Where the middle 50% lands.
Half earn between $46k and $177k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $263k, roughly 2.2 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.
| Percentile | Total comp | Means |
|---|---|---|
| 90th | $262,856 | Top 10% of earners |
| 75th | $176,878 | 25% earn more than this |
| 50th · median | $120,284 | The typical executive |
| 25th | $45,756 | 25% earn less than this |
| 10th | $12,000 | 10% of executives earn less than this |
How the package is built.
The typical pay structure across 156 organizations with full Schedule J reporting (36% of the 436 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.
District of Columbia pays $79,976 more than the median CFO compensation in environment nationally.
The ten highest-paid environment CFOs by filing.
| # | Organization | Location | Total compensation | Filing year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Alliance To End Plastic Waste Inc | Austin, TX | $542,937 | 2023 |
| 02 | Serc Reliability Corporation | Charlotte, NC | $474,010 | 2024 |
| 03 | Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | New York, NY | $471,743 | 2023 |
| 04 | Ocean Exploration Trust Inc | New London, CT | $450,448 | 2023 |
| 05 | World Wildlife Fund Inc | Washington, DC | $447,591 | 2023 |
| 06 | Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | New York, NY | $387,741 | 2023 |
| 07 | National Audubon Society Inc | New York, NY | $387,600 | 2023 |
| 08 | Sierra Club Foundation | Oakland, CA | $384,921 | 2024 |
| 09 | Verra | Washington, DC | $378,970 | 2023 |
| 10 | Land Trust Alliance Inc | Washington, DC | $371,642 | 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 environment nonprofits in that revenue band updates live.
{sector} {role} pay, answered
- How much does a Environment nonprofit CFO make?
- The median total compensation for a CFO at a environment nonprofit is $120,284, based on 436 organizations in IRS Form 990 filings. The middle 50% fall between $45,756 and $176,878.
- What is the salary range for a CFO in Environment nonprofits?
- Pay ranges from $45,756 at the 25th percentile to $176,878 at the 75th and $262,856 at the 90th. The spread reflects differences in organization size, budget, and region within the sector.
- Is this Environment compensation data reliable?
- Yes. It comes from IRS Form 990 filings, legal documents filed under penalty of perjury, not self-reported surveys. Figures cover 436 environment nonprofits reporting a CFO.
- Why does Environment nonprofit CFO pay differ from other sectors?
- Compensation reflects the typical organization size, revenue, and operating complexity of each sector. Larger, better-funded environment organizations pull the upper percentiles higher, while smaller ones anchor the lower end.