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    Published by Statista Research Department, Aug 21, 2024

    In 2022, the nonprofit organization in the U.S. with the highest paid CEO was Christus Health, with an estimated salary of 16.21 million U.S. dollars. That year, seven of the top ten nonprofits with the highest paid CEOs belonged to the healthcare industry.

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