St. Charles Health System CEO salary and executive pay
St. Charles Health System paid its CEO, Gordon Steve, $2,082,782 for the fiscal year ending December 2024. On the return for the fiscal year ending December 2023, the CEO was Joe Sluka, paid $980,608. Total revenue on that return was $1,267,377,489, up 1.4% from $1,249,327,648 for the fiscal year ending December 2023. St. Charles Health System ranks 171st of 229 hospital systems on this site by CEO pay. St. Charles Health System has 3 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2024.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 93-0602940, Bend, OR.
CEO, fiscal year ending December 2024
$2,082,782
- Total revenue
- $1,267,377,489
- CEO pay vs. peers
- Higher than 60%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending December 2024, IRS object ID 202533149349305268.View the filing
Peers: the 183 other hospital systems on this site. Ranked 74th of 184 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, 15 people were paid more than $500,000, 8 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Gordon Steve CEO President & CEO | $2,082,782 |
| Mott Brian MDPhysician | $1,187,901 |
| Sedehi Daniel MDPhysician | $1,181,541 |
| Swafford MatthewSenior VP/CFO | $1,126,844 |
| Dixon Jennifer MDPhysician | $1,108,047 |
Also paid on the latest return: Sultan Michael MD (Physician), $1,032,149; Hallett Mark (Chief Clinical Officer), $1,013,420; Bergquist Curtis MD (Physician), $1,011,533; Simmons Iman (SVP COO), $980,575; Binder Darren (Secretary), $807,213; Fobi Lloyd (SVP CIDO), $747,429; Berry Rebecca (VP CHIEF HR OFFICER), $686,712; Ching Joan (VP CHIEF NURSING), $642,895; McLeod Christine (SVP SPECIALTY SERVICES), $593,280; Golda David (VP HOSPITAL ADMIN BEND/REDMOND), $504,368; Shields Todd (VP HOSPITAL ADMIN PRINEVILLE/MADRAS), $443,893; Edgar Shannon (VP CNO), $392,749; Powell Michael (CHIEF PHARMACY OFFICER), $309,694; Rhoads Ann (Chairman), $75,000; Handkins Shelly (Director), $40,000; and 7 more.
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 | Gordon Steve CEO President & CEO | $2,082,782 | $1,267,377,489 | Filing |
| Dec 2023 | Joe Sluka CEO President CEO | $980,608 | $1,249,327,648 | Filing |
| Dec 2022 | Adams Aaron CEO CEO Bend & Redmond | $628,614 | $1,099,141,128 | 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 202533149349305268.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Gordon StevePresident & CEO | $2,044,248 | $38,534 | $1,312,825 | $654,101 | $77,322 | $20,700 | $17,834 | $2,082,782 |
| Mott Brian MDPhysician | $1,140,074 | $47,827 | $1,109,534 | $30,000 | $540 | $20,700 | $27,127 | $1,187,901 |
| Sedehi Daniel MDPhysician | $1,136,843 | $44,698 | $1,106,303 | $30,000 | $540 | $20,700 | $23,998 | $1,181,541 |
| Swafford MatthewSenior VP/CFO | $995,432 | $131,412 | $649,487 | $218,138 | $127,807 | $98,737 | $32,675 | $1,126,844 |
| Dixon Jennifer MDPhysician | $1,064,699 | $43,348 | $1,041,159 | – | $23,540 | $20,700 | $22,648 | $1,108,047 |
These figures come from St. Charles 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 St. Charles Health System compares
Ranked 171st of 229 hospital systems by CEO pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 170th, Kettering Health, $2,096,364
- Next in this ranking: 172nd, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, $2,078,988
Closest in revenue among the hospital systems on this site:
Bayhealth Medical Center$1,936,220 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Sentara Health$6,375,042 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
CHRISTUS Health$14,656,684 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Capital Health System$3,510,693 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Inspira Medical Centers$2,805,966 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Common questions
Gordon Steve (President & CEO) was paid $2,082,782 for the fiscal year ending December 2024: $2,044,248 from St. Charles Health System and $38,534 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The CEO, Gordon Steve, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $2,082,782.
St. Charles Health System paid its CEO, Gordon Steve, $2,082,782 for the fiscal year ending December 2024. On the return for the fiscal year ending December 2023, the CEO was Joe Sluka, paid $980,608. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending December 2022, when the CEO was Adams Aaron, paid $628,614. By fiscal year end: December 2022, $628,614 (Adams Aaron); December 2023, $980,608 (Joe Sluka); December 2024, $2,082,782 (Gordon Steve).
St. Charles Health System's return for the fiscal year ending December 2024 reports total expenses of $1,252,810,647 and total revenue of $1,267,377,489 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $14,566,842. Expenses were $1,159,541,899 for the fiscal year ending December 2023, so they rose 8.0%. The CEO's pay of $2,082,782 equals 0.17% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 3 Form 990 returns St. Charles Health System 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.