The report analyzes key employee compensation derived from 140,947 observations from 87,529 Forms 990 and 990-EZ filed by 501(c) organizations with the IRS for fiscal year 2020.
Specific to hospitals, Candid analyzed C501(c)(3) general and rehabilitative hospitals with budgets ranging from $250,000 or less to more than $50 million to draw observations on the compensation of 622 CEOs/executive directors nationwide.
Below are percentile breakdowns and averages for the compensation of CEOs/executive directors of C501(c)(3) general and rehabilitative hospitals by metropolitan statistical area. Complete percentile breakdowns are available for MSAs with more than 20 observations; limited percentiles are available for cities with at least 15 observations, the minimum to be included in the overview below.
Atlanta
Based on 24 salary observations
Average: $952,618
10th Percentile: $196,515
25th Percentile: $302,355
Median: $545,764
75th Percentile: $864,485
90th Percentile: $2,474,247
Baltimore
Based on 20 salary observations
Average: $1,230,480
10th Percentile: $165,971
25th Percentile: $212,004
Median: $573,073
75th Percentile: $1,537,306
90th Percentile: $2,296,125
Boston
Based on 34 salary observations
Average: $781,395
10th Percentile: $174,616
25th Percentile: $241,420
Median: $575,585
75th Percentile: $907,794
90th Percentile: $1,818,872
Chicago
Based on 32 salary observations
Average: $678,053
10th Percentile: $88,568
25th Percentile: $205,753
Median: $361,758
75th Percentile: $865,400
90th Percentile: $1,644,751
Dallas
Based on 31 salary observations
Average: $1,212,180
10th Percentile: $121,000
25th Percentile: $319,341
Median: $516,380
75th Percentile: $1,081,574
90th Percentile: $1,594,573
Los Angeles
Based on 31 salary observations
Average: $597,822
10th Percentile: $92,152
25th Percentile: $146,146
Median: $214,500
75th Percentile: $379,359
90th Percentile: $1,550,174
New York
Based on 21 salary observations
Average: $1,161,910
10th Percentile: $98,251
25th Percentile: $150,000
Median: $258,840
75th Percentile: $570,427
90th Percentile: $2,252,823
Philadelphia
Based on 21 salary observations
Average: $789,206
10th Percentile: $71,169
25th Percentile: $126,202
Median: $583,763
75th Percentile: $1,144,026
90th Percentile: $1,549,534
Pittsburgh
Based on 15 salary observations
Average: $1,187,471
25th Percentile: $312,077
Median: $375,000
75th Percentile: $720,626
St. Louis
Based on 39 salary observations
Average: $920,193
10th Percentile: $206,985
25th Percentile: $342,965
Median: $468,944
75th Percentile: $697,974
90th Percentile: $987,643
Washington, D.C.
Based on 19 salary observations
Average: $872,255
25th Percentile: $199,788
Median: $701,625
75th Percentile: $1,078,401
