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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 44 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
BALDWIN AREA MEDICAL CENTER INCBaldwinWI$81.3M8
KIDS CENTRAL INCWildwoodFL$81.2M7
THE RICHLAND HOSPITAL INCRichland CenterWI$81.1M11
Ballad HealthJohnson CityTN$81M17
LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTHLancasterPA$80.9M33
UT Medical Group IncMemphisTN$80.8M21
Sisters of Mary of the Presentation Long Term CareFargoND$80.7M13
COSSMA INCCidra$80.6M58
COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER OF BRANCH COUNTYToledoOH$80.5M14
Speare Memorial HospitalPlymouthNH$80.4M11
NORTH MISSISSIPPI PRIMARY HEALTH CARE INCAshlandMS$80.4M11
EMERGENCY CARE RESEARCH INSTITUTEDoylestownPA$80.4M21
MERAKEY USALafayette HillPA$80.4M13
MACKINAC STRAITS HEALTH SYSTEM INCSt IgnaceMI$80.4M11
EFFINGHAM HOSPITAL INCSpringfieldGA$80.2M11
ST JOSEPH MEDICAL GROUPHersheyPA$80.2M12
GEISINGER-BLOOMSBURG HOSPITALDanvillePA$79.9M14
St Vincent Fishers Hospital IncSt LouisMO$79.9M14
MCLEOD MEDICAL CENTER DILLONFlorenceSC$79.8M13
HSS Properties CorporationNew YorkNY$79.7M6
Lutheran Charity Association D/B/A Jamestown Regional Medical CenterJamestownND$79.7M7
CHVI PROFESSIONAL CORPORATIONTacomaWA$79.7M18
Morton Plant Mease Health Services IncClearwaterFL$79.6M10
SOUTHWEST HEALTH SYSTEM INCCortezCO$79.6M8
DETROIT EDUCATION & RESEARCHDetroitMI$79.5M0
MEDSTAR INCClinton TownshipMI$79.5M7
SAINT ALPHONSUS MEDICAL CENTER - ONTARIO INCOntarioOR$79.3M9
Brooklyn Ambulatory Care PCWestburyNY$79.3M3
SPARROW CLINTON HOSPITALSt JohnsMI$79.3M20
NAVAJO HEALTH FOUNDATION - SAGE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INCGanadoAZ$79.1M17
Hoopeston Community Memorial HospitalUrbanaIL$79M28
GOOD SHEPHERD REHABILITATION NETWORKAllentownPA$78.9M13
MISSISSIPPI METHODIST HOSPITAL REHABILITATION CENTER INCJacksonMS$78.8M8
MCLEOD HEALTH CHERAWFlorenceSC$78.8M11
TAMPA GENERAL MEDICAL GROUP INCTampaFL$78.7M13
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF NOBLE COUNTY INCKendallvilleIN$78.7M20
PLANNED PARENTHOOD GREAT NORTHWEST HAWAII ALASKA INDIANA AND KENTUCKYSeattleWA$78.6M16
TAMPA FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS INCTampaFL$78.6M11
REGIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AUTHORITYRenoNV$78.3M10
ASPIRUS IRONWOOD HOSPITAL & CLINICS INCIronwoodMI$78.3M23
CHAPA-DE INDIAN HEALTH PROGRAM INCAuburnCA$78.3M12
St Joseph's Hospital - Hospital Sisters - Third Order of St FrancisBreeseIL$77.8M10
HUDSON HOSPITAL INCHudsonWI$77.6M15
UNIVERSITY MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC ASSOCIATESIndianapolisIN$77.5M14
Covenant Health IncAndoverMA$77.5M12
Cook Children's Home HealthFort WorthTX$77.5M16
MORRIS HEIGHTS HEALTH CENTERBronxNY$77.5M12
Camden-Clark Physician CorporationParkersburgWV$77.4M9
ST LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK INCAllentownPA$77.3M18
SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATIONSeattleWA$77.1M10