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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 66 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
MERCY CRYSTAL LAKE HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER INCCrystal LakeIL$33.4M7
MAINE AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION INC INSURANCE TRUSTAugustaME$33.4M1
TOIYABE INDIAN HEALTH PROJECTBishopCA$33.4M27
Pontotoc Health Services IncTupeloMS$33.2M9
SHERIDAN COMMUNITY HOSPITALSheridanMI$33.2M10
Boulder City Hospital IncBoulder CityNV$33.2M9
TANDEM HEALTH SCSumterSC$33.2M9
CENTRO ARARAT INCPoncePR$33.2M11
KATAHDIN VALLEY HEALTH CENTERPattenME$33.1M8
FALL RIVER HEALTH SERVICESHot SpringsSD$33.1M7
Global Health Labs IncBellevueWA$33.1M2
ASPIRUS MERRILL HOSPITAL & CLINICS INCMerrillWI$33.1M25
Medical Care Development IncHallowellME$33.1M11
SOUTHSIDE MEDICAL CENTER INCAtlantaGA$33.1M8
JEFFERSON COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE CENTERS INCMarreroLA$33.1M10
Cox Barton County HospitalLamarMO$33M11
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital FoundationSanta BarbaraCA$33M4
THE JEWISH HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION OF PITTSBURGHPittsburghPA$33M6
SPOONER HEALTH SYSTEM INCSpoonerWI$32.9M6
MCKENZIE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MCKENZIE HEALTH SYSTEMSanduskyMI$32.9M13
St Vincent Randolph Hospital IncSt LouisMO$32.8M15
CAMCARE HEALTH CORPORATIONCamdenNJ$32.8M12
CHAI LIFELINE INCNew YorkNY$32.8M13
Capitol City Family Health Center IncBaton RougeLA$32.8M9
St Benedict Health CenterParkstonSD$32.8M8
Sharp Healthcare FoundationSan DiegoCA$32.7M8
PEDIATRIC MEDICAL SERVICES OF FLORIDA INCJacksonvilleFL$32.7M18
INSPIRA HEALTH NETWORK LIFE INCVinelandNJ$32.7M5
SOUTHERN LEGACY OF LIFELittle RockAR$32.7M7
FIRST CHOICE COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE INCAlbuquerqueNM$32.7M6
Valley Citizens Foundation for Health Care IncDel NorteCO$32.7M7
BHcare IncNorth HavenCT$32.6M9
LANE COMMUNITY HEALTH COUNCILEugeneOR$32.6M1
COLUMBUS NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CENTER INCColumbusOH$32.6M10
Shannon Business Services IncSan AngeloTX$32.5M7
Saint Lukes Hospital of Garnett IncGarnettKS$32.5M18
NORTH COUNTRY HEALTHCARE INCWhitefieldNH$32.5M14
FUTURO HEALTHSacramentoCA$32.5M8
QUALITY OF LIFE HEALTH SERVICES INCGadsdenAL$32.5M5
HUNTERDON SPECIALTY CARE PCFlemingtonNJ$32.5M8
MILWAUKEE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER THERMAL SERVICE INCMilwaukeeWI$32.5M1
GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN SERVICES INCVincennesIN$32.5M5
LONE STAR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERConroeTX$32.4M9
THE FLOATING HOSPITAL INCLong Island CityNY$32.4M8
WILLOW HEALTH CARE INCWillow SpringsMO$32.3M7
BEECHWOOD HEALTH CARE CENTER INCGetzvilleNY$32.3M3
LIMA MEMORIAL PROFESSIONAL CORPORATIONLimaOH$32.3M18
RURAL HEALTH CARE INCPalatkaFL$32.2M11
WHITNEY M YOUNG JR HEALTH CENTER INCAlbanyNY$32.2M12
HOWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITALNashvilleAR$32.2M7