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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 54 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF CALIFORNIAOrangeCA$52.1M5
THE LOS ANGELES FREE CLINICLos AngelesCA$52.1M7
CLINICA MSR OSCAR A ROMEROLos AngelesCA$52.1M10
PACE IOWAOmahaNE$52.1M9
PCC COMMUNITY WELLNESS CENTEROak ParkIL$52M11
STEPHEN F AUSTIN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERAlvinTX$52M46
Planned Parenthood of IllinoisChicagoIL$51.9M7
MEN'S HEALTH FOUNDATIONLos AngelesCA$51.8M11
UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO NEUROSURGERY INCWilliamsvilleNY$51.7M31
Chester River Hospital Center IncChestertownMD$51.7M15
QUARTZ HEALTH PLAN MN CORPORATIONFitchburgWI$51.6M6
Phoenix Children's Hospital FoundationPhoenixAZ$51.6M7
SPARROW CARSON HOSPITALCarson CityMI$51.5M15
Scott & White Hospital BrenhamDallasTX$51.5M13
MERCY HOSPITAL PERRYPerryvilleMO$51.5M12
MONTAGE MEDICAL GROUPMontereyCA$51.5M10
ALLIANCE FOR SOUTH SOUND HEALTHTacomaWA$51.5M9
GRANT MEMORIAL HOSPITALPetersburgWV$51.4M9
CENTRACARE HEALTH SYSTEM - MELROSEMelroseMN$51.4M16
AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATIONAlexandriaVA$51.3M29
FLORIDA PROTON THERAPY INSTITUTE INCJacksonvilleFL$51.3M11
NYSUT MEMBER BENEFITS CATASTROPHE MAJOR MEDICAL INSURANCE TRUSTLathamNY$51.3M7
COVENANT HOSPITAL HOBBSRentonWA$51.2M14
MANIFEST MEDEXRiversideCA$51.1M11
PHOEBE PUTNEY HEALTH SYSTEM INCAlbanyGA$51.1M13
ST JOSEPH'S AREA HEALTH SERVICESPark RapidsMN$51M13
UNITY CARE NORTHWESTBellinghamWA$51M12
HEALTH CHOICE NETWORK INCMiamiFL$51M12
UNIVERSITY FACULTY ASSOCIATES INCFresnoCA$51M0
TRINIDAD AREA HEALTH ASSOCIATIONTrinidadCO$50.9M9
BACON COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES INCAlmaGA$50.9M8
Fairview Bethesda HospitalMinneapolisMN$50.8M24
GRACE CLINIC OF LUBBOCKRentonWA$50.8M19
FIVE RIVERS HEALTH CENTERSDaytonOH$50.7M7
Ascension Michigan CMGSt LouisMO$50.7M4
OneShare Health LLCIrvingTX$50.6M14
RYDER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INCHumacao$50.6M5
ST FRANCIS HOUSE NWA INCSpringdaleAR$50.5M6
Children's Hospital Radiology Foundation IncBostonMA$50.5M14
Smyth County Community HospitalJohnson CityTN$50.5M18
ALCONA CITIZENS FOR HEALTH INCAlpenaMI$50.5M8
SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY REHABILITATION INDUSTRIES INCCorbinKY$50.5M5
THEDACARE MEDICAL CENTER - SHAWANO INCAppletonWI$50.5M0
St Lukes HospitalColumbusNC$50.4M10
PORTNEUF HEALTH TRUSTPocatelloID$50.3M2
Norton WLH Real Estate IncLouisvilleKY$50.3M0
PALMER LUTHERAN HEALTH CENTER INCWest UnionIA$50.3M13
St John's Lutheran Hospital IncLibbyMT$50.2M9
Stony Brook Radiology University Faculty Practice CorporationStony BrookNY$50.2M9
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OF CAMBRIA COUNTYJohnstownPA$50.2M2