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April 9, 2026

35 Employees of Aurora Health Care Take Home $290 Million in Compensation

by Anne Paddock

35 of the most highly compensated employees of Aurora Health Care ( health care provider for 30 communities in eastern Wisconsin and northern Illinois with 18 hospitals, more than 150 clinics, and 70 pharmacies (note: In 2018, Aurora Health Care merged with Advocate Health Care of Illinois to form Advocate Aurora Health. And in 2022, Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health combined to create Advocate Health, the third-largest nonprofit integrated health system in the U.S.)) in 2024 took home $290 million in compensation from 2017-2024 (note:  highly compensated employees in any of the years 2017-2023 but not in 2024 are not included:

Dominic J Nakis:  Total Compensation 2017-2024:  $26 million

  • 2023:  $4,607,851
  • 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

William P Santulli:  Total Compensation 2017-2024:  $35 million

  • 2024:  $7,866,221
  • 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

Walter Jacobsen:  Total Compensation 2023-2024:  $8 million

  • 2024:  $4,086,909
  • 2023:  $3,430,368
  • 2022:  Not Listed

Dennis Potts:  Total Compensation 2017-2024:  $18 million

  • 2024:  $3,056,057
  • 2023:  $3,134,763
  • 2022:  $2,000,109
  • 2021:  $1,805,257
  • 2020:  $1,681,059
  • 2019:  $2,207,798
  • 2018:  $1,904,064
  • 2017:  $1,712,281

Brad Clark:  Total Compensation 2023-2024:  $5 million

  • 2024:  $2,933,092
  • 2023:  $1,577,771
  • 2022:  Not Listed

Jeffrey Bahr:  Total Compensation 2017-2024:  $15 million

  • 2024:  $2,875,799
  • 2023:  $3,383,017
  • 2022:  $1,988,414
  • 2021:  Not Listed
  • 2020:  $1,641,207
  • 2019:  $2,067,834
  • 2018:  $1,773,729
  • 2017:  $1,017,580

Mary Beth Kingston:  Total Compensation 2017-2024:  $13 million

  • 2024:  $2,833,179
  • 2023:  $2,302,956
  • 2022:  $1,353,389
  • 2021:  $1,343,499
  • 2020:  $1,235,611
  • 2019:  $1,501,515
  • 2018:  $1,203,653
  • 2017:  $1,156,603

Donald Calcagno:  Total Compensation 2021-2024:  $7 million

  • 2024:  $2,765,803
  • 2023:  $1,891,249
  • 2022:  $1,082,169
  • 2021:  $1,064,076
  • 2020:  Not Listed

Ahmet Khraisat:  Total Compensation 2024:  $3 million

  • 2024:  $2,724,319
  • 2023:  Not Listed

Eric Weiss:  Total Compensation 2017-2024:  $16 million

  • 2024:  $1,683,181
  • 2023:  $2,754,672
  • 2022:  $2,664,728
  • 2021:  Not Listed
  • 2020:  $2,398,454
  • 2019:  $2,516,176
  • 2018:  $2,058,868
  • 2017:  $1,652,209

Edward Hayes:  Total Compensation 2023-2024:  $5 million

  • 2024:  $2,597,613
  • 2023:  $2,222,627
  • 2022:  Not Listed

Prakash Shah:  Total Compensation 2024:  $3 million

  • 2024:  $2,515,731
  • 2023:  Not Listed

Carrie Killoran:  Total Compensation 2017-2024:  $9 million

  • 2024:  $2,039,299
  • 2023:  $1,731,802
  • 2022:  $1,200,998
  • 2021:  Not Listed
  • 2020:  $  974,202
  • 2019:  $  918,715
  • 2018:  $1,025,104
  • 2017:  $  867,613

Denise Keefe:  Total Compensation 2021-2024:  $6 million

  • 2024:  $1,904,857
  • 2023:  $1,836,788
  • 2022:  $1,208,378
  • 2021:  $1,099,843
  • 2020:  Not Listed

Navjot Joe Kohli:  Total Compensation 2022-2024:  $4 million

  • 2024:  $1,858,478
  • 2023:  Not Listed
  • 2022:  $1,798,238
  • 2021:  Not Listed

Karen Lambert:  Total Compensation 2021-2024:  $6 million

  • 2024:  $1,821,933
  • 2023:  $1,774,000
  • 2022:  $1,351,925
  • 2021:  $1,306,457
  • 2020:  Not Listed

Mark Wichman:  Total Compensation 2017-2024:  $13 million

  • 2024:  $1,745,933
  • 2023:  Not Listed
  • 2022:  $1,574,642
  • 2021:  Not Listed
  • 2020:  $1,608,516
  • 2019:  $2,882,746
  • 2018:  $2,403,341
  • 2017:  $2,494,393

Nan Nelson:  Total Compensation 2017-2024:  $10 million

  • 2024:  $1,744,966
  • 2023:  $1,874,733
  • 2022:  $1,172,933
  • 2021:  $1,052,787
  • 2020:  $  911,636
  • 2019:  $1,239,758
  • 2018:  $1,004,157
  • 2017:  $  788,341

Dia Nichols:  Total Compensation 2023-2024:  $2 million

  • 2024:  $1,595,804
  • 2023:  $  938,085
  • 2022:  Not Listed

Meghan Woltman:  Total Compensation 2024:  $2 million

  • 2024:  $1,548,002
  • 2023:  Not Listed

Scott Powder:  Total Compensation 2021-2024:  $7 million

  • 2024:  $1,512,499
  • 2023:  $2,793,671
  • 2022:  $1,414,817
  • 2021:  $1,401,223
  • 2020:  Not Listed

Aboud Affi:  Total Compensation 2022-2024:  $3 million

  • 2024:  $1,504,582
  • 2023:  Not Listed
  • 2022:  $1,313,413
  • 2021:  Not Listed

Gabrielle Finley-Hazle:  Total Compensation 2023-2024:  $2 million

  • 2024:  $1,486,060
  • 2023:  $   221,220
  • 2022:  Not Listed

Timothy Lineberry:  Total Compensation 2017-2024:  $8 million

  • 2024:  $1,477,833
  • 2023:  $1,495,860
  • 2022:  $1,130,401
  • 2021:  $1,09,299
  • 2020:  $  918,595
  • 2019:  $  755,014
  • 2018:  $  611,558
  • 2017:  $  572,774

Satchi Hiremath:  Total Compensation 2017-2024:  $6 million

  • 2024:  $1,437,196
  • 2023:  Not Listed
  • 2022:  $  937,712
  • 2021:  Not Listed
  • 2020:  $  730,852
  • 2019:  $  872,275
  • 2018:  $  836,062
  • 2017:  $  811,487

Jeffrey Dalen-Bard:  Total Compensation 2017-2024:  $8 million

  • 2024:  $1,399,599
  • 2023:  $1,561,631
  • 2022:  $1,191,830
  • 2021:  Not Listed
  • 2020:  $  959,883
  • 2019:   $  910,116
  • 2018:  $1,070,105
  • 2017:  $  967,227

Adnan Zaidi:  Total Compensation 2022-2024:  $3 million

  • 2024:  $1,368,494
  • 2023:  Not Listed
  • 2022:  $1,622,097
  • 2021:  Not Listed

Lisa Just:  Total Compensation 2017-2024:  $6 million

  • 2024:  $1,338,498
  • 2023:  $1,110,763
  • 2022:  $  526,437
  • 2021:  $  739,393
  • 2020:  $  739,393
  • 2019:  $  693,813
  • 2018:  $  581,362
  • 2017:  $  592,722

Rachelle Hart:  Total Compensation 2021-2024:  $4 million

  • 2024:  $1,326,374
  • 2023:  $1,286,854
  • 2022:  $  984,886
  • 2021:  $  298,167
  • 2020:  Not Listed

Corey Shamah:  Total Compensation 2017-2024:  $8 million

  • 2024:  $1,255,169
  • 2023:  $1,243,202
  • 2022:  $1,227,201
  • 2021:  Not Listed
  • 2020:  $  934,897
  • 2019:  $  991,444
  • 2018:  $  949,283
  • 2017:  $  934,447

Carrie Donovan:  Total Compensation 2021-2024:  $3 million

  • 2024:  $1,146,951
  • 2023:  $  901,466
  • 2022:  $  683,940
  • 2021:  $  640,301
  • 2020:  Not Listed

Jane Dus:  Total Compensation 2023-2024:  $2 million

  • 2024:  $1,102,700
  • 2023:  $  767,579
  • 2022:  Not Listed

Jessica Bauer:  Total Compensation 2017-2024:  $5 million

  • 2024:  $1,036,516
  • 2023:  $1,021,342
  • 2022:  $  821,902
  • 2021:  Not Listed
  • 2020:  $  681,939
  • 2019:  $  594,827
  • 2018:  $  453,641
  • 2017:  $  379,753

Michael Kerns:  Total Compensation 2018-2024:  $5 million

  • 2024:  $966,977
  • 2023:  $861,767
  • 2022:  $685,864
  • 2021:  $651,754
  • 2020:  $615,308
  • 2019:  $550,566
  • 2018:  $481,819
  • 2017:  Not Listed

Michael Grebe:  Total Compensation 2018-2023:  $12 million

  • 2024:  $1,140,568
  • 2023:  $3,702,479
  • 2022:  $1,470,945
  • 2021:  $1,432,150
  • 2020:  $1,313,006
  • 2019:  $1,560,158
  • 2018:  $1,086,072
  • 2017:  Not Listed

To read the IRS Form 990 for Aurora Heath Care Inc, click here.

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