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Updated through 2023NTEE E · Health Care

Health Care nonprofitexecutive pay

Median top-executive pay across 3,993 health care nonprofits, 2021 – 2023. 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
$163,400
The typical health care nonprofit's highest-paid executive earns $163,400 in total reported compensation.
25th pct
$60k
75th pct
$408k
90th pct
$966k
3,993 organizations · 2021 – 2023
Percentile distribution

Where the middle 50% lands.

Half earn between $60k and $408k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $966k, roughly 5.9 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.

PercentileTotal compMeans
90th$965,632Top 10% of earners
75th$407,53225% earn more than this
50th · median$163,400The typical executive
25th$60,00025% earn less than this
10th$26,92410% 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$24k$50,134$83k1,227
$1M – $10M$84k$136,839$213k1,039
$10M – $100M$210k$315,463$510k1,079
$100M – $500M$440k$738,526$1.2M430
$500M – $1B$671k$1,172,678$1.6M126
Over $1B$973k$1,632,864$2.6M92
Revenue bands with fewer than 5 organizations are not shown.
By role

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Directory

Hospitals, clinics, public health organizations, and health systems. Includes community health centers, nursing facilities, rehabilitation services, and emergency medical services. There are 21,811 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

21,811 organizations · Page 64 of 437

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
E A HAWSE HEALTH CENTERBakerWV$33.8M7
ORCHARD HOSPITALGridleyCA$33.7M8
MEDICAL CENTER EMERGENCY SERVICESDetroitMI$33.7M22
CERENITY SENIOR CAREMinneapolisMN$33.7M10
Mercy Harvard Hospital IncHarvardIL$33.6M10
THE CHARLES LEA CENTER INCSpartanburgSC$33.6M5
ELY-BLOOMENSON COMMUNITY HOSPITALElyMN$33.6M7
PERRY COUNTY HEALTH SYSTEMPerryvilleMO$33.6M10
JENNINGS CENTER FOR OLDER ADULTSGarfield HeightsOH$33.6M7
THE MORGRIDGE INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH INCMadisonWI$33.6M23
SAMUEL U RODGERS HEALTH CENTER INCKansas CityMO$33.6M7
MedGlobal IncChicago RidgeIL$33.5M0
Teton Valley Health CareDriggsID$33.5M10
PLAINS HOSPITAL CORPORATIONPlainsMT$33.5M9
New River Health Association IncOak HillWV$33.5M8
MANHATTAN RETIREMENT FOUNDATION INCManhattanKS$33.5M7
Medical Care of Queens PCWestburyNY$33.5M10
JOHNSON HEALTH CENTER INCMadison HeightsVA$33.4M11
HAMILTON COMMUNITY HEALTH NETWORK INCFlintMI$33.4M10
WESTCHESTER-ELLENVILLE HOSPITAL INCEllenvilleNY$33.4M8
MAINE AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION INC INSURANCE TRUSTAugustaME$33.4M1
TOIYABE INDIAN HEALTH PROJECTBishopCA$33.4M27
TRI-VALLEY INCDudleyMA$33.3M2
CHAMPION EMSLongviewTX$33.2M8
Pontotoc Health Services IncTupeloMS$33.2M9
SHERIDAN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sheridan CareSheridanMI$33.2M10
Boulder City Hospital IncBoulder CityNV$33.2M9
TANDEM HEALTH SCSumterSC$33.2M9
Mosaic Health SystemSt JosephMO$33.2M26
KATAHDIN VALLEY HEALTH CENTERPattenME$33.1M8
FALL RIVER HEALTH SERVICESHot SpringsSD$33.1M7
Global Health Labs IncBellevueWA$33.1M2
ATLANTA RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES INCAtlantaGA$33.1M7
CAMC PLATEAU MEDICAL CENTER INCCharlestonWV$33.1M8
PHOEBE BERKS HEALTH CARE CENTER INCWernersvillePA$33.1M7
SOUTHSIDE MEDICAL CENTER INCAtlantaGA$33.1M8
JEFFERSON COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE CENTERS INCMarreroLA$33.1M10
Cox Barton County HospitalLamarMO$33M11
THE JEWISH HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION OF PITTSBURGHPittsburghPA$33M6
SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI RURAL HEALTH INITIATIVE INCHattiesburgMS$33M9
SPOONER HEALTH SYSTEM INCSpoonerWI$32.9M6
MCKENZIE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MCKENZIE HEALTH SYSTEMSanduskyMI$32.9M13
CAMCARE HEALTH CORPORATIONCamdenNJ$32.8M12
THE HURLEY CLINICSFlintMI$32.8M9
CHAI LIFELINE INCNew YorkNY$32.8M13
Capitol City Family Health Center IncBaton RougeLA$32.8M9
CHOPTANK COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEM INCDentonMD$32.8M7
Sharp Healthcare FoundationSan DiegoCA$32.7M8
SHOCK TRAUMA ASSOCIATES PABaltimoreMD$32.7M12
PEDIATRIC MEDICAL SERVICES OF FLORIDA INCJacksonvilleFL$32.7M18