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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 83 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
TRADEWINDS SERVICES INCMerrillvilleIN$20.1M8
Community Health & Dental Care IncPottstownPA$20.1M11
SAM SCHMIDT FOUNDATIONLas VegasNV$20M3
Pawnee Valley Community Hospital IncLarnedKS$20M10
THE BOSTON HOME INCBostonMA$20M8
West Florida Health Home Care IncTemple TerraceFL$20M14
ADVOCATE HEALTH CARE NETWORKOak BrookIL$20M17
SARAH BUSH LINCOLN HEALTH SYSTEMMattoonIL$20M6
CHESAPEAKE REGIONAL MEDICAL GROUPChesapeakeVA$20M7
GREENE COUNTY HEALTH CARE INCSnow HillNC$20M11
CARETEAM PLUS INCConwaySC$20M6
St Vincent Clay Hospital IncSt LouisMO$20M14
DRUG INFORMATION ASSOCIATION INCWashingtonDC$20M14
THE SOUTHAMPTON HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INCSouthamptonNY$20M1
SUMMIT COMMUNITY CARE CLINIC INCFriscoCO$20M12
ASCENSION RIVER DISTRICT HOSPITALSt LouisMO$19.9M12
GOLD CROSS AMBULANCE SERVICE INCMenashaWI$19.9M3
VNA CARE MANAGEMENT RESOURCES INCWorcesterMA$19.9M10
HEALING HANDS MINISTRIES INCDallasTX$19.9M11
ALL CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC ATTN TAX DEPTBaltimoreMD$19.9M18
The Medical Center Hospital AuthorityColumbusGA$19.9M0
SUNNY VISTA LIVING CENTERColorado SpringsCO$19.9M6
MISSISSIPPI BAPTIST HEALTH SYSTEMS INCJacksonMS$19.9M17
MARIAN VILLAGE CORPORATIONLivoniaMI$19.9M8
THE SCRIVEN FOUNDATIONNew YorkNY$19.9M0
EXCEPTIONAL CARE FOR CHILDRENNewarkDE$19.8M8
GREAT PLAINS OF CHEYENNE COUNTY INCWichitaKS$19.8M9
HopeWay FoundationCharlotteNC$19.8M6
ARIZONA ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS INCPhoenixAZ$19.8M6
Rural Health IncAnnaIL$19.8M7
LIFE-SKILLS INCSturbridgeMA$19.8M6
ST LUKE RESIDENTIAL HEALTH CARE FACILITY INCOswegoNY$19.8M2
THE REUTLINGER COMMUNITYDanvilleCA$19.8M9
AG Rhodes Health & Rehab Wesley WoodsAtlantaGA$19.8M6
Mountainlands Community Health CenterProvoUT$19.8M7
PHILIP HEALTH SERVICES INCPhilipSD$19.8M5
TAMID HEALTHCARE NFPLincolnwoodIL$19.7M7
HELENE FULD COLLEGE OF NURSINGNew YorkNY$19.7M9
University Extended Care IncAugustaGA$19.7M14
SYRACUSE HOME ASSOCIATIONBaldwinsvilleNY$19.7M2
Mercy Hospital Iowa City IowaIowa CityIA$19.7M8
Cornerstone VNARochesterNH$19.7M8
KATHERINE LUTHER RESIDENTIAL HEALTHCARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER INCClintonNY$19.7M7
MERCY LIFE OF ALABAMAMobileAL$19.7M11
COLORADO SHEET METAL WORKERS' LOCAL 9 HEALTH FUNDDenverCO$19.7M4
FOREFRONT LIVING HOSPICEDallasTX$19.7M9
ST BERNARDS COMMUNITY HOSPITALWynneAR$19.6M6
ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE NETWORK INCRenoNV$19.6M2
WILLIAMSON HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER INCWilliamsonWV$19.6M7
LAWRENCE MEMORIAL HEALTH FOUNDATION INCWalnut RidgeAR$19.6M5