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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 60 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
SUSAN B ALLEN MEMORIAL HOSPITALEl DoradoKS$40.9M8
NORTHEAST MONTANA HEALTH SERVICESWolf PointMT$40.9M8
ST PATRICK'S HOME FOR THE AGED AND INFIRMBronxNY$40.8M6
HILLCREST HEALTHCARE COMMUNITIES INCKnoxvilleTN$40.8M7
St Clare Memorial Hospital IncOconto FallsWI$40.7M11
OZARK HEALTH INC VAN BUREN CO MEM HOSP & NURSING HOMEClintonAR$40.7M5
CHILDREN'S HEALTH COUNCIL INCPalo AltoCA$40.7M10
Baptist Health Deaconess Medical GroupMadisonvilleKY$40.7M6
HealthReach Community Health CentersWatervilleME$40.5M7
FERNCLIFF NURSING HOME COMPANY INCRhinebeckNY$40.5M9
SAINT BARNABAS OUTPATIENT CENTERSOceanportNJ$40.5M3
VALLEY PROFESSIONALS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INCClintonIN$40.5M14
PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INCNew YorkNY$40.5M13
SAINT JOHN'S HEALTH CENTER FOUNDATIONSanta MonicaCA$40.5M8
Hot Springs County Hospital DistrictThermopolisWY$40.4M8
Montefiore Einstein IncTarrytownNY$40.3M8
Dartmouth-Hitchcock HealthLebanonNH$40.2M11
Ascension Borgess Allegan HospitalSt LouisMO$40.2M11
KENDAL ON HUDSONSleepy HollowNY$40.2M9
VIA CARE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERLos AngelesCA$40.2M13
STERLING HEALTH SOLUTIONS INCMt SterlingKY$40.2M10
HEALTHPARTNERS RCBloomingtonMN$40.2M14
MHS PRIMARY CARE INCMiddletownCT$40.2M8
CHILDREN'S HEALTH SYSTEM INCNorfolkVA$40.1M15
WESLEY HEALTH CARE CENTER INCSaratoga SpringsNY$40M10
QUALITY LIVING INCOmahaNE$40M8
ADVOCATE CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONOak BrookIL$40M25
MOSAIC HEALTH INCRochesterNY$40M12
Concord Hospital - FranklinConcordNH$40M10
THE HURLEY CLINICSFlintMI$40M9
TRI-COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INCWhitehallWI$39.9M13
ALEGENT HEALTH-COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF MISSOURI VALLEY IOWAMissouri ValleyIA$39.9M14
CHRISTIANA CARE HOME HEALTH AND COMMUNITY SERVICES INCWilmingtonDE$39.9M11
CENTERVILLE CLINICS INCFredericktownPA$39.9M6
Desoto Hospital Association Inc DBA Desoto Regional Health SystemMansfieldLA$39.8M9
VILLA MARIA NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER INCNorth MiamiFL$39.8M10
NEWARK COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS INCNewarkNJ$39.8M8
PEORIA HOSPITALS MOBILE MEDICAL SERVICES D/B/A ADV MEDICAL TRANS OF CENTRAL ILPeoriaIL$39.7M11
CARE RESOURCESGrand RapidsMI$39.7M0
Center for Family HealthJacksonMI$39.6M11
Georgia Protoncare Center IncBaton RougeLA$39.6M3
Central Kentucky Management Services IncLexingtonKY$39.6M10
BRANDMAN CENTERS FOR SENIOR CARE INC JEWISH HOME FOR THE AGINGResedaCA$39.6M9
Saint Lukes Hospital of TrentonTrentonMO$39.4M14
BANYAN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INCDoralFL$39.4M15
MARSHALL BROWNING HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONDu QuoinIL$39.4M9
INDIANA HEMOPHILIA & THROMBOSIS CENTER INCIndianapolisIN$39.4M20
MOUNT VERNON NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CENTER INCMount VernonNY$39.4M8
GREAT RIVER HEALTH SYSTEM INCWest BurlingtonIA$39.3M8
The West Texas Rehabilitation CenterAbileneTX$39.3M13