Cedars-Sinai CEO salary and executive pay
The highest-paid person on Cedars-Sinai's return for the fiscal year ending June 2025 was THOMAS M PRISELAC, at $9,076,459. That is up $267,658 (3.0%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. Cedars-Sinai ranks 25th of 148 hospital systems on this site by top pay. Cedars-Sinai has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 95-1644600, Los Angeles, CA.
Highest-paid person, fiscal year ending June 2025
$9,076,459
No one on this filing has a chief executive title, so this shows the highest-paid person.
- Total revenue
- $5,868,996,069
- Top pay vs. peers
- Higher than 62%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202631349349313568.View the filing
Peers: the 120 other hospital systems on this site. Ranked 46th of 121 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.15% of revenue, our calculation from the same return. Revenue is Part I, line 12; peers are compared on their latest full-year returns.
Highest-paid people on the latest return
On the latest return, 14 people were paid more than $500,000, 12 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| THOMAS M PRISELACPRESIDENT/BOARD MEMBER | $9,076,459 |
| EDUARDO MARBAN MDEXEC DIRECTOR-HEART INSTITUTE | $4,546,853 |
| KEITH BLACK MDCHAIR-NEUROSURGERY | $4,220,602 |
| RAJENDRA MAKKAR MDEXEC DIRECTOR-CARDIAC INTERVENTIONAL SERVICES | $4,053,341 |
| SHLOMO MELMED MDCHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER | $3,872,673 |
CEO pay by year
Each row is the CEO on that year's return, or the highest-paid person where no one has a chief executive title.
| Fiscal year ending | Name and title | Total | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2025 | THOMAS M PRISELACPRESIDENT/BOARD MEMBER (highest-paid; no CEO title listed) | $9,076,459 | $5,868,996,069 | Filing |
| Jun 2024 | THOMAS M PRISELAC CEO PRESIDENT/CEO | $8,808,801 | $5,280,774,922 | Filing |
| Jun 2023 | THOMAS M PRISELAC CEO PRESIDENT/CEO | $6,625,477 | $4,655,895,710 | Filing |
| Jun 2022 | THOMAS M PRISELAC CEO PRESIDENT/CEO | $6,576,584 | $4,698,645,086 | 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 202631349349313568.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| THOMAS M PRISELACPRESIDENT/BOARD MEMBER | $7,858,909 | $1,217,550 | $2,652,577 | $3,317,694 | $1,888,638 | $1,188,608 | $28,942 | $9,076,459 |
| EDUARDO MARBAN MDEXEC DIRECTOR-HEART INSTITUTE | $4,147,273 | $399,580 | $2,594,572 | $579,284 | $973,417 | $360,725 | $38,855 | $4,546,853 |
| KEITH BLACK MDCHAIR-NEUROSURGERY | $3,911,579 | $309,023 | $2,557,649 | $586,661 | $767,269 | $273,820 | $35,203 | $4,220,602 |
| RAJENDRA MAKKAR MDEXEC DIRECTOR-CARDIAC INTERVENTIONAL SERVICES | $3,776,089 | $277,252 | $2,098,063 | $1,202,602 | $475,424 | $230,505 | $46,747 | $4,053,341 |
| SHLOMO MELMED MDCHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER | $3,293,445 | $579,228 | $1,538,092 | $949,202 | $806,151 | $551,350 | $27,878 | $3,872,673 |
These figures come from Cedars-Sinai'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 Cedars-Sinai compares
Ranked 25th of 148 hospital systems by top pay.
Closest in revenue among the hospital systems on this site:
Montefiore Health System$16,690,037 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Allina Health$4,092,093 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
OhioHealth$6,546,210 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Ochsner Health$7,011,513 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Highmark Health (Allegheny Health Network)$9,716,380 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Common questions
The fiscal year ending June 2025 filing does not list anyone with a chief executive title. The highest-paid person, THOMAS M PRISELAC (PRESIDENT/BOARD MEMBER), was paid $9,076,459. Cedars-Sinai ranks 25th of 148 hospital systems on this site by top pay.
The highest-paid person on the latest return was THOMAS M PRISELAC (PRESIDENT/BOARD MEMBER), at $9,076,459. Next was EDUARDO MARBAN MD (EXEC DIRECTOR-HEART INSTITUTE), at $4,546,853. On the latest return, 14 people were paid more than $500,000, 12 of them more than $1 million.
The highest-paid person on Cedars-Sinai's return for the fiscal year ending June 2025 was THOMAS M PRISELAC, at $9,076,459. That is up $267,658 (3.0%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending June 2022, when the CEO was THOMAS M PRISELAC, paid $6,576,584. By fiscal year end: June 2022, $6,576,584 (THOMAS M PRISELAC); June 2023, $6,625,477; June 2024, $8,808,801; June 2025, $9,076,459.
From the 4 Form 990 returns Cedars-Sinai 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.