Owensboro Health CEO salary and executive pay
Owensboro Health paid its CEO, Mark Marsh, $1,394,120 for the fiscal year ending May 2025. That is up $105,354 (8.2%) from the fiscal year ending May 2024. Total revenue on that return was $888,669,741, up 8.1% from $822,447,186 for the fiscal year ending May 2024. Owensboro Health ranks 24th of 36 hospitals on this site by CEO pay. Owensboro Health has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 61-1286361, Owensboro, KY.
CEO, fiscal year ending May 2025
$1,394,120
Also listed with a chief executive title on this filing: Edward L Heath Jr (CEO - OHMCH), $563,969; Ashley Herrington (CEO - OHTLMC), $420,885.
- Total revenue
- $888,669,741
- CEO pay vs. peers
- Higher than 32%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending May 2025, IRS object ID 202502879349302350.View the filing
Peers: the 34 other hospitals on this site. Ranked 24th of 35 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.16% 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, 14 people were paid more than $500,000, 1 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Mark Marsh CEO PRESIDENT AND CEO | $1,394,120 |
| Francis J Dufrayne MDCHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER | $917,030 |
| Anthony McBride MDBOARD MEMBER | $867,795 |
| Mia M SuterCHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER | $792,084 |
| Ernest E Begley IICHIEF LEGAL OFFICER | $757,065 |
Also paid on the latest return: Russell S Ranallo (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER), $704,359; Beth R Steele (CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER-OHRH), $663,416; Bill J Bryant MD (VP QUALITY AND PATIENT SAFETY), $641,308; Michael B Kelley (VP MEDICAL AFFAIRS, OHRH (TERMED 01/02/25)), $613,409; Andrea Moore Wethington MD (BOARD MEMBER), $594,107; James E Tidwell III MD (VP POPULATION HEALTH SERVICES), $590,105; Edward L Heath Jr (CEO - OHMCH), $563,969; Philip E Smith (CHIEF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OFFICER), $533,375; Mack Howell (COO - OHMG), $520,640; Ruby J Jacildo (SVP ACCOUNTING AND CONTROLLER), $452,406; Ashley Herrington (CEO - OHTLMC), $420,885; Joan M Sims (VP PATIENT CARE SVCS AND CNO - OHRH), $386,373; Kathleen Myer (VP PATIENT CARE SERVICES AND CNO-OHMCH), $351,165; Christopher Sale (VP OF OPERATIONS), $343,361; Cathy Stewart (VP PATIENT CARE SVCS AND CNO - OHTLMC), $323,804; and 8 more.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Dave Roberts (BOARD VICE-CHAIRPERSON), Gavin Roberts (BOARD CHAIRPERSON), Susanne Harris (BOARD SECRETARY), Candance Castlen Brake (BOARD MEMBER), Chris Gaddis (BOARD MEMBER (EFFECTIVE 1/7/24)), Chris Love (BOARD MEMBER (TERMED 10/31/2024)), Dhiren Haria MD (BOARD MEMBER (EFFECTIVE 11/25/24)), Jason Mills MD (BOARD MEMBER), Lanie Gardner (BOARD MEMBER), Laura Chapman (BOARD MEMBER), Michael Scherm MD (BOARD MEMBER (EFFECTIVE 10/31/24)), Michael Yeiser MD (BOARD MEMBER (TERMED 10/31/2024)), Nathan Berry (BOARD MEMBER (TERMED 11/7/2024)), Nick Hetman (BOARD MEMBER), Phil Riney (BOARD MEMBER), Tish Correa Osborne (BOARD MEMBER), Tom Lilly (BOARD MEMBER).
CEO pay by year
Each row is the CEO on that year's return.
| Fiscal year ending | Name and title | Total | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | Mark Marsh CEO PRESIDENT AND CEO | $1,394,120 | $888,669,741 | Filing |
| May 2024 | MARK MARSH CEO PRESIDENT AND CEO | $1,288,766 | $822,447,186 | Filing |
| May 2023 | MARK MARSH CEO PRESIDENT AND CEO | $1,143,924 | $781,700,525 | Filing |
| May 2022 | GREG STRAHAN CEO PRESIDENT AND CEO (THRU 08/21) | $1,114,406 | $743,805,012 | Filing |
How this pay was reported
The parts of each total, as reported on the return for the fiscal year ending May 2025.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending May 2025, IRS object ID 202502879349302350.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Related | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Mark MarshPRESIDENT AND CEO | $1,331,050 | $0 | $63,070 | $1,044,414 | $280,108 | $6,528 | $23,607 | $39,463 | $1,394,120 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||
| Francis J Dufrayne MDCHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER | $900,892 | $0 | $16,138 | $580,412 | $162,166 | $158,314 | $9,295 | $6,843 | $917,030 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||
| Anthony McBride MD*BOARD MEMBER | $0 | $831,706 | $36,089 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $791,726 | $36,362 | $3,618 | $17,002 | $19,087 | $867,795 | |||
| Mia M SuterCHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER | $700,613 | $0 | $91,471 | $496,013 | $150,492 | $54,108 | $83,445 | $8,026 | $792,084 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||
| Ernest E Begley IICHIEF LEGAL OFFICER | $644,674 | $0 | $112,391 | $450,209 | $141,755 | $52,710 | $83,969 | $28,422 | $757,065 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||
These figures come from Owensboro 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 Owensboro Health compares
Ranked 24th of 36 hospitals by CEO pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 23rd, Adventist HealthCare, $1,408,653
- Next in this ranking: 25th, Manning Family Children's, $1,393,997
Closest in revenue among the hospitals on this site:
University Health (Kansas City)$1,535,968 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Stamford Hospital$2,305,770 (CEO), fiscal year ending Sep 2025
Adventist HealthCare$1,408,653 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Tucson Medical Center$1,230,476 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center$3,198,225 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Common questions
Mark Marsh (PRESIDENT AND CEO) was paid $1,394,120 for the fiscal year ending May 2025: $1,331,050 from Owensboro Health and $63,070 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The CEO, Mark Marsh, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $1,394,120.
Owensboro Health paid its CEO, Mark Marsh, $1,394,120 for the fiscal year ending May 2025. That is up $105,354 (8.2%) from the fiscal year ending May 2024. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending May 2022, when the CEO was GREG STRAHAN, paid $1,114,406. By fiscal year end: May 2022, $1,114,406 (GREG STRAHAN); May 2023, $1,143,924 (MARK MARSH); May 2024, $1,288,766; May 2025, $1,394,120.
Owensboro Health's return for the fiscal year ending May 2025 reports total expenses of $738,597,649 and total revenue of $888,669,741 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $150,072,092. Expenses were $692,038,189 for the fiscal year ending May 2024, so they rose 6.7%. The CEO's pay of $1,394,120 equals 0.19% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns Owensboro Health filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. The latest full-year return was filed on October 14, 2025. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending May 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.