BJC HealthCare CEO salary and executive pay
BJC HealthCare paid its CEO, BJC LIEKWEG RICHARD, $5,392,901 for the fiscal year ending December 2024. On the return for the fiscal year ending December 2023, the CEO was BJCCHS SCHAPER STEVEN, paid $245,501. BJC HealthCare ranks 54th of 148 hospital systems on this site by CEO pay. BJC HealthCare has 3 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2024. Also known as BJC Health System.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 75-3052953, St Louis, MO.
CEO, fiscal year ending December 2024
$5,392,901
Also listed with a chief executive title on this filing: HSKC DAVIS JOHN R MD (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, DIRECTOR), $1,373,293; SLHSHCH BRENNAN ANITA (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR), $480,647; BJCCHS SCHAPER STEVEN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SECRETARY), $265,479.
- Total revenue
- $11,251,316,536
- CEO pay vs. peers
- Higher than 6%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending December 2024, IRS object ID 202533219349324948.View the filing
Peers: the 120 other hospital systems on this site. Ranked 113th of 121 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.05% of revenue, our calculation from the same return. Revenue is Part I, line 12; peers are compared on their latest full-year returns.
BJC files a group return and puts an entity code in front of each name, defined in Schedule O ("BJC - BJC HEALTH SYSTEM (DBA BJC HEALTHCARE)"). Part VII titles Richard Liekweg "PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR"; Schedule L on the latest return lists him as CEO, so he leads for that year. The other chief executive titles belong to subsidiaries, such as HSKC (Heart Surgeons of Kansas City).
Highest-paid people on the latest return
On the latest return, 76 people were paid more than $500,000, 29 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| BJC LIEKWEG RICHARD CEO PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR; CEO (Schedule L) | $5,392,901 |
| BJC BARTO NICKPRESIDENT & TREASURER | $3,301,171 |
| SLHS ESTES MELINDAFORMER PRESIDENT, CEO | $2,880,108 |
| BJC CANNON ROBERT WGROUP PRESIDENT | $2,440,282 |
| BJC ROBB CHARLESEXEC VP, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | $2,430,190 |
CEO pay by year
Each row is the CEO on that year's return.
| Fiscal year ending | Name and title | Total | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2024 | BJC LIEKWEG RICHARD CEO PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR; CEO (Schedule L) | $5,392,901 | $11,251,316,536 | Filing |
| Dec 2023 | BJCCHS SCHAPER STEVEN CEO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SECRETARY | $245,501 | $6,738,340,519 | Filing |
| Dec 2022 | BJCCHS SCHAPER STEVEN CEO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SECRETARY | $219,918 | $6,064,117,954 | Filing |
How this pay was reported
The parts of each total, as reported on the return for the fiscal year ending December 2024.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending December 2024, IRS object ID 202533219349324948.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| BJC LIEKWEG RICHARDPRESIDENT, DIRECTOR; CEO (Schedule L) | $4,840,488 | $552,413 | $1,731,614 | $3,065,348 | $43,526 | $74,871 | $477,542 | $5,392,901 |
| BJC BARTO NICKPRESIDENT & TREASURER | $3,017,412 | $283,759 | $1,680,062 | $1,286,816 | $50,534 | $23,147 | $260,612 | $3,301,171 |
| SLHS ESTES MELINDAFORMER PRESIDENT, CEO | $2,861,408 | $18,700 | $15,075 | $2,396,634 | $449,699 | $17,250 | $1,450 | $2,880,108 |
| BJC CANNON ROBERT WGROUP PRESIDENT | $2,175,749 | $264,533 | $1,035,954 | $1,107,202 | $32,593 | $95,258 | $169,275 | $2,440,282 |
| BJC ROBB CHARLESEXEC VP, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | $2,371,297 | $58,893 | $952,263 | $1,082,746 | $336,288 | $27,600 | $31,293 | $2,430,190 |
These figures come from BJC HealthCare'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 BJC HealthCare compares
Ranked 54th of 148 hospital systems by CEO pay.
Closest in revenue among the hospital systems on this site:
Northwestern Medicine$8,174,061 (CEO), fiscal year ending Aug 2025
Bon Secours Mercy Health$12,809,033 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
CommonSpirit Health$14,175,319 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Banner Health$13,535,312 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
NewYork-Presbyterian$26,271,976 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Common questions
BJC LIEKWEG RICHARD (PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR; CEO (Schedule L)) was paid $5,392,901 for the fiscal year ending December 2024: $4,840,488 from BJC HealthCare and $552,413 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F). BJC HealthCare ranks 54th of 148 hospital systems on this site by CEO pay.
The CEO, BJC LIEKWEG RICHARD, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $5,392,901. Next was BJC BARTO NICK (PRESIDENT & TREASURER), at $3,301,171. On the latest return, 76 people were paid more than $500,000, 29 of them more than $1 million.
BJC HealthCare paid its CEO, BJC LIEKWEG RICHARD, $5,392,901 for the fiscal year ending December 2024. On the return for the fiscal year ending December 2023, the CEO was BJCCHS SCHAPER STEVEN, paid $245,501. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending December 2022, when the CEO was BJCCHS SCHAPER STEVEN, paid $219,918. By fiscal year end: December 2022, $219,918 (BJCCHS SCHAPER STEVEN); December 2023, $245,501; December 2024, $5,392,901 (BJC LIEKWEG RICHARD).
From the 3 Form 990 returns BJC HealthCare filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2024. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending December 2024 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above. The methodology page explains how they're chosen.