Avera Health CEO salary and executive pay
Avera Health paid its CEO, James Dover, $2,504,735 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. On the return for the fiscal year ending June 2024, the CEO was Bob Sutton, paid $2,140,896. Avera Health ranks 114th of 148 hospital systems on this site by CEO pay. Avera Health has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 46-0422673, Sioux Falls, SD.
CEO, fiscal year ending June 2025
$2,504,735
Also listed with a chief executive title on this filing: Dr Ronald Place (President/CEO, McKennan), $1,122,887; Doug EkerenRetired May 2025 (President/CEO, Sacred Heart), $690,419; Debbie Streier (President/CEO, Marshall), $596,201; Daniel Bjerknes (President/CEO, St. Luke's), $595,749; Dr Hillary Rockwell (President/CEO, Queen of Peace), $557,277; Shantel Krebs (President/CEO, St. Mary's), $468,629.
- Revenue on this return
- $359,131,383
- This is the system's parent filer; most revenue is reported by Avera Mckennan (EIN 46-0224743), $1,859,516,401 on its latest return.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202621359349303687.View the filing
Revenue is Part I, line 12. Pay as a share of revenue and the peer comparison are not shown for a parent filer.
Highest-paid people on the latest return
On the latest return, 17 people were paid more than $500,000, 6 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| James Dover CEO President/CEO | $2,504,735 |
| David FlicekChief Operating Officer, Vice Pres | $1,497,202 |
| Julie LauttCFO, Treasurer | $1,294,581 |
| Yassine Kanaan MDRadiology | $1,134,392 |
| Dr Ronald PlacePresident/CEO, McKennan | $1,122,887 |
CEO pay by year
Each row is the CEO on that year's return.
| Fiscal year ending | Name and title | Total | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2025 | James Dover CEO President/CEO | $2,504,735 | $359,131,383 | Filing |
| Jun 2024 | Bob Sutton CEO President/CEO (End 08/2023) | $2,140,896 | $278,424,080 | Filing |
| Jun 2023 | Bob Sutton CEO President/CEO, Board Member | $2,133,816 | $285,338,511 | Filing |
| Jun 2022 | Bob Sutton CEO President/CEO | $2,101,799 | $441,737,044 | Filing |
How this pay was reported
The parts of each total, as reported on the return for the fiscal year ending June 2025.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202621359349303687.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| James DoverPresident/CEO | $2,453,843 | $50,892 | $2,312,616 | $76,501 | $64,726 | $17,250 | $33,642 | $2,504,735 |
| David FlicekChief Operating Officer, Vice Pres | $1,450,140 | $47,062 | $1,382,300 | $47,730 | $20,110 | $17,250 | $29,812 | $1,497,202 |
| Julie LauttCFO, Treasurer | $1,274,363 | $20,218 | $1,226,098 | $41,964 | $6,301 | $17,250 | $2,968 | $1,294,581 |
| Yassine Kanaan MDRadiology | $1,086,199 | $48,193 | $842,988 | $220,712 | $22,499 | $17,250 | $30,943 | $1,134,392 |
| Dr Ronald Place*President/CEO, McKennan | $1,093,970 | $28,917 | $1,045,760 | $35,190 | $13,020 | $17,250 | $11,667 | $1,122,887 |
These figures come from Avera Health's Form 990 returns, as the IRS publishes them. The methodology page explains how they're chosen. To report an error, email corrections@ceopaycheck.com.
How Avera Health compares
Ranked 114th of 148 hospital systems by CEO pay.
Closest in revenue among the hospital systems on this site:
Penn State Health$3,235,216 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
St. Luke's Health System (Idaho)$2,104,597 (CEO), fiscal year ending Sep 2025
Beth Israel Lahey Health$4,734,371 (CEO), fiscal year ending Sep 2025
WellSpan Health$3,176,598 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Dartmouth Health$2,525,898 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
James Dover (President/CEO) was paid $2,504,735 for the fiscal year ending June 2025: $2,453,843 from Avera Health and $50,892 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F). Avera Health ranks 114th of 148 hospital systems on this site by CEO pay.
The CEO, James Dover, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $2,504,735. Next was David Flicek (Chief Operating Officer, Vice Pres), at $1,497,202. On the latest return, 17 people were paid more than $500,000, 6 of them more than $1 million.
Avera Health paid its CEO, James Dover, $2,504,735 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. On the return for the fiscal year ending June 2024, the CEO was Bob Sutton, paid $2,140,896. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending June 2022, when the CEO was Bob Sutton, paid $2,101,799. By fiscal year end: June 2022, $2,101,799 (Bob Sutton); June 2023, $2,133,816; June 2024, $2,140,896; June 2025, $2,504,735 (James Dover).
From the 4 Form 990 returns Avera Health filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending June 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above. The methodology page explains how they're chosen.