Where the middle 50% lands.
Half earn between $32k and $173k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $260k, roughly 2.4 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.
| Percentile | Total comp | Means |
|---|---|---|
| 90th | $260,159 | Top 10% of earners |
| 75th | $173,100 | 25% earn more than this |
| 50th · median | $110,492 | The typical executive |
| 25th | $32,132 | 25% earn less than this |
| 10th | $7,114 | 10% of executives earn less than this |
How the package is built.
The typical pay structure across 428 organizations with full Schedule J reporting (34% of the 1,278 orgs in this slice). Each share is the average across orgs of the fraction of total comp that goes to this component, so the bar fills 100%.
The number in context.
Every row links to its own dedicated benchmark page.
All figures are median total reported compensation · IRS Form 990, Schedule J
Pay varies by state.
Texas pays $27,058 more than the median CFO compensation in arts, culture & humanities nationally.
The ten highest-paid arts, culture & humanities CFOs by filing.
| # | Organization | Location | Total compensation | Filing year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Simon Wiesenthal Center Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $1,259,875 | 2023 |
| 02 | Metropolitan Museum Of Art | New York, NY | $822,020 | 2023 |
| 03 | National Gallery Of Art | Landover, MD | $811,870 | 2023 |
| 04 | Colonial Williamsburg Foundation | Williamsburg, VA | $650,734 | 2023 |
| 05 | The Children'S Museum Of Indianapolis Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $639,237 | 2023 |
| 06 | The Vivian Beaumont Theaterinc | New York, NY | $580,155 | 2023 |
| 07 | Smithsonian Institution | Washington, DC | $558,910 | 2023 |
| 08 | Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation | New York, NY | $533,337 | 2024 |
| 09 | The Carnegie Hall Corporation | New York, NY | $532,671 | 2023 |
| 10 | Teach Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $497,740 | 2023 |
Total includes base, bonus, other reportable, and deferred/retirement compensation per Schedule J.
What does a $X org pay?
Adjust the slider to your organization's revenue. The median CFO compensation for arts, culture & humanities nonprofits in that revenue band updates live.