Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare CEO salary and executive pay
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare paid its CEO, Michael Ugwueke, $2,444,821 for the fiscal year ending December 2024. That is down $362,244 (12.9%) from the fiscal year ending December 2023. Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare ranks 117th of 148 hospital systems on this site by CEO pay. Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare has 3 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2024.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 58-1454711, Memphis, TN.
CEO, fiscal year ending December 2024
$2,444,821
- Revenue on this return
- $439,781,743
- This is the system's parent filer; most revenue is reported by Methodist Healthcare-Memphis Hospitals (EIN 62-0479367), $1,968,551,184 on its latest return.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending December 2024, IRS object ID 202641249349301244.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, 14 people were paid more than $500,000, 3 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Michael Ugwueke CEO PRESIDENT/CEO/BOARD MEMBER | $2,444,821 |
| Monica WhartonEVP/Chief Operating Officer | $1,312,684 |
| Charles LaneSVP/Chief Financial Officer | $1,138,500 |
| Wayne LipsonSVP/Chief Medical Officer | $981,902 |
| Michael Crabb IIISVP/Chief of Business Development | $693,102 |
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 Amended | Michael Ugwueke CEO PRESIDENT/CEO/BOARD MEMBER | $2,444,821 | $439,781,743 | Filing |
| Dec 2023 | Michael Ugwueke CEO PRESIDENT/CEO/BOARD MEMBER | $2,807,065 | $209,828,824 | Filing |
| Dec 2022 | Michael Ugwueke CEO PRESIDENT/CEO/BOARD MEMBER | $2,804,019 | $315,179,126 | 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 202641249349301244.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Michael UgwuekePRESIDENT/CEO/BOARD MEMBER | $2,373,965 | $70,856 | $1,489,836 | $412,504 | $471,625 | $38,500 | $32,356 | $2,444,821 |
| Monica WhartonEVP/Chief Operating Officer | $1,094,838 | $217,846 | $834,984 | $166,500 | $93,354 | $185,390 | $32,456 | $1,312,684 |
| Charles LaneSVP/Chief Financial Officer | $942,830 | $195,670 | $702,384 | $129,867 | $110,579 | $167,158 | $28,512 | $1,138,500 |
| Wayne LipsonSVP/Chief Medical Officer | $811,871 | $170,031 | $650,000 | $123,069 | $38,802 | $130,663 | $39,368 | $981,902 |
| Michael Crabb IIISVP/Chief of Business Development | $654,844 | $38,258 | $210,428 | $77,027 | $367,389 | $24,290 | $13,968 | $693,102 |
These figures come from Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare'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 Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare compares
Ranked 117th of 148 hospital systems by CEO 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
Michael Ugwueke (PRESIDENT/CEO/BOARD MEMBER) was paid $2,444,821 for the fiscal year ending December 2024: $2,373,965 from Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare and $70,856 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F). Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare ranks 117th of 148 hospital systems on this site by CEO pay.
The CEO, Michael Ugwueke, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $2,444,821. Next was Monica Wharton (EVP/Chief Operating Officer), at $1,312,684. On the latest return, 14 people were paid more than $500,000, 3 of them more than $1 million.
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare paid its CEO, Michael Ugwueke, $2,444,821 for the fiscal year ending December 2024. That is down $362,244 (12.9%) from the fiscal year ending December 2023. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending December 2022, when the CEO was Michael Ugwueke, paid $2,804,019. By fiscal year end: December 2022, $2,804,019 (Michael Ugwueke); December 2023, $2,807,065; December 2024, $2,444,821.
From the 3 Form 990 returns Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare 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.