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Updated through 2024NTEE Q · International, Foreign Affairs & National Security

International, Foreign Affairs & National Security nonprofitCFO salaries

Based on 472 organizations from 2019 – 2024. Each org counted once at its most recent filing. Sourced directly from IRS Form 990, Schedule J.

Median total compensation
$133,352
The median international, foreign affairs & national security cfo earns $133,352 in total reported compensation.
25th pct
$58k
75th pct
$216k
90th pct
$311k
472 organizations · 2019 – 2024
Percentile distribution

Where the middle 50% lands.

Half earn between $58k and $216k. 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.

PercentileTotal compMeans
90th$310,553Top 10% of earners
75th$216,44425% earn more than this
50th · median$133,352The typical executive
25th$57,71825% earn less than this
10th$16,83010% of executives earn less than this
How pay is structured

How the package is built.

The typical pay structure across 212 organizations with full Schedule J reporting (45% of the 472 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%.

$225,191
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.
84%
Base salary
83.9% of total
$188,935
Bonus & incentive
2.3% of total
$5,179
Retirement & deferred
4.7% of total
$10,584
Benefits
7.3% of total
$16,439
Other reportable
1.6% of total
$3,603
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 $47,398 more than the median CFO compensation in international, foreign affairs & national security nationally.

Top 10 states · International, Foreign Affairs & National Security CFO median
01
New York
91 orgs
$180,750
02
District of Columbia
96 orgs
$178,200
03
California
49 orgs
$120,509
Top-paying organizations

The ten highest-paid international, foreign affairs & national security CFOs by filing.

#OrganizationLocationTotal compensationFiling year
01Accion InternationalWashington, DC$613,3342024
02Council On Foreign Relations IncNew York, NY$607,9182023
03American Israel Public Affairs CommitteeWashington, DC$588,5592023
04Endeavor Global IncNew York, NY$554,1622023
05International Rescue Committee IncNew York, NY$521,9332023
06The American Jewish Joint DistributionNew York, NY$520,7402023
07World Education Services IncNew York, NY$514,4312023
08Save The Children Federation IncFairfield, CT$505,0692023
09Ciee IncSouth Portland, ME$502,9242023
10Birthright Israel FoundationNew York, NY$502,1132023

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

Compare your organization

What does a $X org pay?

Adjust the slider to your organization's revenue. The median CFO compensation for international, foreign affairs & national security nonprofits in that revenue band updates live.

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~$6M
annual revenue
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Median CFO comp · $1M – $10M
$111,648
180 organizations in this band
Percentile range for your band
25th percentile$64,756
50th percentile$111,648
75th percentile$165,239