Valley Health System (New Jersey) CEO salary and executive pay
Valley Health System (New Jersey) paid its CEO, Audrey Meyers, $6,647,856 for the fiscal year ending December 2024. That is up $3,715,420 (126.7%) from the fiscal year ending December 2023. Total revenue on that return was $126,857,689, down 1.3% from $128,515,021 for the fiscal year ending December 2023. Valley Health System (New Jersey) ranks 41st of 229 hospital systems on this site by CEO pay. Valley Health System (New Jersey) has 3 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2024.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 22-2922016, Paramus, NJ.
CEO, fiscal year ending December 2024
$6,647,856
Also listed with a chief executive title on this filing: Robert W Brenner (PRESIDENT & CEO, VHS EFF. JULY 2024), $1,909,865.
- Revenue on this return
- $126,857,689
- This is the system's parent filer; the system's largest single return is filed by The Valley Hospital (EIN 22-1487307), with $1,259,513,188 in revenue on its latest return.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending December 2024, IRS object ID 202503179349304645.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, 12 people were paid more than $500,000, 6 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Audrey Meyers CEO PRESIDENT & CEO, VHS THRU JUNE 2024 | $6,647,856 |
| Robert W BrennerPRESIDENT & CEO, VHS EFF. JULY 2024 | $1,909,865 |
| William KlutkowskiSR. VP, FINANCE & CFO | $1,305,782 |
| Robin Hollander Senior VpSR. VP LEGAL SERVICES/ GENERAL COUNSEL | $1,280,906 |
| Karteek BhavsarSR. VP & COO | $1,206,115 |
Also paid on the latest return: Ephraim Casper Cmo (CMO, COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CARE), $1,137,424; Eric Carey (VP/CIO, INFORMATION SYSTEMS), $929,912; Julia N Karcher (SR. VP, VHS/VMG), $921,705; Jose Balderrama (SR VP, HUMAN RESOURCES), $830,012; Gail Callandrillo (FORMER KEY EMPLOYEE), $696,170; Joseph Lorino (VP, FACILITIES MANAGEMENT), $689,084; Nisha Sikder (VP, PAYER STRATEGIES), $640,541.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Kevin Lobo (CHAIR), Frank J Sheehy (VICE CHAIR), Ann Limberg (VICE CHAIR), Joseph Marion (TREASURER), Denis Salamone (SECRETARY), Judy Baselice (TRUSTEE), James Bush (TRUSTEE), Vincent Forlenza (CHAIR EMERITUS), Michelle Hasson (TRUSTEE), M Shawn Kennedy RN (TRUSTEE), Bruce Mactas (TRUSTEE), Michael McGuire (TRUSTEE), Duane Sachs (TRUSTEE), Scott Schroeder (TRUSTEE), Jeffrey Tucker (TRUSTEE), Patricia Verduin (TRUSTEE), Wayne Wald Esq (TRUSTEE), Timothy Wentworth (TRUSTEE).
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 | Audrey Meyers CEO PRESIDENT & CEO, VHS THRU JUNE 2024 | $6,647,856 | $126,857,689 | Filing |
| Dec 2023 | Audrey Meyers CEO PRESIDENT & CEO, VHS | $2,932,436 | $128,515,021 | Filing |
| Dec 2022 | Audrey Meyers CEO PRESIDENT & CEO, VHS | $4,023,611 | $103,066,284 | 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 202503179349304645.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Audrey Meyers*PRESIDENT & CEO, VHS THRU JUNE 2024 | $6,593,387 | $54,469 | $1,414,852 | $1,167,040 | $4,011,495 | $25,875 | $28,594 | $6,647,856 |
| Robert W Brenner*PRESIDENT & CEO, VHS EFF. JULY 2024 | $1,878,651 | $31,214 | $1,277,532 | $443,100 | $158,019 | $15,525 | $15,689 | $1,909,865 |
| William Klutkowski*SR. VP, FINANCE & CFO | $1,252,548 | $53,234 | $830,046 | $309,631 | $112,871 | $24,150 | $29,084 | $1,305,782 |
| Robin Hollander Senior VpSR. VP LEGAL SERVICES/ GENERAL COUNSEL | $1,222,539 | $58,367 | $631,228 | $348,738 | $242,573 | $25,875 | $32,492 | $1,280,906 |
| Karteek BhavsarSR. VP & COO | $1,177,040 | $29,075 | $794,877 | $334,460 | $47,703 | $25,875 | $3,200 | $1,206,115 |
These figures come from Valley Health System (New Jersey)'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 Valley Health System (New Jersey) compares
Ranked 41st of 229 hospital systems by CEO pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 40th, Corewell Health, $6,952,800
- Next in this ranking: 42nd, Inova Health System, $6,579,451
Closest in revenue among the hospital systems on this site:
Ballad Health$4,135,022 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Catholic Health (Long Island)$4,755,111 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Marshall Health Network$911,288 (CEO), fiscal year ending Sep 2025
Logan Health$1,740,052 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
St. Luke's University Health Network$4,495,929 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
Audrey Meyers (PRESIDENT & CEO, VHS THRU JUNE 2024) was paid $6,647,856 for the fiscal year ending December 2024: $6,593,387 from Valley Health System (New Jersey) and $54,469 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The CEO, Audrey Meyers, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $6,647,856.
Valley Health System (New Jersey) paid its CEO, Audrey Meyers, $6,647,856 for the fiscal year ending December 2024. That is up $3,715,420 (126.7%) from the fiscal year ending December 2023. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending December 2022, when the CEO was Audrey Meyers, paid $4,023,611. By fiscal year end: December 2022, $4,023,611 (Audrey Meyers); December 2023, $2,932,436; December 2024, $6,647,856.
Valley Health System (New Jersey)'s return for the fiscal year ending December 2024 reports total expenses of $136,699,992 and total revenue of $126,857,689 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so expenses exceeded revenue by $9,842,303. Expenses were $129,561,470 for the fiscal year ending December 2023, so they rose 5.5%. The CEO's pay of $6,647,856 equals 4.86% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 3 Form 990 returns Valley Health System (New Jersey) filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2024. The latest full-year return was filed on November 13, 2025. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending December 2024 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.