Corewell Health CEO salary and executive pay
The highest-paid person on Corewell Health's return for the fiscal year ending December 2024 was CHRISTINA FREESE DECKER, at $6,952,800. That is up $220,651 (3.3%) from the fiscal year ending December 2023. Corewell Health ranks 39th of 148 hospital systems on this site by top pay. Corewell Health has 3 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2024.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 38-3382353, Grand Rapids, MI.
Highest-paid person, fiscal year ending December 2024
$6,952,800
No one on this filing has a chief executive title, so this shows the highest-paid person.
- Revenue on this return
- $1,957,749,115
- This is the system's parent filer; most revenue is reported by Corewell Health Group Return (EIN 61-1740292), $11,491,275,449 on its latest return.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending December 2024, IRS object ID 202503219349302710.View the filing
Revenue is Part I, line 12. Pay as a share of revenue and the peer comparison are not shown for a parent filer.
Highest-paid people on the latest return
On the latest return, 22 people were paid more than $500,000, 19 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| CHRISTINA FREESE DECKERDIRECTOR/PRESIDENT | $6,952,800 |
| KONGKRIT CHAIYASATE MDPHYSICIAN | $3,572,350 |
| DARRYL ELMOUCHI MDCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER PY | $3,463,968 |
| PRAVEEN THADANIPRESIDENT PRIORITY HEALTH | $3,153,750 |
| MATTHEW E COXTREASURER | $3,081,750 |
Top 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2024 | CHRISTINA FREESE DECKERDIRECTOR/PRESIDENT (highest-paid; no CEO title listed) | $6,952,800 | $1,957,749,115 | Filing |
| Dec 2023 | CHRISTINA FREESE DECKERDIRECTOR/PRESIDENT (highest-paid; no CEO title listed) | $6,732,149 | $1,297,092,448 | Filing |
| Dec 2022 | CHRISTINA FREESE DECKERDIRECTOR/PRESIDENT (highest-paid; no CEO title listed) | $4,492,371 | $719,851,214 | 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 202503219349302710.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| CHRISTINA FREESE DECKERDIRECTOR/PRESIDENT | $5,453,830 | $1,498,970 | $2,489,108 | $2,726,865 | $237,857 | $1,462,145 | $36,825 | $6,952,800 |
| KONGKRIT CHAIYASATE MD*PHYSICIAN | $3,517,598 | $54,752 | $3,515,888 | $0 | $1,710 | $23,850 | $30,902 | $3,572,350 |
| DARRYL ELMOUCHI MDCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER PY | $3,007,016 | $456,952 | $1,525,444 | $1,374,225 | $107,347 | $418,200 | $38,752 | $3,463,968 |
| PRAVEEN THADANI*PRESIDENT PRIORITY HEALTH | $2,602,705 | $551,045 | $1,254,753 | $1,230,454 | $117,498 | $517,393 | $33,652 | $3,153,750 |
| MATTHEW E COXTREASURER | $2,523,615 | $558,135 | $1,237,492 | $1,186,309 | $99,814 | $520,376 | $37,759 | $3,081,750 |
These figures come from Corewell Health'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 Corewell Health compares
Ranked 39th of 148 hospital systems by top pay.
Closest in revenue among the hospital systems on this site:
Kaleida Health$3,764,180 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Hawai'i Pacific Health$1,393,821 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
UNC Rex Healthcare$3,939,666 (highest-paid), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Children's Hospital Colorado$4,286,194 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Baystate Health$1,747,717 (CEO), fiscal year ending Sep 2025
Common questions
The fiscal year ending December 2024 filing does not list anyone with a chief executive title. The highest-paid person, CHRISTINA FREESE DECKER (DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT), was paid $6,952,800. Corewell Health ranks 39th of 148 hospital systems on this site by top pay.
The highest-paid person on the latest return was CHRISTINA FREESE DECKER (DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT), at $6,952,800. Next was KONGKRIT CHAIYASATE MD (PHYSICIAN), at $3,572,350. On the latest return, 22 people were paid more than $500,000, 19 of them more than $1 million.
The highest-paid person on Corewell Health's return for the fiscal year ending December 2024 was CHRISTINA FREESE DECKER, at $6,952,800. That is up $220,651 (3.3%) from the fiscal year ending December 2023. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending December 2022, when the highest-paid person was CHRISTINA FREESE DECKER, paid $4,492,371. By fiscal year end: December 2022, $4,492,371 (CHRISTINA FREESE DECKER); December 2023, $6,732,149; December 2024, $6,952,800.
From the 3 Form 990 returns Corewell Health 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.