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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 69 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
MERCY FLIGHTS INCMedfordOR$30.2M8
THE HEKTOEN INSTITUTE OF MEDICINEChicagoIL$30.2M7
Merrick Medical CenterCentral CityNE$30.2M10
SANTA CRUZ COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERSSanta CruzCA$30.2M13
CARING HEART REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER INCPhiladelphiaPA$30.1M6
VALLEY COMMUNITY HEALTHCARENorth HollywoodCA$30.1M12
Southern Indian Health CouncilAlpineCA$30.1M14
LAIRD HOSPITAL INCUnionMS$30.1M9
ASPIRUS INCWausauWI$30.1M28
RIVER HILLS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INCOttumwaIA$30M8
ATLANTA RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES INCAtlantaGA$30M7
Deaconess Illinois Union County Hospital IncAnnaIL$30M5
BATH COMMUNITY HOSPITALHot SpringsVA$30M8
Catholic Medical Center Physicians Practice AssociatesManchesterNH$30M12
MOBRIDGE REGIONAL HOSPITALMobridgeSD$30M8
ORLEANS COMMUNITY HEALTHMedinaNY$30M7
THE WASHTENAW PACE INCYpsilantiMI$30M11
VALLEY CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE FOUNDATIONMaderaCA$30M4
PROMEDICA INDEMNITY CORPORATIONBurlingtonVT$29.9M3
DOMINICAN SISTERS FAMILY HEALTH SERVICES INCOssiningNY$29.9M8
NATIONAL BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION INCFriscoTX$29.9M9
WEST RIVER HEALTH SERVICESHettingerND$29.9M15
CCMH CORPORATIONCarrolltonKY$29.9M6
KALOS HEALTH INCLockportNY$29.9M3
Edgerton Hospital and Health Services IncEdgertonWI$29.9M7
AXIS COMMUNITY HEALTH INCPleasantonCA$29.9M7
ADIRONDACK HEALTH INSTITUTE INCPlattsburghNY$29.9M6
NORTHERN OSWEGO COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES INCPulaskiNY$29.8M9
SENECA PLACEPittsburghPA$29.8M10
MUSC HEALTH PARTNERSCharlestonSC$29.8M8
Valley Baptist Legacy FoundationHarlingenTX$29.8M2
JOHNS HOPKINS PEDIATRICS AT HOME INCBaltimoreMD$29.7M20
SOUTHAMPTON HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONSouthamptonNY$29.7M0
GRACEMED HEALTH CLINIC INCWichitaKS$29.7M9
Blackstone Valley Community Health Care IncPawtucketRI$29.7M13
HONORHEALTH FOUNDATIONScottsdaleAZ$29.7M8
MOROVIS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INCMorovis$29.7M2
PLANNED PARENTHOOD LEAGUE OF MASSACHUSETTS INCBostonMA$29.6M8
Texas Children's Urgent CareBellaireTX$29.6M17
ALLIED SERVICES INSTITUTE OF REHABILITATION MEDICINEClarks SummitPA$29.6M7
American College of CardiologyWashingtonDC$29.5M28
Calvert Health System IncPrince FrederickMD$29.5M20
PLEASANT RIDGE MANORGirardPA$29.5M4
PRESBYTERIAN HOMES BLOOMINGTON CARE CENTER INCRosevilleMN$29.5M9
LOWER LIGHTS CHRISTIAN HEALTH CENTERColumbusOH$29.5M11
JACKSON RECOVERY CENTERS INCSioux CityIA$29.5M6
PROJECT HEALTH INCSumtervilleFL$29.5M13
SISTERS OF ST MARY OF OREGON MARYVILLE CORPORATIONBeavertonOR$29.5M6
HERITAGE VALLEY HEALTH SYSTEMINCBeaverPA$29.4M4
VIRTUA HOME CARE - COMMUNITY NURSING SERVICES INCMarltonNJ$29.4M9