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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 58 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
ALLINA HEALTH FOUNDATIONMinneapolisMN$44.2M3
MACT Health Board Incorporated American Indian Tribal OrganizationAngels CampCA$44.2M20
HEARTLAND HEALTH SYSTEM INCMattoonIL$44.2M11
FREEPORT REGIONAL HEALTH CARE FOUNDATIONFreeportIL$44.1M14
ST GEORGE CORPORATIONBurr RidgeIL$44M3
M D ANDERSON SERVICES CORPORATIONHoustonTX$44M16
INTERNATIONAL FALLS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONInternational FallsMN$43.9M7
St Vincent's Health SystemBirminghamAL$43.8M0
CHOPTANK COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEM INCDentonMD$43.8M7
ADAMS COUNTY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERSeamanOH$43.8M6
EHEALTH AFRICAWashingtonDC$43.8M8
ESSENTIA HEALTH MOOSE LAKEMoose LakeMN$43.8M14
THE BLUE HILL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL NORTHERN LIGHT BLUE HILL HOSPITALBlue HillME$43.7M21
FAMILY HOUSE INCSan FranciscoCA$43.7M7
Ascension Medical Group GenesysSt LouisMO$43.4M22
POMERENE HOSPITAL FKA JOEL POMERENE FOUNDATIONMillersburgOH$43.4M7
PACE ORGANIZATION OF RHODE ISLANDRiversideRI$43.4M10
CONNECTICUT LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE GUARANTY ASSOCIATIONNew MarketMD$43.4M0
UHealthSolutions INCShrewsburyMA$43.4M11
SAVOY MEDICAL MANAGMENT GROUP INCMamouLA$43.3M0
People's Community Clinic IncAustinTX$43.2M10
UMPQUA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERRoseburgOR$43.2M8
EATON RAPIDS MEDICAL CENTEREaton RapidsMI$43.2M7
Reliance Community Care PartnersGrand RapidsMI$43.2M2
Deaconess Illinois Red Bud Regional Hospital IncRed BudIL$43.2M5
NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY CARE NETWORKS INCGarnerNC$43.1M11
BURGESS HEALTH CENTEROnawaIA$43.1M12
MEDICAL FOUNDATION INCMeridianMS$43.1M10
DELAWARE VALLEY HOSPITAL INCWaltonNY$43.1M11
CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATIONSacramentoCA$43M6
PROCTOR HEALTH SYSTEMSUrbanaIL$43M15
VNA Home Health & Hospice Northern Light Home Care & HospiceSouth PortlandME$43M16
INDIANA HEALTH CENTERS INCIndianapolisIN$42.9M12
Owasso Medical Facility IncSt LouisMO$42.9M9
UVMC NURSING CARE INCDaytonOH$42.9M3
BAYCARE PASCO INCWesley ChapelFL$42.9M8
APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERSAshevilleNC$42.9M12
JOHN MUIR HEALTH FOUNDATIONWalnut CreekCA$42.8M3
LIFESHARE TRANSPLANT DONOR SERVICES OF OKLAHOMA INCOklahoma CityOK$42.8M8
SARTORI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INCCedar FallsIA$42.8M15
LITTLE COLORADO MEDICAL CENTERWinslowAZ$42.8M8
MICHIGAN PEER REVIEW ORGANIZATIONGrand RapidsMI$42.7M26
Children's Hospital Ophthalmology Foundation IncBostonMA$42.7M23
BETHESDAWillmarMN$42.7M7
SCAN DESERT HEALTH PLAN INCLong BeachCA$42.7M11
DOWNTOWN BRONX MEDICAL ASSOCIATES PCBronxNY$42.7M22
Cottage HospitalWoodsvilleNH$42.7M12
WATTS HEALTHCARE CORPORATIONLos AngelesCA$42.6M14
INDIAN HEALTH COUNCIL INCPauma ValleyCA$42.6M25
ROGUE COMMUNITY HEALTHMedfordOR$42.6M12