UNC Rex Healthcare CEO salary and executive pay
The highest-paid person on UNC Rex Healthcare's return for the fiscal year ending June 2025 was A Wesley Burks MD, at $3,939,666. That is up $176,234 (4.7%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. UNC Rex Healthcare ranks 78th of 148 hospital systems on this site by top pay. All of A Wesley Burks MD's reportable pay, $3,118,741, came from related organizations (column E). UNC Rex Healthcare has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 56-1509260, Raleigh, NC.
Highest-paid person, fiscal year ending June 2025
$3,939,666
No one on this filing has a chief executive title, so this shows the highest-paid person.
- Total revenue
- $1,916,498,283
- Top pay vs. peers
- Higher than 76%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202621289349303122.View the filing
Peers: the 120 other hospital systems on this site. Ranked 29th of 121 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.21% 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, 13 people were paid more than $500,000, 7 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| A Wesley Burks MDDirector | $3,939,666 |
| Jeff LindsayDirector | $2,935,019 |
| Mateen Akhtar MDPhysician | $2,110,290 |
| Joseph Bumgarner MDPhysician | $2,054,261 |
| Mohammed Farooqui MDPhysician | $1,997,074 |
Top 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 | A Wesley Burks MDDirector (highest-paid; no CEO title listed) | $3,939,666 | $1,916,498,283 | Filing |
| Jun 2024 | A WESLEY BURKS MDDIRECTOR (highest-paid; no CEO title listed) | $3,763,432 | $1,733,107,391 | Filing |
| Jun 2023 | A WESLEY BURKS MDDIRECTOR (highest-paid; no CEO title listed) | $2,650,004 | $1,623,067,183 | Filing |
| Jun 2022 | A Wesley Burks MDDirector (highest-paid; no CEO title listed) | $2,462,222 | $1,491,892,041 | 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 202621289349303122.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Related | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| A Wesley Burks MD*Director | $0 | $3,118,741 | $820,925 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $1,051,540 | $2,047,060 | $20,141 | $804,603 | $16,322 | $3,939,666 | |||
| Jeff Lindsay*Director | $0 | $2,583,593 | $351,426 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $1,289,430 | $1,260,003 | $34,160 | $335,275 | $16,151 | $2,935,019 | |||
| Mateen Akhtar MDPhysician | $2,043,158 | $0 | $67,132 | $1,674,970 | $367,613 | $575 | $45,375 | $21,757 | $2,110,290 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||
| Joseph Bumgarner MDPhysician | $2,021,781 | $0 | $32,480 | $1,552,275 | $468,906 | $600 | $11,500 | $20,980 | $2,054,261 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||
| Mohammed Farooqui MDPhysician | $1,984,842 | $0 | $12,232 | $880,198 | $1,104,644 | $0 | $0 | $12,232 | $1,997,074 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||
These figures come from UNC Rex 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 UNC Rex Healthcare compares
Ranked 78th of 148 hospital systems by top pay.
Closest in revenue among the hospital systems on this site:
Baystate Health$1,747,717 (CEO), fiscal year ending Sep 2025
Kaleida Health$3,764,180 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Main Line Health$3,302,622 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Children's National Hospital$2,644,721 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Hawai'i Pacific Health$1,393,821 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
The fiscal year ending June 2025 filing does not list anyone with a chief executive title. The highest-paid person, A Wesley Burks MD (Director), was paid $3,939,666. All of A Wesley Burks MD's reportable pay, $3,118,741, came from related organizations (column E). UNC Rex Healthcare ranks 78th of 148 hospital systems on this site by top pay.
The highest-paid person on the latest return was A Wesley Burks MD (Director), at $3,939,666. Next was Jeff Lindsay (Director), at $2,935,019. On the latest return, 13 people were paid more than $500,000, 7 of them more than $1 million.
The highest-paid person on UNC Rex Healthcare's return for the fiscal year ending June 2025 was A Wesley Burks MD, at $3,939,666. That is up $176,234 (4.7%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending June 2022, when the highest-paid person was A Wesley Burks MD, paid $2,462,222. By fiscal year end: June 2022, $2,462,222 (A Wesley Burks MD); June 2023, $2,650,004; June 2024, $3,763,432; June 2025, $3,939,666.
From the 4 Form 990 returns UNC Rex Healthcare 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.