Community Health System (Fresno) CEO salary and executive pay
Community Health System (Fresno) paid its CEO, CRAIG WAGONER, $1,767,621 for the fiscal year ending August 2025. On the return for the fiscal year ending August 2024, the CEO was CRAIG S CASTRO, paid $2,988,519. Community Health System (Fresno) ranks 134th of 148 hospital systems on this site by CEO pay. All of CRAIG WAGONER's reportable pay, $1,725,153, came from related organizations (column E). Community Health System (Fresno) has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 94-1156276, Fresno, CA.
CEO, fiscal year ending August 2025
$1,767,621
Highest-paid person, fiscal year ending August 2025
$3,115,707CRAIG S CASTRO - PRES CEO(THRU 02/25)/CONSULTANT(AS OF 02/25)
- Total revenue
- $2,580,198,511
- CEO pay vs. peers
- Higher than 11%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending August 2025, IRS object ID 202641949349301414.View the filing
Peers: the 120 other hospital systems on this site. Ranked 107th of 121 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.07% 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, 12 people were paid more than $500,000, 5 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| CRAIG S CASTRO - PRES CEO(THRU 02/25)/CONSULTANT(AS OF 02/25) | $3,115,707 |
| CRAIG WAGONER CEO PRESIDENT & CEO (AS OF 02/25) | $1,767,621 |
| CHRISTOPHER NEUMANSVP, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | $1,353,941 |
| THOMAS UTECHTSVP, CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER | $1,335,086 |
| BRIANNE L MARRIOTTSVP, CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER | $1,060,738 |
CEO pay by year
Each row is the CEO on that year's return.
| Fiscal year ending | Name and title | Total | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | CRAIG WAGONER CEO PRESIDENT & CEO (AS OF 02/25) | $1,767,621 | $2,580,198,511 | Filing |
| Aug 2024 | CRAIG S CASTRO CEO PRESIDENT, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | $2,988,519 | $2,742,465,974 | Filing |
| Aug 2023 | CRAIG S CASTRO CEO PRESIDENT, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | $2,602,629 | $2,493,947,088 | Filing |
| Aug 2022 | CRAIG S CASTRO - PRESIDENT CEO CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | $2,404,360 | $2,178,552,926 | Filing |
How this pay was reported
The parts of each total, as reported on the return for the fiscal year ending August 2025.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending August 2025, IRS object ID 202641949349301414.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Related | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| CRAIG S CASTRO - PRES CEO(THRU 02/25)/CONSULTANT(AS OF 02/25) | $0 | $2,275,887 | $839,820 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $1,915,047 | $150,000 | $210,840 | $813,432 | $26,388 | $3,115,707 | |||
| CRAIG WAGONERPRESIDENT & CEO (AS OF 02/25) | $0 | $1,725,153 | $42,468 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $1,097,311 | $501,220 | $126,622 | $24,150 | $18,318 | $1,767,621 | |||
| CHRISTOPHER NEUMANSVP, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | $0 | $1,317,242 | $36,699 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $806,582 | $454,433 | $56,227 | $20,700 | $15,999 | $1,353,941 | |||
| THOMAS UTECHTSVP, CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER | $1,281,866 | $0 | $53,220 | $805,897 | $409,249 | $66,720 | $27,600 | $25,620 | $1,335,086 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||
| BRIANNE L MARRIOTTSVP, CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER | $0 | $1,016,326 | $44,412 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $666,261 | $279,793 | $70,272 | $20,700 | $23,712 | $1,060,738 | |||
These figures come from Community Health System (Fresno)'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 Community Health System (Fresno) compares
Ranked 134th of 148 hospital systems by CEO pay.
Closest in revenue among the hospital systems on this site:
WakeMed$2,218,512 (CEO), fiscal year ending Sep 2025
Cooper University Health Care$3,398,140 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Methodist Health System (Dallas)$4,078,719 (CEO), fiscal year ending Sep 2025
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center$2,598,413 (highest-paid), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
University of Maryland Medical System$3,940,617 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
CRAIG WAGONER (PRESIDENT & CEO (AS OF 02/25)) was paid $1,767,621 for the fiscal year ending August 2025: $0 from Community Health System (Fresno), $1,725,153 from related organizations and $42,468 in other compensation (Part VII columns D, E and F). Community Health System (Fresno) ranks 134th of 148 hospital systems on this site by CEO pay.
The highest-paid person on the latest return was CRAIG S CASTRO - PRES CEO ((THRU 02/25)/CONSULTANT(AS OF 02/25)), at $3,115,707. That is $1,348,086 more than the CEO, CRAIG WAGONER. Next was CHRISTOPHER NEUMAN (SVP, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER), at $1,353,941. On the latest return, 12 people were paid more than $500,000, 5 of them more than $1 million.
Community Health System (Fresno) paid its CEO, CRAIG WAGONER, $1,767,621 for the fiscal year ending August 2025. On the return for the fiscal year ending August 2024, the CEO was CRAIG S CASTRO, paid $2,988,519. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending August 2022, when the CEO was CRAIG S CASTRO - PRESIDENT, paid $2,404,360. By fiscal year end: August 2022, $2,404,360 (CRAIG S CASTRO - PRESIDENT); August 2023, $2,602,629 (CRAIG S CASTRO); August 2024, $2,988,519; August 2025, $1,767,621 (CRAIG WAGONER).
From the 4 Form 990 returns Community Health System (Fresno) filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending August 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above. The methodology page explains how they're chosen.