HOMERO MARTINEZ HEART FAILURE FOUNDATIONHoustonTX$6k0
CHRONIC ILLNESS ADVOCACY & AWARENESS GROUP INCRutlandMA$6k0
HARRISON COUNTY SOCIETY FORBridgeportWV$6k0
INTERNATIONAL ECLECTIC ACADEMYCincinnatiOH$6k0
JOURNEY HOUSENashvilleTN$6k0
Roy & Kathy Provost Foundation IncMiddleburgFL$5k0
ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR SURGICAL QUALITY INCMidlandMI$5k0
PEORIA CRESCENT INCPeoriaIL$5k0
A COMMUNITY OF TRANSFORMATION INCAnnapolisMD$5k0
VitaminDWikiPort TownsendWA$5k0
SPRINKLER FITTERS LOCAL 268 BURN AID BENEFIT FUNDSt LouisMO$5k0
SPECIALIZED OUTDOOR ADAPATIVE RECREATION EXPERIENCES INCEllenvilleNY$5k0
DUBOIS MEDICAL CENTER INCDuBoisWY$5k1
HIGGINS DIGGINS LIONS TRUSTAuburnCA$5k0
LIFELONG HEALTH INCORPORATEDGrass ValleyCA$5k0
EPHTHATHA 8 FOUNDATIONCleburneTX$5k0
TIMOTHY FRANCIS JONES FOUNDATIONChicagoIL$5k0
LOS ANGELES DENTAL SOCIETY FOUNDATIONLos AngelesCA$5k0
SCOTT COUNTY EMS ASSOCIATIONDavenportIA$5k0
YOGALIFE USA INCRoslyn HeightsNY$5k0
CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS FOUNDATIONLos AngelesCA$5k0
Social Health Rx IncorporatedWashingtonDC$5k0
HORSES UNLIMITED INCCrombergCA$5k0
SHELTERING ARMS HOSPITAL SOUTH INCMechanicsvilleVA$5k3
NIMA INCLas VegasNV$5k0
Health Freedom Foundation Inc Health Freedom IdahoMeridianID$5k0
MISSOURI PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION EDUCATION FOUNDATION INCJefferson CityMO$5k0
BASINMDCOMMidlandTX$5k0
Center for Healthy HeartsChesterfieldVA$5k0
IJESHA GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR DEVELOPMENT IGADPalmetto BayFL$5k0
FRIENDS OF TRYBE ECOTHERAPY INCWebsterNY$5k0
KEYSTONE HEALTH SOLUTIONS INCAuroraCO$5k0
MONTICELLO - PROGRESSIVE ELDERCARE SERVICES INCMonticelloAR$5k0
GIFTED SMILESHuntingtownMD$5k0
BOSTON EMS FOUNDATIONDorchesterMA$5k0
ALPHA AIDLos AngelesCA$5k0
CLARKSVILLE SENIOR CARE LLCVirginia BeachVA$5k5
Ruchys Reflection INC DBA Project LightLakewoodNJ$5k0
GRATEFUL SAMARITANS INCSaladoTX$5k0
JOURNEY TO HEALTHLos AngelesCA$5k0
REACH UP FOUNDATION INCTampaFL$5k0
ORGAN ALLIANCE INCHarrisonNY$5k1
IKWUANO UMUAHIA ASS CHICAGO CHP INCChicagoIL$5k0
Foundation of Emanuel MedicalSwainsboroGA$5k0
UNIVERSITY OF STO TOMAS NURSES ASSOC OF AMERICABourbonnaisIL$5k0
CEC Management Systems IncPittsfieldMA$5k1
GAPIO IncEnidOK$5k0