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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 5 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELESLos AngelesCA$1.7B21
CHILDREN'S HOSPITALWashingtonDC$1.7B23
WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER CORPORATIONWashingtonDC$1.7B13
Avera McKennanSioux FallsSD$1.7B16
HENNEPIN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INCMinneapolisMN$1.7B21
Piedmont Hospital IncAtlantaGA$1.7B13
NEW YORK SOCIETY FOR THE RELIEF OF THE RUPTURED AND CRIPPLED MAINTAINING THENew YorkNY$1.7B24
CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER INCCharlestonWV$1.7B29
THE MEDSTAR-GEORGETOWN MEDICAL CENTER INCWashingtonDC$1.7B16
THE TOLEDO HOSPITALToledoOH$1.7B14
MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTERNew YorkNY$1.7B23
Sacred Heart Health System IncSt LouisMO$1.7B24
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTERMaywoodIL$1.7B17
LEXINGTON HEALTH INCWest ColumbiaSC$1.6B11
STATEN ISLAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITALWestburyNY$1.6B18
COMMUNITY HEALTH PLAN OF WASHINGTONSeattleWA$1.6B19
HEALTH ALLIANCE PLAN OF MICHIGANDetroitMI$1.6B18
LOUISIANA CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTERNew OrleansLA$1.6B16
ST LUKE'S-ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTERNew YorkNY$1.6B19
LANCASTER GENERAL HOSPITALLancasterPA$1.6B39
UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM INCKnoxvilleTN$1.6B17
Maimonides Medical CenterBrooklynNY$1.6B14
LOMA LINDA MERCANTILESan BernardinoCA$1.6B8
UPMC PINNACLE HOSPITALSHarrisburgPA$1.6B16
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center IncLa CrosseWI$1.6B42
ELDERPLAN INCNew YorkNY$1.6B11
Sharp Memorial HospitalSan DiegoCA$1.6B23
BJC HEALTH SYSTEM DBA BJC HEALTHCARESt LouisMO$1.6B4
ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM PAAllentownPA$1.6B1
MIAMI VALLEY HOSPITALDaytonOH$1.6B30
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER OF AKRONAkronOH$1.5B18
WILLIS-KNIGHTON MEDICAL CENTERShreveportLA$1.5B14
Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoChicagoIL$1.5B16
READING HOSPITALReadingPA$1.5B21
GROUP HEALTH INCMinneapolisMN$1.5B53
ST VINCENT HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE CENTER INCSt LouisMO$1.5B16
CareSourceDaytonOH$1.5B24
Bayer US Patient Assistance FoundationWhippanyNJ$1.5B0
ALTAMED HEALTH SERVICES CORPORATIONLos AngelesCA$1.5B13
DIGNITY HEALTH MEDICAL FOUNDATIONSan FranciscoCA$1.5B26
Baptist HealthLittle RockAR$1.5B17
DEACONESS HOSPITAL INCEvansvilleIN$1.5B19
CareSource Georgia CoDaytonOH$1.5B6
MCHS HOSPITALS INCMarshfieldWI$1.5B9
ST JOSEPH HEALTH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LLCRentonWA$1.5B12
FORSYTH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INCWinston SalemNC$1.4B13
University of Wisconsin Medical Foundation IncMiddletonWI$1.4B24
Mother Frances Hospital Regional Health Care CenterIrvingTX$1.4B29
Indiana University Health Care Associates IncIndianapolisIN$1.4B19
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF ORANGE COUNTYOrangeCA$1.4B16