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Updated through 2024NTEE Y · Mutual & Membership Benefit

Mutual & Membership Benefit nonprofitCFO salaries

Based on 192 organizations from 2021 – 2024. Each org counted once at its most recent filing. Sourced directly from IRS Form 990, Schedule J.

Median total compensation
$14,967
The median mutual & membership benefit cfo earns $14,967 in total reported compensation.
Median across all 192 mutual & membership benefit nonprofits filing a Form 990, from the smallest to the largest
25th pct
$3k
75th pct
$126k
90th pct
$308k
192 organizations · 2021 – 2024
Percentile distribution

Where the middle 50% lands.

Half earn between $3k and $126k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $308k, roughly 20.6 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.

PercentileTotal compMeans
90th$307,753Top 10% of earners
75th$125,57025% earn more than this
50th · median$14,967The typical executive
25th$3,39325% earn less than this
10th$1,00510% of executives earn less than this
How pay is structured

How the package is built.

The typical pay structure across 44 organizations with full Schedule J reporting (23% of the 192 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%.

$272,200
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.
74%
9%
Base salary
73.7% of total
$200,611
Bonus & incentive
5.6% of total
$15,243
Retirement & deferred
8.9% of total
$24,226
Benefits
6.3% of total
$17,149
Other reportable
2.8% of total
$7,622
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.

CFOThis page
$14,967
Executive Director
$39,500

All figures are median total reported compensation · IRS Form 990, Schedule J

Geography

Pay varies by state.

State-level medians for CFOs in mutual & membership benefit, ranked by typical pay.

Top 10 states · Mutual & Membership Benefit CFO median
Top-paying organizations

The ten highest-paid mutual & membership benefit CFOs by filing.

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 mutual & membership benefit nonprofits in that revenue band updates live.

Your organization's revenue
$1M or less
annual revenue
$0$10M$100M$1B+
Median CFO comp · Under $1M
$3,996
100 organizations in this band
Percentile range for your band
25th percentile$2,318
50th percentile$3,996
75th percentile$5,914
Questions

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How much does a Mutual & Membership Benefit nonprofit CFO make?
The median total compensation for a CFO at a mutual & membership benefit nonprofit is $14,967, based on 192 organizations in IRS Form 990 filings. The middle 50% fall between $3,393 and $125,570.
What is the salary range for a CFO in Mutual & Membership Benefit nonprofits?
Pay ranges from $3,393 at the 25th percentile to $125,570 at the 75th and $307,753 at the 90th. The spread reflects differences in organization size, budget, and region within the sector.
Is this Mutual & Membership Benefit compensation data reliable?
Yes. It comes from IRS Form 990 filings, legal documents filed under penalty of perjury, not self-reported surveys. Figures cover 192 mutual & membership benefit nonprofits reporting a CFO.
Why does Mutual & Membership Benefit nonprofit CFO pay differ from other sectors?
Compensation reflects the typical organization size, revenue, and operating complexity of each sector. Larger, better-funded mutual & membership benefit organizations pull the upper percentiles higher, while smaller ones anchor the lower end.