West Virginia University Hospitals (WVU Medicine) CEO salary and executive pay
West Virginia University Hospitals paid its CEO, Michael Grace, $1,145,956 for the fiscal year ending December 2024. That is down $913 (0.1%) from the fiscal year ending December 2023. Total revenue on that return was $2,472,013,833, up 17.4% from $2,105,869,583 for the fiscal year ending December 2023. West Virginia University Hospitals ranks 219th of 229 hospital systems on this site by CEO pay. West Virginia University Hospitals has 3 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2024. Also known as WVU Medicine or J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 55-0643304, Morgantown, WV.
CEO, fiscal year ending December 2024
$1,145,956
- Total revenue
- $2,472,013,833
- CEO pay vs. peers
- Higher than 4%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending December 2024, IRS object ID 202543189349303119.View the filing
Peers: the 183 other hospital systems on this site. Ranked 176th of 184 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.05% 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, 6 people were paid more than $500,000, 1 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Michael Grace CEO President | $1,145,956 |
| Michael Edmond MDWVUHS/WVUH/UHA CMO | $789,714 |
| Melissa McCoyWVUH VP Finance/CFO 2022 WVUHS VP Finance 2023 - current | $659,454 |
| Amy BushChief Operating Officer - Childrens | $604,253 |
| Anthony CondiaVP Marketing and Communications | $518,166 |
Also paid on the latest return: Frank Briggs (VP WVU Heart Vascular institute), $502,787; Justin Gibson (VP Finance), $462,625; Michael Shullo (Vice President Transplant Program), $443,732; Mary Fanning (VP Nursing Clinical Services), $433,788; Nathan Burt (VP of Operations), $425,810; Karyn Wallace (VP Neuroscience), $403,627; Douglas Mitchell (VP Chief Nursing Officer), $355,519; Edward Harrison (VP Cancer Services), $353,022; Colleen Sybert (VP Human Resources), $347,767; Louie Sokos (AVP Specialty Pharmacy), $334,390; Jennifer Sams (RN), $304,701; Courtney Sweet (Director Pharmacy), $297,543; Daniel O'Neil (AVP Pharmacy), $297,114; Amy Moneypenny (RN), $281,044; Aaron Yanuzo (COO - Fairmont Medical Center), $257,971; and 1 more.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: E Gordon Gee PhD (Director, Chairperson), Ellen Cappellanti (Director, Vice Chair), Steve Meurer (Director, Secretary), Scott Roach (Director, Treasurer), David Satterfield (Director), Michelle Rotellini (Director), Tara Hulsey Ph D (Director), Sarah Tucker Ph D (Director), Randy Williams (Director), Clay Marsh MD (Director / Vice President of HSC), Paula Congelio (Director), Steve Ferguson (Director), Kevin Craig (Director), Kari Law MD (Director).
CEO pay by year
Each row is the CEO on that year's return.
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 202543189349303119.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Related | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Michael GracePresident | $982,432 | $0 | $163,524 | $801,128 | $164,531 | $16,773 | $136,670 | $26,854 | $1,145,956 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Michael Edmond MDWVUHS/WVUH/UHA CMO | $0 | $765,899 | $23,815 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $584,214 | $178,121 | $3,564 | $20,700 | $3,115 | $789,714 | |||
| Melissa McCoyWVUH VP Finance/CFO 2022 WVUHS VP Finance 2023 - current | $0 | $541,972 | $117,482 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $424,356 | $108,523 | $9,094 | $80,138 | $37,343 | $659,454 | |||
| Amy BushChief Operating Officer - Childrens | $507,867 | $0 | $96,386 | $443,841 | $54,169 | $9,856 | $82,715 | $13,672 | $604,253 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Anthony CondiaVP Marketing and Communications | $226,673 | $226,673 | $64,820 | $178,613 | $43,453 | $4,607 | $25,679 | $6,731 | $259,083 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $178,613 | $43,453 | $4,607 | $25,679 | $6,731 | $259,083 | |||
These figures come from West Virginia University Hospitals' 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 West Virginia University Hospitals compares
Ranked 219th of 229 hospital systems by CEO pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 218th, Temple University Hospital, $1,176,873
- Next in this ranking: 220th, Enloe Health, $1,035,232
Closest in revenue among the hospital systems on this site:
UVM Medical Center$2,235,745 (CEO), fiscal year ending Sep 2025
Mass General Brigham$9,180,758 (CEO), fiscal year ending Sep 2025
Riverside Health System$1,730,414 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
University of Maryland Medical System$3,940,617 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center$2,598,413 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
Michael Grace (President) was paid $1,145,956 for the fiscal year ending December 2024: $982,432 from West Virginia University Hospitals and $163,524 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The CEO, Michael Grace, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $1,145,956.
West Virginia University Hospitals paid its CEO, Michael Grace, $1,145,956 for the fiscal year ending December 2024. That is down $913 (0.1%) from the fiscal year ending December 2023. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending December 2022, when the CEO was Michael Grace, paid $985,750. By fiscal year end: December 2022, $985,750 (Michael Grace); December 2023, $1,146,869; December 2024, $1,145,956.
West Virginia University Hospitals' return for the fiscal year ending December 2024 reports total expenses of $2,377,431,508 and total revenue of $2,472,013,833 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $94,582,325. Expenses were $2,050,412,817 for the fiscal year ending December 2023, so they rose 15.9%. The CEO's pay of $1,145,956 equals 0.05% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 3 Form 990 returns West Virginia University Hospitals (WVU Medicine) filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2024. The latest full-year return was filed on November 14, 2025. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending December 2024 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.