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Employees Cook Children's Medical Center Rick W Merrill

Rick W Merrill

Officer

Chief Executive Officer at Cook Children's Medical Center

Fiscal year ended September 30, 2024. Published on January 25, 2026.

$3,305,517
2024

Total compensation

Rick W Merrill has been listed as an employee of Cook Children's Medical Center in Form 990 filings since at least fiscal year 2016. Total compensation for Rick W Merrill has increased by 96.1% from 2016 to 2024.

Annual compensation details

$3,305,517
-10.3%
Chief Executive Officer
2024
$689k org
10 hrs/wk
$2.1M related
32 hrs/wk
$551k other
--
$3,686,493
+38.4%
Chief Executive Officer
2023
$911k org
10 hrs/wk

Total compensation by year

Compare the compensation of Rick W Merrill to:

2024

Other employees at Cook Children's Medical Center

Stephen W Kimmel
Executive Vice President, SYS Finance
$1,393,062
$438,365 from org$779,315 from related$175,382 other
James C Cunningham, M.D.
Executive Vice President, CMO
$1,328,523
$0 from org$1,222,776 from related$105,747 other
Nancy C Cychol
President/Chief Hospital Services
$1,309,211
$781,360 from org$420,732 from related$107,119 other
Stanley E Davis
Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
$1,074,534
$929,105 from orgNo related comp$145,429 other
Joseph M Gallagher
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer
$1,022,881
$0 from org$883,970 from related$138,911 other
Cory R Rhoades
Chief Financial Officer
$1,002,449
$0 from org$866,208 from related$136,241 other
Theresa Z Meadows
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
$933,653
$0 from org$847,642 from related$86,011 other
Jonathan Nedrelow, M.D.
Associate Chief Medical Officer
$738,051
$0 from org$636,879 from related$101,172 other
Cheryl Petersen
Vice President Nursing, CNO
$610,810
$506,442 from orgNo related comp$104,368 other
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Revisions to this profile

January 25, 2026:
2024 Cook Children's Medical Center 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2023 Cook Children's Medical Center 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2022 Cook Children's Medical Center 990 published

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$668k org
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$497k org
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$235k other
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$2,637,355
+47.1%
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$678k org
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$1.7M related
29 hrs/wk
$217k other
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$1,792,753
+6.4%
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$476k org
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$1.1M related
28 hrs/wk
$208k other
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$1,685,387
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$445k org
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$1M related
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$206k other
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