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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 6 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
THE CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITALUrbanaIL$1.4B26
CUMBERLAND COUNTY HOSPITAL SYSTEM INCFayettevilleNC$1.4B12
SSM HEALTH CARE CORPORATIONSt LouisMO$1.4B20
Texas Health ResourcesArlingtonTX$1.4B40
Eisenhower Medical CenterRancho MirageCA$1.4B22
The Christ HospitalCincinnatiOH$1.4B9
ASANTEMedfordOR$1.4B26
University Community Hospital IncTampaFL$1.4B36
Baylor Scott & White HealthDallasTX$1.4B18
PROVIDENCE MEDICAL FOUNDATIONRentonWA$1.4B21
Baptist Health South Florida IncCoral GablesFL$1.3B24
PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH SYSTEMPhiladelphiaPA$1.3B13
Lakeland Regional Medical Center IncLakelandFL$1.3B22
CareSource Indiana IncDaytonOH$1.3B6
HealthTexas Provider NetworkDallasTX$1.3B23
ERLANGER HEALTHChattanoogaTN$1.3B26
Scott & White ClinicDallasTX$1.3B20
BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITALKalamazooMI$1.3B16
INTERMOUNTAIN MEDICAL HOLDINGS NEVADA INCLas VegasNV$1.3B25
MERCY HOSPITAL SPRINGFIELDSpringfieldMO$1.3B14
CHI ST LUKE'S HEALTH BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE MEDICAL CENTERHoustonTX$1.3B12
INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTERS INCBridgetonNJ$1.3B24
CAPITAL HEALTH SYSTEM INCTrentonNJ$1.3B21
LEGACY EMANUEL HOSPITAL & HEALTH CENTERPortlandOR$1.3B38
VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTERSeattleWA$1.3B20
U OF L HEALTH - LOUISVILLE INCLouisvilleKY$1.3B22
SENTARA HEALTHVirginia BeachVA$1.3B31
MCLEOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER OF THE PEE DEE INCFlorenceSC$1.3B13
Saint Thomas West HospitalSt LouisMO$1.3B18
St Charles Health System IncBendOR$1.2B31
DELTA DENTAL PLAN OF MICHIGAN INCOkemosMI$1.2B31
Christus HealthIrvingTX$1.2B39
PRIORITY HEALTH CHOICE INCGrand RapidsMI$1.2B12
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort WorthFort WorthTX$1.2B19
ADVOCATE NORTH SIDE HEALTH NETWORKOak BrookIL$1.2B29
VIRTUA - WEST JERSEY HEALTH SYSTEM INCMarltonNJ$1.2B15
LAHEY CLINIC HOSPITAL INCCharlestownMA$1.2B39
CENTRAL IOWA HOSPITAL CORPORATIONDes MoinesIA$1.2B32
Christus Santa Rosa Health Care CorporationSan AntonioTX$1.2B33
BILLINGS CLINICBillingsMT$1.2B24
Driscoll Children's Health PlanCorpus ChristiTX$1.2B13
INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center IncOklahoma CityOK$1.2B13
MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER OF FLORIDA INCMiami BeachFL$1.2B17
EDWARD W SPARROW HOSPITALLansingMI$1.2B22
INTERMOUNTAIN FRONT RANGE INCBroomfieldCO$1.2B30
CHILDREN'S HEALTH CAREMinneapolisMN$1.2B25
SOUTHCOAST HOSPITALS GROUP INCNew BedfordMA$1.2B20
MCLAREN HEALTH PLAN INCFlintMI$1.2B11
SOUTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL C/O NORTHWELL HEALTH INCWestburyNY$1.2B18
ENGLEWOOD HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTEREnglewoodNJ$1.2B10