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. John Muir Health ranks 82nd of 148 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 72%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending December 2024, IRS object ID 202533169349308843.View the filing
Peers: the 120 other hospital systems on this site. Ranked 34th 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.
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 |
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 82nd of 148 hospital systems by CEO pay.
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
Kaleida Health$3,764,180 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Hoag$3,921,506 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
UNC Rex Healthcare$3,939,666 (highest-paid), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
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). John Muir Health ranks 82nd of 148 hospital systems on this site by CEO pay.
The CEO, MICHAEL S THOMAS, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $3,802,506. Next was JANE WILLEMSEN (CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER), at $2,193,709. On the latest return, 9 people were paid more than $500,000, 7 of them more than $1 million.
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.
From the 3 Form 990 returns John Muir 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.