Joint Commission CEO salary and executive pay
Joint Commission paid its CEO, Jonathan B Perlin MD PhD MSHA, $2,825,944 for the fiscal year ending December 2024. On the return for the fiscal year ending December 2023, the CEO was Jonathan B Perlin MD PhD MSHA MACP FACMI, paid $2,053,972. Total revenue on that return was $222,257,508, up 7.1% from $207,500,079 for the fiscal year ending December 2023. Joint Commission ranks 3rd of 12 health organizations on this site by CEO pay. Joint Commission has 3 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2024.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 36-2229255, Oakbrook Terrace, IL.
CEO, fiscal year ending December 2024
$2,825,944
- Total revenue
- $222,257,508
- CEO pay vs. peers
- Higher than 92%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending December 2024, IRS object ID 202543149349305784.View the filing
Peers: the 207 other organizations on this site with revenue of $50 million to $500 million. Ranked 16th of 208 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 1.27% 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, 8 people were paid more than $500,000, 3 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Jonathan B Perlin MD PhD MSHA CEO President & CEO | $2,825,944 |
| Jean Courtney CPAEVP & Chief Operating Officer | $2,527,222 |
| James MerlinoEVP Chief Innovation Officer | $1,101,472 |
| Lisa Diehl Vandecaveye JD HRM FACHESecretary & EVP & CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER | $843,165 |
| Michael Kaba MSEVP & CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER | $664,126 |
Also paid on the latest return: Kin Lee MS (CIO & SECURITY OFFICER (Through January)), $644,464; Kenneth Grubbs Jr (EVP COO Accreditation & Certification Ops), $643,815; Leslie Krohn (EVP & Chief Brand & Communications Ofcr), $510,235; Lisa Steininger (Treasurer & EVP & Chief Financial Officer (Since Apr)), $457,995; David Baker MD MPH FACP (EVP Health Care Quality Evaluation (Through April )), $455,727; Kathryn E Spates (EVP Public Pol & Govt Relations), $439,714; Carlos A Pellegrini MD FACS (Chair), $51,150; Ana L English MBA (Commissioner), $1,503; Eric Schlesinger MBA BA (Commissioner), $1,503; Michael B Simon MD MBA FASA (Commissioner), $1,503; Najmedin Meshkati PhD CPE (Commissioner), $1,503; Susan Fox MBA BSN (Commissioner), $1,503; Marvin Strohschein Jr DDS (Commissioner), $941; Melinda L Estes MD MBA (Commissioner), $209.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Michael Suk MD JD MPH MBA FACS (Vice Chair), Andrew C Dreyfus (Commissioner), Ankita Sagar MD MPH FACP (Commissioner (Since Septemer)), Christopher A Hart MEng JD (Commissioner), Ena Williams PhD MBA RN (Commissioner), Eric Langshur (Commissioner), Jay A Gregory MS MD (Commissioner), Jill Hoggard Green PhD RN FAAN (Commissioner), Joseph J Parks MD (Commissioner), Lenworth M Jacobs Jr MBBS MPH (Commissioner), Tracey L Henry MD MPH MS (Commissioner (Through August)), Vineet Arora MD MAPP (Commissioner), Willie Underwood III MD MSc (Commissioner).
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 | Jonathan B Perlin MD PhD MSHA CEO President & CEO | $2,825,944 | $222,257,508 | Filing |
| Dec 2023 | Jonathan B Perlin MD PhD MSHA MACP FACMI CEO President & CEO | $2,053,972 | $207,500,079 | Filing |
| Dec 2022 | Jonathan B Perlin MD FACP MPP MPH CEO President & CEO (Beg Mar) | $2,044,506 | $208,910,907 | 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 202543149349305784.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Jonathan B Perlin MD PhD MSHAPresident & CEO | $2,416,096 | $409,848 | $1,592,391 | $463,500 | $360,205 | $379,600 | $30,248 | $2,825,944 |
| Jean Courtney CPAEVP & Chief Operating Officer | $1,057,931 | $1,469,291 | $449,270 | $114,210 | $494,451 | $1,441,013 | $28,278 | $2,527,222 |
| James MerlinoEVP Chief Innovation Officer | $988,182 | $113,290 | $837,162 | $114,167 | $36,853 | $111,964 | $1,326 | $1,101,472 |
| Lisa Diehl Vandecaveye JD HRM FACHESecretary & EVP & CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER | $739,096 | $104,069 | $504,784 | $125,286 | $109,026 | $53,884 | $50,185 | $843,165 |
| Michael Kaba MSEVP & CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER | $566,670 | $97,456 | $436,069 | $85,589 | $45,012 | $67,600 | $29,856 | $664,126 |
These figures come from Joint Commission'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 Joint Commission compares
Ranked 3rd of 12 health organizations by CEO pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 2nd, Alfred I. duPont Charitable Trust, $3,438,367
- Next in this ranking: 4th, New York Blood Center, $2,678,053
Closest in revenue among organizations in the same revenue band:
Goodwill Industries of Houston$440,469 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
GRAND Mental Health$1,661,437 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
U.S. Chamber of Commerce$8,391,682 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
CIEE$1,212,104 (CEO), fiscal year ending Aug 2025
Humane World for Animals$702,371 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2025
Common questions
Jonathan B Perlin MD PhD MSHA (President & CEO) was paid $2,825,944 for the fiscal year ending December 2024: $2,416,096 from Joint Commission and $409,848 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The CEO, Jonathan B Perlin MD PhD MSHA, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $2,825,944.
Joint Commission paid its CEO, Jonathan B Perlin MD PhD MSHA, $2,825,944 for the fiscal year ending December 2024. On the return for the fiscal year ending December 2023, the CEO was Jonathan B Perlin MD PhD MSHA MACP FACMI, paid $2,053,972. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending December 2022, when the CEO was Jonathan B Perlin MD FACP MPP MPH, paid $2,044,506. By fiscal year end: December 2022, $2,044,506 (Jonathan B Perlin MD FACP MPP MPH); December 2023, $2,053,972 (Jonathan B Perlin MD PhD MSHA MACP FACMI); December 2024, $2,825,944 (Jonathan B Perlin MD PhD MSHA).
Joint Commission's return for the fiscal year ending December 2024 reports total expenses of $203,628,007 and total revenue of $222,257,508 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $18,629,501. Expenses were $189,263,649 for the fiscal year ending December 2023, so they rose 7.6%. The CEO's pay of $2,825,944 equals 1.39% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 3 Form 990 returns Joint Commission filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2024. The latest full-year return was filed on November 10, 2025. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending December 2024 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.