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Updated through 2024NTEE I · Crime & Legal-Related

Crime & Legal-Related nonprofitCFO salaries

Based on 372 organizations from 2021 – 2024. Each org counted once at its most recent filing. Sourced directly from IRS Form 990, Schedule J.

Median total compensation
$117,104
The median crime & legal-related cfo earns $117,104 in total reported compensation.
Median across all 372 crime & legal-related nonprofits filing a Form 990, from the smallest to the largest
25th pct
$48k
75th pct
$159k
90th pct
$214k
372 organizations · 2021 – 2024
Percentile distribution

Where the middle 50% lands.

Half earn between $48k and $159k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $214k, roughly 1.8 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.

PercentileTotal compMeans
90th$214,217Top 10% of earners
75th$158,61225% earn more than this
50th · median$117,104The typical executive
25th$48,12225% earn less than this
10th$14,98510% of executives earn less than this
How pay is structured

How the package is built.

The typical pay structure across 112 organizations with full Schedule J reporting (30% of the 372 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%.

$186,547
typical total · 2024
Median total compensation in the subset. The dollar amounts below show what each share works out to on a package this size.
83%
9%
Base salary
82.8% of total
$154,461
Bonus & incentive
2.1% of total
$3,917
Retirement & deferred
4.5% of total
$8,395
Benefits
9.4% of total
$17,535
Other reportable
0.6% of total
$1,119
Shares are averaged across organizations, so they sum to ~100%. Dollar amounts are illustrative (share% of typical total) and don't reflect any specific org.
How this compares

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

Geography

Pay varies by state.

New York pays $20,898 more than the median CFO compensation in crime & legal-related nationally.

Top 10 states · Crime & Legal-Related CFO median
01
New York
42 orgs
$138,002
02
California
66 orgs
$107,451
Top-paying organizations

The ten highest-paid crime & legal-related CFOs by filing.

#OrganizationLocationTotal compensationFiling year
01Westminster Ingleside King Farm Presbyterian Retirement Communities IncRockville, MD$614,0842024
02American Arbitration Association IncNew York, NY$541,7572024
03Justice Resource Institute IncNeedham, MA$520,9182023
04Criminal Justice Reform FoundationNew York, NY$487,8802024
05Arbitration Forums IncTampa, FL$485,3482024
06Nexus Family HealingPlymouth, MN$445,5762024
07Queens Law Associates Not-For-Profit CorporationForest Hills, NY$375,1102023
08Kind IncWashington, DC$364,7952023
09Legal Services NycNew York, NY$341,9002024
10Police Executive Research ForumWashington, DC$332,6582024

Total includes base, bonus, other reportable, and deferred/retirement compensation per Schedule J.

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What does a $X org pay?

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Median CFO comp · $1M – $10M
$109,247
167 organizations in this band
Percentile range for your band
25th percentile$63,363
50th percentile$109,247
75th percentile$161,686
Questions

{sector} {role} pay, answered

How much does a Crime & Legal-Related nonprofit CFO make?
The median total compensation for a CFO at a crime & legal-related nonprofit is $117,104, based on 372 organizations in IRS Form 990 filings. The middle 50% fall between $48,122 and $158,612.
What is the salary range for a CFO in Crime & Legal-Related nonprofits?
Pay ranges from $48,122 at the 25th percentile to $158,612 at the 75th and $214,217 at the 90th. The spread reflects differences in organization size, budget, and region within the sector.
Is this Crime & Legal-Related compensation data reliable?
Yes. It comes from IRS Form 990 filings, legal documents filed under penalty of perjury, not self-reported surveys. Figures cover 372 crime & legal-related nonprofits reporting a CFO.
Why does Crime & Legal-Related nonprofit CFO pay differ from other sectors?
Compensation reflects the typical organization size, revenue, and operating complexity of each sector. Larger, better-funded crime & legal-related organizations pull the upper percentiles higher, while smaller ones anchor the lower end.