Lehigh Valley Health Network CEO salary and executive pay
The highest-paid person on Lehigh Valley Health Network's return for the fiscal year ending June 2025 was BRIAN A NESTER DO, at $5,806,648. That is up $2,602,937 (81.2%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. Lehigh Valley Health Network ranks 48th of 148 hospital systems on this site by top pay. $797,691 of BRIAN A NESTER DO's pay came from related organizations (column E). Lehigh Valley Health Network has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 23-1689692, Allentown, PA.
Highest-paid person, fiscal year ending June 2025
$5,806,648
No one on this filing has a chief executive title, so this shows the highest-paid person.
- Total revenue
- $4,266,690,493
- Top pay vs. peers
- Higher than 58%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202601329349303385.View the filing
Peers: the 120 other hospital systems on this site. Ranked 51st of 121 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.14% 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, 17 people were paid more than $500,000, 10 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| BRIAN A NESTER DOPRESIDENT | $5,806,648 |
| JOHN M PIERRO MBAFORMER PRESIDENT/TRUSTEE | $4,128,317 |
| ANNETTE M WHITE ESQFORMER SECRETARY | $2,355,853 |
| THOMAS J MARCHOZZI MBA CPATREASURER | $2,134,545 |
| MICHAEL A ROSSI MD MBATRUSTEE | $1,845,470 |
CEO 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 | BRIAN A NESTER DOPRESIDENT (highest-paid; no CEO title listed) | $5,806,648 | $4,266,690,493 | Filing |
| Jun 2024 | BRIAN A NESTER DOFORMER TRUSTEE (highest-paid; no CEO title listed) | $3,203,711 | $3,224,416,727 | Filing |
| Jun 2023 | BRIAN A NESTER DO CEO PRESIDENT/CEO, LVHN/TRUSTEE | $2,925,766 | $3,188,280,554 | Filing |
| Jun 2022 | BRIAN A NESTER DO CEO PRESIDENT/CEO, LVHN/TRUSTEE | $2,997,096 | $2,826,425,586 | 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 202601329349303385.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Related | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| BRIAN A NESTER DOPRESIDENT | $4,986,812 | $797,691 | $22,145 | $1,881,815 | $2,888,197 | $216,800 | $0 | $10,395 | $4,997,207 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $746,154 | $50,355 | $1,182 | $0 | $11,750 | $809,441 | |||
| JOHN M PIERRO MBA*FORMER PRESIDENT/TRUSTEE | $3,659,203 | $0 | $469,114 | $508,228 | $0 | $3,150,975 | $0 | $469,114 | $4,128,317 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||
| ANNETTE M WHITE ESQ*FORMER SECRETARY | $1,997,631 | $0 | $358,222 | $997,009 | $468,473 | $532,149 | $0 | $358,222 | $2,355,853 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||
| THOMAS J MARCHOZZI MBA CPA*TREASURER | $2,115,804 | $0 | $18,741 | $1,314,768 | $591,949 | $209,087 | $0 | $18,741 | $2,134,545 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||
| MICHAEL A ROSSI MD MBATRUSTEE | $1,827,546 | $0 | $17,924 | $1,151,280 | $441,044 | $235,222 | $0 | $17,924 | $1,845,470 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||
These figures come from Lehigh Valley Health Network'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 Lehigh Valley Health Network compares
Ranked 48th of 148 hospital systems by top pay.
Closest in revenue among the hospital systems on this site:
Nationwide Children's Hospital$2,187,047 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia$5,479,580 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
OSF HealthCare$3,181,962 (CEO), fiscal year ending Sep 2025
Houston Methodist$8,338,578 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Texas Children's Hospital$13,338,019 (CEO), fiscal year ending Sep 2025
Common questions
The fiscal year ending June 2025 filing does not list anyone with a chief executive title. The highest-paid person, BRIAN A NESTER DO (PRESIDENT), was paid $5,806,648. $797,691 of BRIAN A NESTER DO's pay came from related organizations (column E). Lehigh Valley Health Network ranks 48th of 148 hospital systems on this site by top pay.
The highest-paid person on the latest return was BRIAN A NESTER DO (PRESIDENT), at $5,806,648. Next was JOHN M PIERRO MBA (FORMER PRESIDENT/TRUSTEE), at $4,128,317. On the latest return, 17 people were paid more than $500,000, 10 of them more than $1 million.
The highest-paid person on Lehigh Valley Health Network's return for the fiscal year ending June 2025 was BRIAN A NESTER DO, at $5,806,648. That is up $2,602,937 (81.2%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending June 2022, when the CEO was BRIAN A NESTER DO, paid $2,997,096. By fiscal year end: June 2022, $2,997,096 (BRIAN A NESTER DO); June 2023, $2,925,766; June 2024, $3,203,711; June 2025, $5,806,648.
From the 4 Form 990 returns Lehigh Valley Health Network 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.