Where the middle 50% lands.
Half earn between $16k and $92k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $174k, roughly 5.3 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.
| Percentile | Total comp | Means |
|---|---|---|
| 90th | $173,780 | Top 10% of earners |
| 75th | $92,020 | 25% earn more than this |
| 50th · median | $32,825 | The typical executive |
| 25th | $16,254 | 25% earn less than this |
| 10th | $7,762 | 10% of executives earn less than this |
How the package is built.
The typical pay structure across 293 organizations with full Schedule J reporting (14% of the 2,132 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.
Illinois pays $57,706 more than the median CFO compensation in housing & shelter nationally.
The ten highest-paid housing & shelter CFOs by filing.
| # | Organization | Location | Total compensation | Filing year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Ohio Capital Corporation For Housing | Columbus, OH | $834,746 | 2023 |
| 02 | Front Porch Communities And Services | Glendale, CA | $685,694 | 2023 |
| 03 | Midwest Housing Equity Group Inc | Omaha, NE | $665,734 | 2024 |
| 04 | Enterprise Community Development Inc | Columbia, MD | $633,742 | 2023 |
| 05 | Enterprise Community Investment Inc | Columbia, MD | $608,030 | 2024 |
| 06 | Jhl Corporate Services Inc | New York, NY | $597,446 | 2023 |
| 07 | Mht Housing Inc | Bingham Farms, MI | $519,946 | 2023 |
| 08 | Cinnaire Corporation | Lansing, MI | $508,602 | 2023 |
| 09 | Eden Housing Inc | Hayward, CA | $492,408 | 2024 |
| 10 | Highland Park Community Development Corporation | Brooklyn, NY | $491,719 | 2024 |
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 housing & shelter nonprofits in that revenue band updates live.