Where the middle 50% lands.
Half earn between $48k and $207k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $311k, roughly 2.3 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.
| Percentile | Total comp | Means |
|---|---|---|
| 90th | $311,081 | Top 10% of earners |
| 75th | $206,994 | 25% earn more than this |
| 50th · median | $132,565 | The typical executive |
| 25th | $47,918 | 25% earn less than this |
| 10th | $18,713 | 10% of executives earn less than this |
How the package is built.
The typical pay structure across 145 organizations with full Schedule J reporting (42% of the 347 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.
New York pays $19,991 more than the median CFO compensation in diseases, disorders & medical disciplines nationally.
The ten highest-paid diseases, disorders & medical disciplines CFOs by filing.
| # | Organization | Location | Total compensation | Filing year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | American Cancer Society Inc | Atlanta, GA | $1,199,377 | 2024 |
| 02 | Alzheimer'S Disease & Related Disorders | Chicago, IL | $825,581 | 2023 |
| 03 | The Devereux Foundation | Villanova, PA | $742,366 | 2023 |
| 04 | American Heart Association Inc | Dallas, TX | $704,203 | 2023 |
| 05 | American College Of Radiology | Reston, VA | $587,584 | 2023 |
| 06 | American Board Of Pediatrics Inc | Chapel Hill, NC | $553,602 | 2023 |
| 07 | Breakthrough T1d | New York, NY | $544,994 | 2023 |
| 08 | Endocrine Society | Washington, DC | $444,437 | 2024 |
| 09 | Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Inc | El Segundo, CA | $427,251 | 2023 |
| 10 | The Multiple Myeloma Research | Norwalk, CT | $413,942 | 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 diseases, disorders & medical disciplines nonprofits in that revenue band updates live.