15 Executives at Advocate Health Receive More Than $200 Million in Compensation

15 highly compensated employees of Advocate Health – an integrated healthcare system that operates 67 hospitals in six (6) states with more than 1,000 out patient care sites and staffed by 160,000 employees – received $217 million in compensation from 2017-2023, as reported on the IRS Form 990 of Advocate Aurora Health (AAH) – a tax-exempt non-profit 501 (c) (3) and one of many organizations within Advocate Health (which was formed when Advocate Health Care (in Illinois) and Aurora Health (in Wisconsin) merged into one healthcare system (Advocate Aurora Health) in 2018.

The 15 highly compensated employees received $223 million from 2017-2023 (note:  highly compensated employees in 2017-2022 but not in 2023 are n0t listed below):

James Skogsbergh:  Total Compensation 2017-2023:  $67 million

• 2023:  $17,416,946
• 2022:  $ 8,225,986
• 2021:  $ 7,763,312
• 2020:  $ 6,819,943
• 2019:  $ 5,964,082
• 2018:  $ 8,511,655
• 2017:  $11,728,456

William P Santulli:  Total Compensation 2017-2023:  $27 million

• 2023:  $6,164,738
• 2022:  $3,319,760
• 2021:  $3,328,224
• 2020:  $2,999,669
• 2019:  $3,438,990
• 2018:  $4,015,559
• 2017:  $3,933,829

Dominic J Nakis:  Total Compensation 2017-2023:  $22 million

• 2023:  $6,517,941
• 2022:  $2,518,665
• 2021:  $2,480,331
• 2020:  $2,224,385
• 2019:  $2,595,828:
• 2018:  $2,689.841
• 2017:  $2,053,139

Anthony Defurio:  Total Compensation 2023:  $5 million

• 2023:  $5,539,595

Michael Grebe:  Total Compensation 2018-2023:  $9 million

• 2023:  $3,702,479
• 2022:  $1,470,945
• 2021:  None Listed
• 2020:  $1,313,006
• 2019:  $1,560,158
• 2018:  $1,086,072

Kevin Brady:  Total Compensation 2017-2023:  $14 million

• 2023:  $3,455,105
• 2022:  $1,544,518
• 2021:  $1,528,801
• 2020:  $1,386,106
• 2019:  $1,709,217
• 2018:  $1,859,488
• 2017:  $1,425,299

Jeff Bahr:  Total Compensation 2022-2023:  $7 million

• 2023:  $3,383,017
• 2022:  $1,988,414
• 2021:  $1,641,207

Dennis Potts:  Total Compensaation 2017-2023:  $7 million

• 2023:  $3,134,763
• 2022:  $2,000,209
• 2021:  $1,6811,059

Gary Stuck:  Total Compensation 2018-2023: $8 million

• 2023:  $2,995,236
• 2022:  $1,656,403
• 2021:  $1,520,560
• 2020:  $1,269,699
• 2019:  $  742,006
• 2018:  $  240,969

Barbara Byrne:  Total Compensation 2017-2023:  $10 million

• 2023:  $2,974,797
• 2022:  $1,827,405
• 2021:  $1,587,260
• 2020:  $1,403,582
• 2019:  $1,512,608
• 2018:  $1,092,341
• 2017:  $  461,844

Richard Klein:  Total Compensation 2020-2023:  $8 million

• 2023:  $2,905,207
• 2022:  $1,785,158
• 2021:  $1,740,445
• 2020:  $1,585,558

Scott Powder:  Total Compensation 2017-2023:  $11 million

• 2023:  $2,793,671
• 2022:  $1,414,817
• 2021:  $1,401,223
• 2020:  $1,268,974
• 2019:  $1,539,091
• 2018:  $1,430,156
• 2017:  $1,073,372

Kelly Jo Golson,:  Total Compensation 2017-2023:  $10 million

• 2023:  $2,616,841
• 2022:  $1,460,024
• 2021:  $1,341,586
• 2020:  $1,134,681
• 2019:  $1,344,536
• 2018:  $1,214,999
• 2017:  $  925,706

Cristy Garcia-Thomas:  Total Compensation 2018-2023:  $9 million

• 2023:  $2,303,486
• 2022:  $1,404,708
• 2021:  $1,247,330
• 2020:  $1,145,423
• 2019:  $1,449,109
• 2018: $1,090,684

Mary Beth Kingston:  Total Compensation 2018-2023:  $9 million

• 2023:  $2,302,956
• 2022:  $1,384,234
• 2021:  $1,343,499
• 2020:  $1,235,611
• 2019:  $1,501,505
• 2018:  $1,203,652

To read the IRS Form 990 for AAH  (2023), click here.