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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 63 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
Crete Area Medical CenterCreteNE$37M10
LINCOLN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INCDurhamNC$37M6
STAR COMMUNITY HEALTH INCBethlehemPA$37M4
U OF L HEALTH - SHELBYVILLE INCLouisvilleKY$36.9M15
HAMPTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERVarnvilleSC$36.9M6
KENTUCKY BLOOD CENTER INCLexingtonKY$36.9M8
MOUNDVIEW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL & CLINICSFriendshipWI$36.9M12
St Francis Physician Services IncGreenvilleSC$36.9M18
STAYWELL HEALTH CARE INCWaterburyCT$36.9M11
CHILDSERVE HABILITATION CENTERJohnstonIA$36.8M7
CHATUGE REGIONAL HOSPITAL INCHiawasseeGA$36.7M9
HEALTHY CONNECTIONS INCMenaAR$36.7M6
Whittier Street Health Center Committee IncRoxburyMA$36.7M8
North Central Texas Community Health Care CenterWichita FallsTX$36.7M8
DIVERSUS HEALTH INCColorado SpringsCO$36.6M9
THE CHARLES LEA CENTER INCSpartanburgSC$36.6M5
VALLEY OAKS HEALTH INCLafayetteIN$36.6M25
St John ProvidenceSt LouisMO$36.6M13
Claiborne Medical CenterKnoxvilleTN$36.6M10
LINCOLN COUNTY PRIMARY CARE CENTER INCHamlinWV$36.6M7
LEXMED INCLexingtonSC$36.5M10
SENIOR TOTAL LIFE CAREGastoniaNC$36.5M7
SHENANDOAH VALLEY MEDICAL SYSTEM IMartinsburgWV$36.5M8
Orlando Health Foundation IncOrlandoFL$36.4M13
OSF Healthcare FoundationPeoriaIL$36.4M2
AUBURN SENIOR SERVICES INCAuburnNY$36.4M10
VNA HEALTHSanta BarbaraCA$36.4M9
CUMBERLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INCCumberlandWI$36.4M14
Good Samaritan Hospital AssociationRugbyND$36.4M8
Madison Surgery Center IncMiddletonWI$36.3M7
WOMENCARE INCScott DepotWV$36.3M8
UPPER CONNECTICUT VALLEY HOSPITALColebrookNH$36.3M11
Marcus Avenue Medical PCWestburyNY$36.2M17
THUNDER BAY COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICHillmanMI$36.2M9
DONALSONVILLE HOSPITAL INCDonalsonvilleGA$36.2M13
JEWISH HOME AT ROCKLEIGHRockleighNJ$36.2M9
PROVIDENCE ST VINCENT MEDICAL FOUNDATIONPortlandOR$36.2M1
SOUTHERN JERSEY FAMILY MEDICAL CENTERS INCMarltonNJ$36.1M8
UPSTATE COMMUNITY MEDICAL PCSyracuseNY$36.1M6
TMC ONETucsonAZ$36.1M12
San Diego Family CareSan DiegoCA$36.1M78
MERCY HOSPITAL OF DEVILS LAKEDevils LakeND$36.1M13
VALLEY HOMES AND SERVICESGrand ForksND$36.1M15
Cannon Memorial HospitalPickensSC$36M10
GOUVERNEUR HOSPITALGouverneurNY$36M13
FRIEND FAMILY HEALTH CENTER INCChicagoIL$36M14
LUTHERAN HOMES OF MICHIGAN INCSaginawMI$36M9
BROWNSVILLE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPBrooklynNY$35.9M10
MERCY HOSPITAL AURORAAuroraMO$35.9M14
Avera Holy FamilyEsthervilleIA$35.9M7