Hackensack Meridian Health CEO salary and executive pay
Hackensack Meridian Health paid its CEO, Robert C Garrett, $13,541,590 for the fiscal year ending December 2024. That is up $5,769,321 (74.2%) from the fiscal year ending December 2023. Total revenue on that return was $8,846,442,863, up 18.5% from $7,466,842,942 for the fiscal year ending December 2023. Hackensack Meridian Health ranks 10th of 229 hospital systems on this site by CEO pay. Hackensack Meridian Health has 3 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2024.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 01-0649794, Edison, NJ.
CEO, fiscal year ending December 2024
$13,541,590
Also listed with a chief executive title on this filing: Ihor Sawczuk MD (Pres, Academics, Rsch, & Innov), $3,262,822; Lisa Tank (Pres, Chief Hosp Exec, HUMC), $1,348,818; Vito Buccellato (Trustee/Pres, Chief Hosp Exec, JSUMC), $1,217,767; Frank Citara (Trustee/ Pres, Chief Hosp Exec, OUMC), $907,348; Lisa Iachetti (Trustee/Pres, Chief Hosp Exec, PMC), $756,623; Patricia Carroll (Trustee/Pres, Chief Hosp Exec, OBMC/RBMC), $744,772; Michele Morrison (Trustee/Pres, Chief Hosp Exec, JFK), $693,987; Caitlin Miller (Trustee/Pres, Chief Hosp Exec, BMC), $603,131.
- Total revenue
- $8,846,442,863
- CEO pay vs. peers
- Higher than 55%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending December 2024, IRS object ID 202523199349302402.View the filing
Peers: the 183 other hospital systems on this site. Ranked 83rd of 184 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.
This is a group return: one Form 990 filed for a group of affiliated organizations together.
Highest-paid people on the latest return
On the latest return, 43 people were paid more than $500,000, 30 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Robert C Garrett CEO CEO/Trustee | $13,541,590 |
| Mark StauderTrustee/Chairperson/COO | $6,059,233 |
| Robert L GlenningPres, Fin & IT Svcs Div, CFO/Trustee, Secretary/Treasurer | $4,866,513 |
| Patrick YoungPres, Population Health | $4,121,940 |
| Daniel Varga MDPres, Chief Physician Executive | $3,367,459 |
Also paid on the latest return: Ihor Sawczuk MD (Pres, Academics, Rsch, & Innov), $3,262,822; Audrey C Murphy ESQ (EVP, Co-Chief Legal Officer), $3,152,993; Mark D Sparta MD (Trustee/Pres, N Reg & Pres, CHE, HUMC), $2,945,429; Kenneth N Sable MD (Pres, South Reg), $2,825,416; Ann B Gavzy Esq (EVP, Co-Chief Legal Officer), $2,811,569; James Blazar (EVP, Chief Strategy Officer), $2,454,717; Linda McHugh (Trustee/Vice Chair, EVP Chief Experience Officer), $2,442,099; Joyce Hendricks (Trustee/Chief Development Officer), $2,093,638; Kash Patel (EVP, Chief Digital and Info Officer (Termed 9/30/2024)), $1,977,715; Jeffrey Boscamp (Pres & Dean, School of Medicine), $1,970,931; Anne Goodwill-Pritchett (EVP, Revenue Operations (Termed 3/9/2024)), $1,811,034; Todd Way (Reg President, Hospitals), $1,805,916; Donna Snider CFA (SVP, Chief Investment Officer), $1,730,233; Timothy J Hogan (Trustee/EVP, CTS & Pres, CHE, RMC), $1,711,970; Jose Azar (EVP, Chief Quality Officer), $1,550,489; and 34 more.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Alexander Duran (Trustee/Vice Chairperson), Alexander Taylor (Trustee/Treasurer), Ankit Gupta (Trustee/Treasurer), Brian M Nelson Esq (Trustee/Vice Chairperson), Carol B Stillwell (Trustee/Treasurer), Carol D Schaefer (Trustee/Secretary), Charles H Shotmeyer (Trustee/Vice Chairperson), Chris Sammarco (Trustee/Treasurer), Christopher A Rotio (Trustee/Secretary), Christopher Maher (Trustee/Chairperson), Deborah R Mathis-Sundermann (Trustee/Secretary/Treasurer/Chairperson), Domenic M DiPiero III (Trustee/Vice Chairperson), Douglas Schwarz (Trustee/Vice Chairperson), Evaristo F Stanziale (Trustee/Chairperson), Frank J Vuono (Trustee/Vice Chairperson), Frank L Fekete CPA (Trustee/Vice Chairperson), Gordon Pingicer (Trustee/Secretary), Helen Lucciola (Trustee/Secretary), James J Galeota (Trustee/Secretary/Treasurer), James M Bollerman (Trustee/Treasurer), Jereme J Kokes (Trustee/Treasurer), Joan M Hart (Trustee/Secretary), John C Meditz (Trustee/Chairperson), John F Reinhardt (Trustee/Vice Chairperson), John JD Pearce (Trustee/Vice Chairperson), and 192 more.
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 | Robert C Garrett CEO CEO/Trustee | $13,541,590 | $8,846,442,863 | Filing |
| Dec 2023 Amended | ROBERT C GARRETT CEO CEO/TRUSTEE | $7,772,269 | $7,466,842,942 | Filing |
| Dec 2022 | Robert C Garrett CEO CEO/Trustee | $5,984,779 | $6,674,422,433 | 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 202523199349302402.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Robert C GarrettCEO/Trustee | $10,828,094 | $2,713,496 | $2,780,093 | $6,660,986 | $1,387,015 | $2,681,899 | $31,597 | $13,541,590 |
| Mark StauderTrustee/Chairperson/COO | $5,309,981 | $749,252 | $1,818,757 | $3,194,753 | $296,471 | $720,452 | $28,800 | $6,059,233 |
| Robert L GlenningPres, Fin & IT Svcs Div, CFO/Trustee, Secretary/Treasurer | $4,506,332 | $360,181 | $1,455,768 | $2,411,185 | $639,379 | $322,537 | $37,644 | $4,866,513 |
| Patrick YoungPres, Population Health | $3,665,554 | $456,386 | $1,094,634 | $2,368,730 | $202,190 | $415,684 | $40,702 | $4,121,940 |
| Daniel Varga MDPres, Chief Physician Executive | $3,076,319 | $291,140 | $1,184,027 | $1,678,354 | $213,938 | $259,047 | $32,093 | $3,367,459 |
These figures come from Hackensack Meridian 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 Hackensack Meridian Health compares
Ranked 10th of 229 hospital systems by CEO pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 9th, Ascension, $14,086,474
- Next in this ranking: 11th, Banner Health, $13,535,312
Closest in revenue among the hospital systems on this site:
Stanford Health Care$5,385,633 (CEO), fiscal year ending Aug 2025
Vanderbilt University Medical Center$16,481,139 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Memorial Hermann Health System$6,061,094 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Northside Hospital$5,944,335 (CEO), fiscal year ending Sep 2025
Cleveland Clinic$9,709,152 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Common questions
Robert C Garrett (CEO/Trustee) was paid $13,541,590 for the fiscal year ending December 2024: $10,828,094 from Hackensack Meridian Health and $2,713,496 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The CEO, Robert C Garrett, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $13,541,590.
Hackensack Meridian Health paid its CEO, Robert C Garrett, $13,541,590 for the fiscal year ending December 2024. That is up $5,769,321 (74.2%) from the fiscal year ending December 2023. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending December 2022, when the CEO was Robert C Garrett, paid $5,984,779. By fiscal year end: December 2022, $5,984,779 (Robert C Garrett); December 2023, $7,772,269; December 2024, $13,541,590.
Hackensack Meridian Health's return for the fiscal year ending December 2024 reports total expenses of $8,311,698,467 and total revenue of $8,846,442,863 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $534,744,396. Expenses were $7,143,661,248 for the fiscal year ending December 2023, so they rose 16.4%. The CEO's pay of $13,541,590 equals 0.16% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 3 Form 990 returns Hackensack Meridian Health filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2024. The latest full-year return was filed on November 15, 2025. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending December 2024 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.