Cooper University Health Care CEO salary and executive pay
Cooper University Health Care paid its CEO, Kevin O'Dowd JD, $3,398,140 for the fiscal year ending December 2024. That is up $77,737 (2.3%) from the fiscal year ending December 2023. Total revenue on that return was $2,550,029,191, up 10.3% from $2,311,381,212 for the fiscal year ending December 2023. Cooper University Health Care ranks 104th of 229 hospital systems on this site by CEO pay. Cooper University Health Care has 3 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2024.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 21-0634462, Camden, NJ.
CEO, fiscal year ending December 2024
$3,398,140
Also listed with a chief executive title on this filing: Anthony Mazzarelli Mdjdmbe (CO-PRESIDENT/CEO), $3,297,579.
- Total revenue
- $2,550,029,191
- CEO pay vs. peers
- Higher than 48%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending December 2024, IRS object ID 202503219349324655.View the filing
Peers: the 183 other hospital systems on this site. Ranked 95th of 184 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.13% 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, 21 people were paid more than $500,000, 10 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Kevin O'Dowd JD CEO CO-PRESIDENT/CEO | $3,398,140 |
| Anthony Mazzarelli MdjdmbeCO-PRESIDENT/CEO | $3,297,579 |
| Daniel Tonetti MDDIRECTOR CV NEUROSURGERY | $2,027,799 |
| Michael Rosenbloom MDDIRECTOR COOPER HEART INSTITUTE | $1,861,762 |
| Brian ReillyCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | $1,835,235 |
Also paid on the latest return: Adam Elfant MD (DIVISION HEAD, GASTROENTEROLOGY), $1,656,482; Frank W Bowen III MD (DIRECTOR, THORACIC SURGICAL ONCO), $1,551,772; Eric Kupersmith MD (SVP, CHIEF PHYS. EXEC HOSPITALIST), $1,516,973; Michael Sabia MD (DIVISION HEAD, PAIN MANAGEMENT), $1,349,979; Generosa Grana MD (TRUSTEE/DIR ANDERSON CANCER CENTR), $1,208,160; Sean Murphy (SR EVP/GENERAL COUNSEL/BD.SEC), $956,035; Roland Schwarting MD (TRUSTEE/CHIEF, PATHOLOGY), $933,740; Jeffrey P Carpenter MD (CHIEF, DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY), $929,164; Robin L Perry MD (CHIEF, DEPT OF OB GYN), $872,422; Michael E Chansky MD (TRUSTEE / CHIEF, EMERGENCY MED), $769,764; Michael Goodman MD (TRUSTEE, PRES MED STAFF), $721,858; Robert Hockel (SVP, OPERATIONS), $703,229; Elizabeth Green (SVP HUMAN RESOURCE), $676,007; John Vazquez (SECRETARY (AS OF 04/2024)), $650,131; Kenneth M Wright (SVP/CHIEF ACCTG OFFICER), $641,010; and 4 more.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: George E Norcross III (CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD/TRUSTEE), Peter S Amenta MD PhD (TRUSTEE), Sidney R Brown (TRUSTEE), Leon D Dembo Esq (TRUSTEE), Faustino Fernandez-Vina Esq (TRUSTEE), Charles W Foulke III (TRUSTEE), Phoebe A Haddon JD LLM (TRUSTEE (THRU 05/2024)), Ron Jaworski (TRUSTEE (AS OF 01/2024)), Duane D Myers (TRUSTEE), Philip A Norcross Esq (TRUSTEE), Cheryl Norton (TRUSTEE), Annette Reboli MD (TRUSTEE), Kris Singh PhD (TRUSTEE (THRU 05/2024)), Richard T Smith (TRUSTEE (AS OF 04/2024)), Harvey A Snyder MD (TRUSTEE), Susan Weiner (TRUSTEE (THRU 05/2024)), William Wenzel (TRUSTEE (AS OF 12/2024)), Eli Winkler (TRUSTEE (AS OF 01/2024)).
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 | Kevin O'Dowd JD CEO CO-PRESIDENT/CEO | $3,398,140 | $2,550,029,191 | Filing |
| Dec 2023 | Kevin O'Dowd JD CEO CO-PRESIDENT/CEO | $3,320,403 | $2,311,381,212 | Filing |
| Dec 2022 | Kevin O'Dowd JD CEO CO-PRESIDENT/CEO | $2,965,553 | $2,041,378,524 | 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 202503219349324655.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Kevin O'Dowd JDCO-PRESIDENT/CEO | $3,143,641 | $254,499 | $1,385,241 | $1,592,941 | $165,459 | $217,050 | $37,449 | $3,398,140 |
| Anthony Mazzarelli MdjdmbeCO-PRESIDENT/CEO | $3,043,351 | $254,228 | $1,385,479 | $1,492,941 | $164,931 | $217,050 | $37,178 | $3,297,579 |
| Daniel Tonetti MDDIRECTOR CV NEUROSURGERY | $1,982,197 | $45,602 | $1,111,887 | $869,716 | $594 | $8,625 | $36,977 | $2,027,799 |
| Michael Rosenbloom MDDIRECTOR COOPER HEART INSTITUTE | $1,812,120 | $49,642 | $1,710,405 | $93,333 | $8,382 | $8,625 | $41,017 | $1,861,762 |
| Brian ReillyCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | $1,668,456 | $166,779 | $859,809 | $721,064 | $87,583 | $128,700 | $38,079 | $1,835,235 |
These figures come from Cooper University Health Care'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 Cooper University Health Care compares
Ranked 104th of 229 hospital systems by CEO pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 103rd, Boston Children's Hospital, $3,490,323
- Next in this ranking: 105th, Prisma Health, $3,374,451
Closest in revenue among the hospital systems on this site:
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
Community Health System (Fresno)$1,767,621 (CEO), fiscal year ending Aug 2025
WakeMed$2,218,512 (CEO), fiscal year ending Sep 2025
Common questions
Kevin O'Dowd JD (CO-PRESIDENT/CEO) was paid $3,398,140 for the fiscal year ending December 2024: $3,143,641 from Cooper University Health Care and $254,499 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The CEO, Kevin O'Dowd JD, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $3,398,140.
Cooper University Health Care paid its CEO, Kevin O'Dowd JD, $3,398,140 for the fiscal year ending December 2024. That is up $77,737 (2.3%) from the fiscal year ending December 2023. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending December 2022, when the CEO was Kevin O'Dowd JD, paid $2,965,553. By fiscal year end: December 2022, $2,965,553 (Kevin O'Dowd JD); December 2023, $3,320,403; December 2024, $3,398,140.
Cooper University Health Care's return for the fiscal year ending December 2024 reports total expenses of $2,328,736,380 and total revenue of $2,550,029,191 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $221,292,811. Expenses were $2,065,135,564 for the fiscal year ending December 2023, so they rose 12.8%. The CEO's pay of $3,398,140 equals 0.15% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 3 Form 990 returns Cooper University Health Care filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2024. The latest full-year return was filed on November 17, 2025. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending December 2024 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.