Where the middle 50% lands.
Half earn between $85k and $295k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $454k, roughly 2.4 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.
| Percentile | Total comp | Means |
|---|---|---|
| 90th | $454,499 | Top 10% of earners |
| 75th | $294,716 | 25% earn more than this |
| 50th · median | $192,135 | The typical executive |
| 25th | $84,904 | 25% earn less than this |
| 10th | $24,824 | 10% of executives earn less than this |
How the package is built.
The typical pay structure across 130 organizations with full Schedule J reporting (59% of the 219 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.
State-level medians for CFOs in science & technology, ranked by typical pay.
The ten highest-paid science & technology CFOs by filing.
| # | Organization | Location | Total compensation | Filing year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Noblis Inc | Reston, VA | $991,230 | 2023 |
| 02 | The Mitre Corporation | Mclean, VA | $952,717 | 2023 |
| 03 | Logistics Management Institute | Mclean, VA | $856,055 | 2023 |
| 04 | Sri International | Menlo Park, CA | $833,860 | 2024 |
| 05 | Charles Stark Draper Laboratory Inc | Cambridge, MA | $784,979 | 2023 |
| 06 | Institute Of Gas Technology | Des Plaines, IL | $721,302 | 2023 |
| 07 | Prepass Safety Alliance | Phoenix, AZ | $624,193 | 2023 |
| 08 | Cubrc Inc | Buffalo, NY | $624,192 | 2023 |
| 09 | Advanced Technology International | Summerville, SC | $621,787 | 2023 |
| 10 | Internet Corporation For Assigned Names And Numbers | Los Angeles, CA | $597,249 | 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 science & technology nonprofits in that revenue band updates live.