University Hospitals (Cleveland) CEO salary and executive pay
University Hospitals (Cleveland) paid its CEO, MEGERIAN CLIFF MD, $4,448,841 for the fiscal year ending December 2024. That is up $1,622,356 (57.4%) from the fiscal year ending December 2023. University Hospitals (Cleveland) ranks 66th of 148 hospital systems on this site by CEO pay. University Hospitals (Cleveland) has 3 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2024.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 34-0714775, Shaker Heights, OH.
CEO, fiscal year ending December 2024
$4,448,841
- Revenue on this return
- $954,845,315
- This is the system's parent filer; most revenue is reported by University Hospitals Health System INC Group Return (EIN 90-0059117), $5,946,385,392 on its latest return.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending December 2024, IRS object ID 202533219349319143.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, 19 people were paid more than $500,000, 15 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| MEGERIAN CLIFF MD CEO DIRECTOR EX OFF/CEO | $4,448,841 |
| SNOWBERGER THOMAS DCHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER | $2,531,388 |
| STAMLER JONATHAN MDPRESIDENT HDI | $2,026,990 |
| HINCHEY PAUL R MDCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | $2,025,921 |
| TEKNOS THEODOROS N MDPRESIDENT SIEDMAN CANCER CENTER | $2,012,968 |
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 | MEGERIAN CLIFF MD CEO DIRECTOR EX OFF/CEO | $4,448,841 | $954,845,315 | Filing |
| Dec 2023 | MEGERIAN CLIFF MD CEO DIRECTOR EX OFFICIO/CEO | $2,826,485 | $990,125,992 | Filing |
| Dec 2022 | MEGERIAN CLIFF MD CEO DIRECTOR EX OFFICIO/CEO | $5,084,298 | $878,242,319 | 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 202533219349319143.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| MEGERIAN CLIFF MDDIRECTOR EX OFF/CEO | $4,389,348 | $59,493 | $2,128,879 | $1,488,106 | $772,363 | $26,850 | $32,643 | $4,448,841 |
| SNOWBERGER THOMAS DCHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER | $2,352,304 | $179,084 | $897,917 | $452,189 | $1,002,198 | $160,857 | $18,227 | $2,531,388 |
| STAMLER JONATHAN MDPRESIDENT HDI | $1,973,843 | $53,147 | $1,154,082 | $557,648 | $262,113 | $26,850 | $26,297 | $2,026,990 |
| HINCHEY PAUL R MDCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | $1,714,176 | $311,745 | $1,036,516 | $643,437 | $34,223 | $281,218 | $30,527 | $2,025,921 |
| TEKNOS THEODOROS N MDPRESIDENT SIEDMAN CANCER CENTER | $1,778,694 | $234,274 | $969,059 | $596,251 | $213,384 | $202,950 | $31,324 | $2,012,968 |
These figures come from University Hospitals (Cleveland)'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 University Hospitals (Cleveland) compares
Ranked 66th of 148 hospital systems by CEO pay.
Closest in revenue among the hospital systems on this site:
Dartmouth Health$2,525,898 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
WellSpan Health$3,176,598 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Beth Israel Lahey Health$4,734,371 (CEO), fiscal year ending Sep 2025
St. Luke's Health System (Idaho)$2,104,597 (CEO), fiscal year ending Sep 2025
Penn State Health$3,235,216 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
MEGERIAN CLIFF MD (DIRECTOR EX OFF/CEO) was paid $4,448,841 for the fiscal year ending December 2024: $4,389,348 from University Hospitals (Cleveland) and $59,493 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F). University Hospitals (Cleveland) ranks 66th of 148 hospital systems on this site by CEO pay.
The CEO, MEGERIAN CLIFF MD, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $4,448,841. Next was SNOWBERGER THOMAS D (CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER), at $2,531,388. On the latest return, 19 people were paid more than $500,000, 15 of them more than $1 million.
University Hospitals (Cleveland) paid its CEO, MEGERIAN CLIFF MD, $4,448,841 for the fiscal year ending December 2024. That is up $1,622,356 (57.4%) from the fiscal year ending December 2023. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending December 2022, when the CEO was MEGERIAN CLIFF MD, paid $5,084,298. By fiscal year end: December 2022, $5,084,298 (MEGERIAN CLIFF MD); December 2023, $2,826,485; December 2024, $4,448,841.
From the 3 Form 990 returns University Hospitals (Cleveland) 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.