St. Joseph's Health System CEO salary and executive pay
St. Joseph's Health System paid its CEO, Kevin J Slavin, $1,980,792 for the fiscal year ending December 2024. That is down $606,037 (23.4%) from the fiscal year ending December 2023. Total revenue on that return was $1,078,024,153, up 5.1% from $1,025,839,175 for the fiscal year ending December 2023. St. Joseph's Health System ranks 176th of 229 hospital systems on this site by CEO pay. St. Joseph's Health System has 3 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2024.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 27-1344467, Paterson, NJ.
CEO, fiscal year ending December 2024
$1,980,792
Also listed with a chief executive title on this filing: Dustin Riccio MD (PRESIDENT/CEO), $1,703,353.
- Total revenue
- $1,078,024,153
- CEO pay vs. peers
- Higher than 64%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending December 2024, IRS object ID 202513219349318796.View the filing
Peers: the 183 other hospital systems on this site. Ranked 66th of 184 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.18% of revenue, our calculation from the same return. Revenue is Part I, line 12; peers are compared on their latest full-year returns.
This is a group return: one Form 990 filed for a group of affiliated organizations together.
Highest-paid people on the latest return
On the latest return, 21 people were paid more than $500,000, 9 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Kevin J Slavin CEO PRESIDENT/CEO (THRU 3/31/24) | $1,980,792 |
| Bledi ZakuMEDICAL DOCTOR | $1,909,720 |
| Dustin Riccio MDPRESIDENT/CEO | $1,703,353 |
| John DanksMEDICAL DOCTOR | $1,456,847 |
| Toghrul TalishinskiyMEDICAL DOCTOR | $1,198,739 |
Also paid on the latest return: Kaila Krishnamoorthy (MEDICAL DOCTOR), $1,152,120; Caswell Samms (SVP/CFO), $1,131,481; Eric T Choi MD (MEDICAL DOCTOR (THRU 11/7/24)), $1,118,688; Lisa Schmittgall (SVP & CHF. STRAT. OFC./INTERIM COO), $1,053,038; Joseph Duffy MD (C0-CHAIR), $951,844; Linda A Reed (SVP, CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER), $922,504; Christopher Trotz (CO-CHAIR (THRU 10/1/24)), $865,512; Michael Alwell (VP REVENUE CYCLE), $720,615; Pia House Walker (SVP, CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER), $694,332; Deborah Smith (SVP, CHIEF NURSING OFFICER), $621,609; Roberto Solis MD (TRUSTEE), $607,987; Michael Lamacchia MD (TREASURER/SECRETARY), $562,926; Kenneth Morris Jr (VP EXTERNAL AFFAIRS), $535,343; Janine Begasse (VP QUALITY & SAFETY), $522,625; Padmaja Upadya MD (VP, CHIEF MEDICAL OFFIER, SJWMC), $516,070; and 16 more.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Richard J Abbate (TRUSTEE), Joseph Amico (TRUSTEE), Farhan Ayoub MD (TRUSTEE (THRU 11/1/24)), Marie Breuss (TRUSTEE (THRU 2/27/24)), John R Cioletti (TRUSTEE), Moira Connolly Esq (TRUSTEE), Patricia K Davino (TRUSTEE), Donna M Decandido (VICE CHAIR), Daniel Delgado (TRUSTEE), Ronald J Garner (TREASURER), David Incorvaia (TRUSTEE), Roger Johnson (TRUSTEE (THRU 2/27/24)), Athanasia Kontos (CHAIR), Gabriella Loconte (TRUSTEE), Timothy J Matteson Esq (TREASURER), Cecilia K McKenney (TRUSTEE), Beth Polito (TRUSTEE (THRU 3/11/24)), Deborah A Nappi CPA (TRUSTEE), Roman Oben (TRUSTEE), Anthony Griffo (TRUSTEE), Dennis Marco (TREASURER), Martin Neilan MD (TRUSTEE), Joseph Vitale Jr MD (TRUSTEE), Anthony Losardo MD (TRUSTEE), Michael Mainero MD (TRUSTEE), and 24 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 | Kevin J Slavin CEO PRESIDENT/CEO (THRU 3/31/24) | $1,980,792 | $1,078,024,153 | Filing |
| Dec 2023 | Kevin J Slavin CEO PRESIDENT/CEO | $2,586,829 | $1,025,839,175 | Filing |
| Dec 2022 | Kevin J Slavin CEO PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | $2,293,155 | $966,079,012 | 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 202513219349318796.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Kevin J SlavinPRESIDENT/CEO (THRU 3/31/24) | $1,869,325 | $111,467 | $412,663 | $660,149 | $796,513 | $110,659 | $808 | $1,980,792 |
| Bledi ZakuMEDICAL DOCTOR | $1,898,244 | $11,476 | $1,847,074 | $50,000 | $1,170 | $7,450 | $4,026 | $1,909,720 |
| Dustin Riccio MDPRESIDENT/CEO | $1,361,876 | $341,477 | $1,325,536 | $0 | $36,340 | $338,614 | $2,863 | $1,703,353 |
| John DanksMEDICAL DOCTOR | $1,440,226 | $16,621 | $1,414,774 | $0 | $25,452 | $6,944 | $9,677 | $1,456,847 |
| Toghrul TalishinskiyMEDICAL DOCTOR | $1,182,000 | $16,739 | $1,073,151 | $50,000 | $58,849 | $5,020 | $11,719 | $1,198,739 |
These figures come from St. Joseph's 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. Joseph's Health System compares
Ranked 176th of 229 hospital systems by CEO pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 175th, Brown University Health (Lifespan), $2,016,723
- Next in this ranking: 177th, CoxHealth, $1,977,250
Closest in revenue among the hospital systems on this site:
Appalachian Regional Healthcare$1,622,589 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Enloe Health$1,035,232 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore$2,078,988 (highest-paid), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Valley Children's Hospital$2,982,371 (CEO), fiscal year ending Sep 2025
Baptist Health Care (Pensacola)$1,295,781 (CEO), fiscal year ending Sep 2025
Common questions
Kevin J Slavin (PRESIDENT/CEO (THRU 3/31/24)) was paid $1,980,792 for the fiscal year ending December 2024: $1,869,325 from St. Joseph's Health System and $111,467 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The CEO, Kevin J Slavin, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $1,980,792.
St. Joseph's Health System paid its CEO, Kevin J Slavin, $1,980,792 for the fiscal year ending December 2024. That is down $606,037 (23.4%) from the fiscal year ending December 2023. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending December 2022, when the CEO was Kevin J Slavin, paid $2,293,155. By fiscal year end: December 2022, $2,293,155 (Kevin J Slavin); December 2023, $2,586,829; December 2024, $1,980,792.
St. Joseph's Health System's return for the fiscal year ending December 2024 reports total expenses of $1,076,199,998 and total revenue of $1,078,024,153 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $1,824,155. Expenses were $1,008,469,867 for the fiscal year ending December 2023, so they rose 6.7%. The CEO's pay of $1,980,792 equals 0.18% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 3 Form 990 returns St. Joseph's Health System filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2024. The latest full-year return was filed on November 17, 2025. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending December 2024 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.