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. Total revenue on that return was $2,580,198,511, down 5.9% from $2,742,465,974 for the fiscal year ending August 2024. Community Health System (Fresno) ranks 190th of 229 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 8%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending August 2025, IRS object ID 202641949349301414.View the filing
Peers: the 183 other hospital systems on this site. Ranked 168th of 184 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 |
Also paid on the latest return: Aldo De La Torre - Division (PRESIDENT, INS SVCS & MANAGED CARE), $960,558; Carla Milton (SVP, CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER), $932,116; Daniel Davis (DIVISION PRESIDENT, HOSPITALS), $924,663; Tracy Kiritani (VP, HOSPITAL FINANCIAL OPERATIONS), $844,612; Jeffrey Thomas - Vp (CHIEF MEDICAL & QUALITY OFFICER CRMC), $758,835; Deborah Moffett - Vice (FINANCIAL OFFICER/VP, FINANCE), $584,459; Alan Christianson (VP, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER CCMC), $566,203; Isabel Martinez - First Vs (DIRECTOR CORP GOVERNANCE), $210,837; Kathy Melendez - Second (VS/BOARD GOVERNANCE SPECIALIST), $99,582.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Roger Sturdevant (CHAIR), Greg Estep (CHAIR-ELECT), Karen McCaffrey (SECRETARY), Susan Abundis (BOARD MEMBER), Lori Bennett EdD (BOARD MEMBER), Ronald Bierma MD (BOARD MEMBER (THRU 12/24)), Keith Boone MD (BOARD MEMBER), Mark Coelho (BOARD MEMBER), Greg Copeland Do (BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 02/25)), Nicholas Dugan (BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 02/25)), Fabiola Gonzalez (BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 05/25)), Gerardo Hernandez (BOARD MEMBER), Wagih Ibrahim MD (BOARD MEMBER), Leland Parnagian (BOARD MEMBER), Joshua Peterson (BOARD MEMBER (THRU 12/24)), Ruth Quinto (BOARD MEMBER (THRU 12/24)), Chandrasekar Venugopal MD (BOARD MEMBER).
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 190th of 229 hospital systems by CEO pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 189th, Akron Children's, $1,791,308
- Next in this ranking: 191st, Queen's Health Systems, $1,759,879
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 (CEO), 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).
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.
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).
Community Health System (Fresno)'s return for the fiscal year ending August 2025 reports total expenses of $2,461,132,491 and total revenue of $2,580,198,511 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $119,066,020. Expenses were $2,423,732,197 for the fiscal year ending August 2024, so they rose 1.5%. The CEO's pay of $1,767,621 equals 0.07% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns Community Health System (Fresno) filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. The latest full-year return was filed on July 13, 2026. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending August 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.