Houston Methodist CEO salary and executive pay
Houston Methodist paid its CEO, MARC L BOOM MD, $8,338,578 for the fiscal year ending December 2024. That is up $1,198,944 (16.8%) from the fiscal year ending December 2023. Houston Methodist ranks 28th of 148 hospital systems on this site by CEO pay. Houston Methodist has 3 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2024. Also known as Methodist Hospital Group or Houston Methodist Hospital.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 35-2410801, Houston, TX.
CEO, fiscal year ending December 2024
$8,338,578
- Total revenue
- $4,404,411,075
- CEO pay vs. peers
- Higher than 74%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending December 2024, IRS object ID 202533119349302358.View the filing
Peers: the 120 other hospital systems on this site. Ranked 32nd of 121 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.19% of revenue, our calculation from the same return. Revenue is Part I, line 12; peers are compared on their latest full-year returns.
Methodist Hospital Group files a group return whose Part VII titles read "SEE SCHEDULE O". Schedule O says Marc Boom "RECEIVED HIS PART VII COMPENSATION FROM HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL" and held the title "PRESIDENT & CEO" there, which is the title shown.
Highest-paid people on the latest return
On the latest return, 44 people were paid more than $500,000, 20 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| MARC L BOOM MD CEO President & CEO (Schedule O) | $8,338,578 |
| KEVIN J BURNSSEE SCHEDULE O | $3,228,085 |
| ROBERTA L SCHWARTZ PHDSEE SCHEDULE O | $3,105,356 |
| RAMON M CANTUSEE SCHEDULE O | $2,794,634 |
| H DIRK SOSTMAN MDSEE SCHEDULE O | $2,248,246 |
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 | MARC L BOOM MD CEO President & CEO (Schedule O) | $8,338,578 | $4,404,411,075 | Filing |
| Dec 2023 | MARC L BOOM MD CEO President & CEO (Schedule O) | $7,139,634 | $3,927,550,209 | Filing |
| Dec 2022 | MARC L BOOM MD CEO President & CEO (Schedule O) | $4,821,137 | $3,572,464,535 | 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 202533119349302358.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| MARC L BOOM MDPresident & CEO (Schedule O) | $7,251,200 | $1,087,378 | $2,477,491 | $3,087,106 | $1,686,603 | $999,401 | $87,977 | $8,338,578 |
| KEVIN J BURNSSEE SCHEDULE O | $2,934,047 | $294,038 | $903,403 | $872,901 | $1,157,743 | $259,036 | $35,002 | $3,228,085 |
| ROBERTA L SCHWARTZ PHDSEE SCHEDULE O | $2,765,576 | $339,780 | $1,324,941 | $976,887 | $463,748 | $294,616 | $45,164 | $3,105,356 |
| RAMON M CANTUSEE SCHEDULE O | $2,468,542 | $326,092 | $1,202,117 | $866,566 | $399,859 | $271,527 | $54,565 | $2,794,634 |
| H DIRK SOSTMAN MDSEE SCHEDULE O | $2,009,180 | $239,066 | $1,006,302 | $721,592 | $281,286 | $231,245 | $7,821 | $2,248,246 |
These figures come from Houston Methodist'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 Houston Methodist compares
Ranked 28th of 148 hospital systems by CEO pay.
Closest in revenue among the hospital systems on this site:
OSF HealthCare$3,181,962 (CEO), fiscal year ending Sep 2025
Texas Children's Hospital$13,338,019 (CEO), fiscal year ending Sep 2025
Nationwide Children's Hospital$2,187,047 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Lehigh Valley Health Network$5,806,648 (highest-paid), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Mount Sinai Health System$5,489,914 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Common questions
MARC L BOOM MD (President & CEO (Schedule O)) was paid $8,338,578 for the fiscal year ending December 2024: $7,251,200 from Houston Methodist and $1,087,378 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F). Houston Methodist ranks 28th of 148 hospital systems on this site by CEO pay.
The CEO, MARC L BOOM MD, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $8,338,578. Next was KEVIN J BURNS (SEE SCHEDULE O), at $3,228,085. On the latest return, 44 people were paid more than $500,000, 20 of them more than $1 million.
Houston Methodist paid its CEO, MARC L BOOM MD, $8,338,578 for the fiscal year ending December 2024. That is up $1,198,944 (16.8%) from the fiscal year ending December 2023. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending December 2022, when the CEO was MARC L BOOM MD, paid $4,821,137. By fiscal year end: December 2022, $4,821,137 (MARC L BOOM MD); December 2023, $7,139,634; December 2024, $8,338,578.
From the 3 Form 990 returns Houston Methodist 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.