Where the middle 50% lands.
Half earn between $34k and $162k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $226k, roughly 2.2 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.
| Percentile | Total comp | Means |
|---|---|---|
| 90th | $226,383 | Top 10% of earners |
| 75th | $161,897 | 25% earn more than this |
| 50th · median | $104,924 | The typical executive |
| 25th | $33,952 | 25% earn less than this |
| 10th | $12,345 | 10% of executives earn less than this |
How the package is built.
The typical pay structure across 1,242 organizations with full Schedule J reporting (30% of the 4,174 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.
Massachusetts pays $33,024 more than the median CFO compensation in human services nationally.
The ten highest-paid human services CFOs by filing.
| # | Organization | Location | Total compensation | Filing year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | The Sarah Community | St Louis, MO | $1,238,074 | 2023 |
| 02 | The Christian Home & Rehabilitation Ctr | Waupun, WI | $1,238,074 | 2023 |
| 03 | Lifespace Communities Inc | Dallas, TX | $1,007,676 | 2023 |
| 04 | Young Men'S Christian Association Of | New York, NY | $875,473 | 2023 |
| 05 | Mather | Evanston, IL | $859,304 | 2023 |
| 06 | Pacific Retirement Services Inc | Medford, OR | $823,627 | 2023 |
| 07 | Blue Meridian Partners Inc | New York, NY | $776,749 | 2023 |
| 08 | Samaritan Health Services | Corvallis, OR | $747,521 | 2023 |
| 09 | Community Options Inc | Princeton, NJ | $739,267 | 2023 |
| 10 | Youth Vilages Inc | Memphis, TN | $716,513 | 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 human services nonprofits in that revenue band updates live.