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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 9 of 451

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
ASCENSION PROVIDENCE HOSPITALSt LouisMO$896.9M15
Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health SystemArlingtonVA$896.4M20
SOUTH SHORE HOSPITAL INCSouth WeymouthMA$895.9M21
Prisma Health-University Medical GroupGreenvilleSC$893.4M25
Cook Children's Health PlanFort WorthTX$892.6M18
MGB POOLED HOLDINGS LLCSomervilleMA$892.1M5
Pasadena Hospital Association LtdPasadenaCA$891M25
Adventist Health SystemWestRosevilleCA$890.3M47
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical CenterPomonaCA$889.8M13
Owensboro Health IncOwensboroKY$888.7M28
SwedishAmerican HospitalRockfordIL$888.1M20
INOVA HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATIONFairfaxVA$885.9M14
Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center IncAthensGA$885.7M15
NAPLES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL INCNaplesFL$880.7M25
PORT CITY OPERATING COMPANY LLCRancho CordovaCA$878.6M7
ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITALPhiladelphiaPA$877.9M11
CABELL HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL INCHuntingtonWV$877M28
SAINT FRANCIS HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTERHartfordCT$876.8M17
BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH INCCharlestownMA$876.1M39
Dartmouth-Hitchcock ClinicLebanonNH$875.8M33
NORTHWELL HEALTH LABORATORIESWestburyNY$872.2M15
ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITALLittle RockAR$872M28
DAYTON OSTEOPATHIC HOSPITALMiamisburgOH$870.3M25
PENN STATE HEALTHHersheyPA$866M22
CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CARE FOUNDATIONLos AngelesCA$865.2M14
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATIONChicagoIL$862.7M43
Yuma Regional Medical CenterYumaAZ$861.2M17
GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTERWest IslipNY$857.8M10
PHOEBE PUTNEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INCAlbanyGA$857.5M14
Wellmont Health SystemJohnson CityTN$856.9M24
ANMED HEALTHAndersonSC$854.6M13
PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH SYSTEMPhiladelphiaPA$852.7M14
The Stamford HospitalStamfordCT$852.4M14
MUNSON MEDICAL CENTERTraverse CityMI$851.7M16
Baptist Health Medical Group IncLouisvilleKY$850.8M11
NORTHBAY HEALTHCARE GROUPFairfieldCA$850.1M22
WELLSPAN HEALTHYorkPA$844.6M25
JAMAICA HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTERJamaicaNY$840.7M9
SUTTER HEALTH ALLIANCE (FKA SUTTER HEALTH PLAN)SacramentoCA$837.8M14
Boca Raton Regional Hospital IncBoca RatonFL$837.2M13
GEISINGER SYSTEM SERVICESDanvillePA$836.9M26
TRUMAN MEDICAL CENTER INCORPORATEDKansas CityMO$835.9M9
BELLIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INCGreen BayWI$834.7M18
COVENANT MEDICAL CENTER INCSaginawMI$830.6M17
KENNEDY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL INCPhiladelphiaPA$817M9
MERCY HOSPITAL OKLAHOMA CITYOklahoma CityOK$810.2M20
ST PETER'S HOSPITALAlbanyNY$810.1M16
DELTA DENTAL OF VIRGINIARoanokeVA$807.5M17
Presence Central and Suburban Hospitals NetworkSt LouisMO$807.2M7
WESTERN HEALTH ADVANTAGESacramentoCA$806.4M12