Johns Hopkins Health System CEO salary and executive pay
The highest-paid person on Johns Hopkins Health System's return for the fiscal year ending June 2025 was KEVIN W SOWERS MSN RN FAA, at $2,922,528. That is up $450,431 (18.2%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. Johns Hopkins Health System ranks 101st of 148 hospital systems on this site by top pay. Johns Hopkins Health System has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 52-1465301, Baltimore, MD.
Highest-paid person, fiscal year ending June 2025
$2,922,528
No one on this filing has a chief executive title, so this shows the highest-paid person.
- Revenue on this return
- $783,774,051
- This is the system's parent filer; most revenue is reported by The Johns Hopkins Hospital (EIN 52-0591656), $3,757,011,681 on its latest return.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202601349349303215.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, 36 people were paid more than $500,000, 11 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| KEVIN W SOWERS MSN RN FAATRUSTEE, PRESIDENT | $2,922,528 |
| REDONDA MILLEREXECUTIVE | $1,604,454 |
| INEZ STEWART MEDSR VP, CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER | $1,421,458 |
| JAMES HOLLANDEXECUTIVE | $1,337,875 |
| CHERYL SADRO CPA MSMEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE | $1,291,658 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2025 | KEVIN W SOWERS MSN RN FAATRUSTEE, PRESIDENT (highest-paid; no CEO title listed) | $2,922,528 | $783,774,051 | Filing |
| Jun 2024 | KEVIN W SOWERS MSN RN FAATRUSTEE, PRESIDENT (highest-paid; no CEO title listed) | $2,472,097 | $711,486,804 | Filing |
| Jun 2023 | KEVIN W SOWERS MSN RN FAAPRESIDENT/TRUSTEE (highest-paid; no CEO title listed) | $3,197,330 | $732,690,126 | Filing |
| Jun 2022 | ROBERT KASDINEXECUTIVE VP FINANCE (highest-paid; no CEO title listed) | $2,680,004 | $619,632,611 | Filing |
How this pay was reported
The parts of each total, as reported on the return for the fiscal year ending June 2025.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202601349349303215.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| KEVIN W SOWERS MSN RN FAA*TRUSTEE, PRESIDENT | $2,887,047 | $35,481 | $1,634,273 | $684,638 | $568,136 | $22,464 | $13,017 | $2,922,528 |
| REDONDA MILLER*EXECUTIVE | $1,550,028 | $54,426 | $1,026,555 | $338,494 | $184,979 | $22,464 | $31,962 | $1,604,454 |
| INEZ STEWART MED*SR VP, CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER | $1,384,880 | $36,578 | $847,578 | $315,112 | $222,190 | $22,464 | $14,114 | $1,421,458 |
| JAMES HOLLAND*EXECUTIVE | $1,303,792 | $34,083 | $780,740 | $323,100 | $199,952 | $22,464 | $11,619 | $1,337,875 |
| CHERYL SADRO CPA MSM*EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE | $1,274,809 | $16,849 | $1,028,300 | $142,083 | $104,426 | $0 | $16,849 | $1,291,658 |
These figures come from Johns Hopkins Health System'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 Johns Hopkins Health System compares
Ranked 101st of 148 hospital systems by top pay.
Closest in revenue among the hospital systems on this site:
Penn State Health$3,235,216 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
St. Luke's Health System (Idaho)$2,104,597 (CEO), fiscal year ending Sep 2025
Beth Israel Lahey Health$4,734,371 (CEO), fiscal year ending Sep 2025
WellSpan Health$3,176,598 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Dartmouth Health$2,525,898 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
The fiscal year ending June 2025 filing does not list anyone with a chief executive title. The highest-paid person, KEVIN W SOWERS MSN RN FAA (TRUSTEE, PRESIDENT), was paid $2,922,528. Johns Hopkins Health System ranks 101st of 148 hospital systems on this site by top pay.
The highest-paid person on the latest return was KEVIN W SOWERS MSN RN FAA (TRUSTEE, PRESIDENT), at $2,922,528. Next was REDONDA MILLER (EXECUTIVE), at $1,604,454. On the latest return, 36 people were paid more than $500,000, 11 of them more than $1 million.
The highest-paid person on Johns Hopkins Health System's return for the fiscal year ending June 2025 was KEVIN W SOWERS MSN RN FAA, at $2,922,528. That is up $450,431 (18.2%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending June 2022, when the highest-paid person was ROBERT KASDIN, paid $2,680,004. By fiscal year end: June 2022, $2,680,004 (ROBERT KASDIN); June 2023, $3,197,330 (KEVIN W SOWERS MSN RN FAA); June 2024, $2,472,097; June 2025, $2,922,528.
From the 4 Form 990 returns Johns Hopkins Health System filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending June 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above. The methodology page explains how they're chosen.