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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 45 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
JOINT RESTORATION FOUNDATION INCCentennialCO$77.1M8
SUN LIFE FAMILY HEALTH CENTER INCCase GrandeAZ$77.1M9
TAMPA GENERAL PROVIDER NETWORK INCTampaFL$77.1M9
INLAND HOSPITAL NORTHERN LIGHT INLAND HOSPITALWatervilleME$76.9M21
VALLEY HOME CARE INCParamusNJ$76.7M10
Miami Beach Community Health Center IncNorth MiamiFL$76.7M11
INFINITE LEGACY INCBaltimoreMD$76.7M15
HEALTH PARTNERS OF WESTERN OHIOLimaOH$76.7M12
PETALUMA HEALTH CENTER INCPetalumaCA$76.6M20
SetonUT Austin Dell Medical School University Physicians GroupSt LouisMO$76.6M9
ARTESIA GENERAL HOSPITALArtesiaNM$76.6M9
Windsor Hospital CorporationWindsorVT$76.5M17
Montefiore Medicine Academic Health System Self Insurance TrustBronxNY$76.5M1
Children's Hospital Colorado FoundationAuroraCO$76.4M15
COLUMBIA BASIN HEALTH ASSOCIATIONOthelloWA$76.4M25
NORTHEAST HEALTH PARTNERS LLCGreeleyCO$76.3M5
CARNEGIE CARDIOVASCULAR PCWestburyNY$76.2M5
MAGEE-WOMENS RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND FOUNDATIONPittsburghPA$76.2M7
Alabama Children's Hospital FoundationBirminghamAL$76.1M3
MEDICAL FOUNDATION OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI INCJacksonMS$76M15
ROSELAND COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONChicagoIL$75.8M5
CHESTNUT HEALTH SYSTEMS INCBloomingtonIL$75.8M10
Signature Healthcare Medical Group IncBrocktonMA$75.7M21
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS INCPhiladelphiaPA$75.5M17
Sweetwater Hospital AssociationSweetwaterTN$75.4M19
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital StephenvilleStephenvilleTX$75.4M14
Gifford Medical Center IncRandolphVT$75.3M10
COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS OF PINELLAS INC D/B/A EVARA HEALTHClearwaterFL$75.3M11
Piedmont Macon North Hospital IncMaconGA$75.3M13
METHODIST HOSPITAL PLAINVIEWRentonWA$75.3M11
CITIZENS MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE FOUNDATIONBolivarMO$75.2M12
THE RANKEN-JORDAN HOME FOR CONVALESCENT CRIPPLED CHILDRENMaryland HeightsMO$75.2M9
PARKER FOUNDATION INCPiscatawayNJ$75.2M2
ST ANN'S HOME FOR THE AGEDRochesterNY$75.1M13
CIRCLE HEALTH PHYSICIANS INCLowellMA$75.1M10
ASSOCIATION OF STATE AND TERRITORIAL HEALTH OFFICIALSArlingtonVA$75M13
LifeCare Medical CenterRoseauMN$75M21
LORETTO HOSPITALChicagoIL$74.9M7
PINNACLE HEALTH REGIONAL PHYSICIANSHarrisburgPA$74.9M16
Ascension Medical Group MichiganSt LouisMO$74.8M22
UNITY HEALTHCAREMuscatineIA$74.8M14
VERSITI MICHIGAN INCGrand RapidsMI$74.8M19
Barlow Respiratory HospitalLos AngelesCA$74.8M10
MARYLAND EMERGENCY MEDICINE NETWORK INCBaltimoreMD$74.8M14
NEVADA DONOR NETWORK INCLas VegasNV$74.7M12
KFH HOLDINGS INCOaklandCA$74.7M7
Stoughton Hospital AssociationStoughtonWI$74.7M12
JOHNSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INCHartfordCT$74.6M18
Hendrick Provider NetworkAbileneTX$74.6M26
Baylor Health Care System FoundationDallasTX$74.6M10