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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 8 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
SINAI HOSPITAL OF BALTIMORE INCBaltimoreMD$1B20
Morton Plant Hospital Association IncClearwaterFL$1B14
KADLEC REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERRentonWA$1B14
NORTH MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE DBA NORTH MEMORIAL HEALTHRobbinsdaleMN$998.7M30
ENLOE MEDICAL CENTERChicoCA$998M14
HEALTH NEW ENGLAND INCSpringfieldMA$995.6M17
JOHNSON & JOHNSON PATIENT ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION INCNew BrunswickNJ$992.1M0
SISTERS OF CHARITY OF LEAVENWORTH HEALTH SYSTEM INCBroomfieldCO$990.7M44
UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS HEALTH SYSTEM INCShaker HeightsOH$990.1M20
NORTH MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER INCTupeloMS$985.1M17
CATHOLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES - IOWA CORPDes MoinesIA$977M15
ASHLAND HOSPITAL CORPORATIONAshlandKY$976.8M13
BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITALMemphisTN$975.5M26
MERCY HEALTH SERVICES - IOWA CORPMason CityIA$972.7M20
POUDRE VALLEY HEALTH CARE INCFort CollinsCO$970.2M18
ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL OF ORANGERentonWA$970.1M11
THE GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL OF CINCINNATI OHIOCincinnatiOH$969M24
VALLEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITALMaderaCA$966.4M23
PIH Health Whittier HospitalWhittierCA$962.4M30
ST FRANCIS HOSPITALRoslynNY$960.2M12
MISSION HOSPITAL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERRentonWA$954.2M13
Christus Spohn Health System CorporationCorpus ChristiTX$954M27
The Children's Hospital of AlabamaBirminghamAL$953.2M12
ST JUDE HOSPITALRentonWA$950.5M13
BronxCare Health SystemsBronxNY$950.1M13
HOLMES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER INCRockledgeFL$948.7M10
APPALACHIAN REGIONAL HEALTHCARELexingtonKY$943.9M12
SOUTH MIAMI HOSPITAL INCMiamiFL$941.6M12
Hendrick Medical CenterAbileneTX$940.8M28
Baptist Health Care IncPensacolaFL$939.6M29
Torrance Memorial Medical CenterTorranceCA$932.7M15
SKY LAKES MEDICAL CENTERKlamath FallsOR$922.9M9
COMMUNITY MEDICAL ASSOCIATES INCLouisvilleKY$919.7M9
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF THE MONTEREY PENINSULAMontereyCA$919.6M16
BETHESDA HOSPITAL INCCincinnatiOH$917.3M23
Bryan Medical CenterLincolnNE$917M18
Central Washington Health Services AssociationWenatcheeWA$914.5M23
JOHNS HOPKINS ALL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL INCBaltimoreMD$912.8M27
BRIDGEPORT HOSPITALBridgeportCT$910M14
Edward HospitalArlington HeightsIL$908.3M30
WA FOOTE MEMORIAL HOSPITALJacksonMI$907.6M17
SAINT ALPHONSUS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER INCBoiseID$907M12
GEISINGER WYOMING VALLEY MEDICAL CENTERDanvillePA$905.8M21
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTER AT OAKLANDOaklandCA$905.4M17
Vassar Brothers Medical CenterPoughkeepsieNY$904.3M14
The Danbury HospitalDanburyCT$903.8M17
GEORGIA TECH APPLIED RESEARCH CORPORATIONAtlantaGA$903.3M18
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA PHYSICIANSMinneapolisMN$903M20
UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER INCLouisvilleKY$902.9M29
WOMAN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION D/B/A WOMAN'S HOSPITALBaton RougeLA$897.5M18