John Muir Health CEO salary and executive pay
John Muir Health paid its CEO, Michael S Thomas, $3,802,506 for the fiscal year ending December 2024. That is up $1,210,649 (46.7%) from the fiscal year ending December 2023. Total revenue on that return was $2,018,584,584, up 13.6% from $1,776,163,443 for the fiscal year ending December 2023. John Muir Health ranks 93rd of 229 hospital systems on this site by CEO pay. John Muir Health has 3 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2024.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 94-1461843, Walnut Creek, CA.
CEO, fiscal year ending December 2024
$3,802,506
- Total revenue
- $2,018,584,584
- CEO pay vs. peers
- Higher than 65%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending December 2024, IRS object ID 202533169349308843.View the filing
Peers: the 183 other hospital systems on this site. Ranked 64th of 184 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.
Highest-paid people on the latest return
On the latest return, 9 people were paid more than $500,000, 7 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Michael S Thomas CEO PRESIDENT/CEO | $3,802,506 |
| Jane WillemsenCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | $2,193,709 |
| Paul DeeringerSVP/CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER | $1,602,813 |
| Michelle Lopes RNCHIEF ADMIN OFFICER | $1,478,823 |
| Max ReynoldsSVP/GENERAL COUNSEL | $1,329,316 |
Also paid on the latest return: Russell Rodriguez (SVP/CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER), $1,229,623; Lisa Foust (SVP/HUMAN RESOURCES), $1,166,153; Nick Mickas (VP/CLINICAL AFFAIRS), $922,236; Melinda Estep (SENIOR VP/CFO (THRU 6/4/2024)), $725,869; Tim Maurice (INTERIM CFO (AS OF 6/4/24)), $374,400; Steven Green MD (DIRECTOR), $39,500; Roger Bailey (VICE CHAIRMAN), $31,250; John Sayres (SECRETARY & TREASURER), $31,250; Fatima Angeles (DIRECTOR), $31,250; Chinnavuth De Monteiro MD (DIRECTOR), $31,250; Anne Grodin (DIRECTOR), $31,250; Carolyn Lacey MD (DIRECTOR), $31,250; Mark Musco MD (DIRECTOR), $31,250; Kathleen Odne (DIRECTOR), $31,250; Jack Thompson (DIRECTOR), $31,250; and 4 more.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Jay Harris (CHAIRMAN).
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 | Michael S Thomas CEO PRESIDENT/CEO | $3,802,506 | $2,018,584,584 | Filing |
| Dec 2023 | Michael S Thomas CEO PRESIDENT/CEO | $2,591,857 | $1,776,163,443 | Filing |
| Dec 2022 | Calvin Knight CEO CEO/DIR/PRES (THRU 09/30/22) | $3,903,609 | $1,753,594,803 | 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 202533169349308843.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Michael S ThomasPRESIDENT/CEO | $2,125,935 | $1,676,571 | $1,423,500 | $676,181 | $26,254 | $1,657,032 | $19,539 | $3,802,506 |
| Jane WillemsenCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | $1,585,728 | $607,981 | $1,096,693 | $449,639 | $39,396 | $580,463 | $27,518 | $2,193,709 |
| Paul DeeringerSVP/CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER | $1,309,190 | $293,623 | $620,781 | $673,458 | $14,951 | $267,063 | $26,560 | $1,602,813 |
| Michelle Lopes RNCHIEF ADMIN OFFICER | $1,138,241 | $340,582 | $562,990 | $555,926 | $19,325 | $320,393 | $20,189 | $1,478,823 |
| Max ReynoldsSVP/GENERAL COUNSEL | $1,238,868 | $90,448 | $600,384 | $627,788 | $10,696 | $66,938 | $23,510 | $1,329,316 |
These figures come from John Muir 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 John Muir Health compares
Ranked 93rd of 229 hospital systems by CEO pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 92nd, HealthPartners (Park Nicollet), $3,838,003
- Next in this ranking: 94th, Kaleida Health, $3,764,180
Closest in revenue among the hospital systems on this site:
Children's Hospital Colorado$4,286,194 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Hawai'i Pacific Health$1,393,821 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Corewell Health$6,952,800 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Kaleida Health$3,764,180 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Hoag$3,921,506 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Common questions
Michael S Thomas (PRESIDENT/CEO) was paid $3,802,506 for the fiscal year ending December 2024: $2,125,935 from John Muir Health and $1,676,571 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The CEO, Michael S Thomas, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $3,802,506.
John Muir Health paid its CEO, Michael S Thomas, $3,802,506 for the fiscal year ending December 2024. That is up $1,210,649 (46.7%) from the fiscal year ending December 2023. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending December 2022, when the CEO was Calvin Knight, paid $3,903,609. By fiscal year end: December 2022, $3,903,609 (Calvin Knight); December 2023, $2,591,857 (Michael S Thomas); December 2024, $3,802,506.
John Muir Health's return for the fiscal year ending December 2024 reports total expenses of $1,961,689,029 and total revenue of $2,018,584,584 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $56,895,555. Expenses were $1,857,908,955 for the fiscal year ending December 2023, so they rose 5.6%. The CEO's pay of $3,802,506 equals 0.19% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 3 Form 990 returns John Muir Health filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2024. The latest full-year return was filed on November 12, 2025. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending December 2024 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.