Where the middle 50% lands.
Half earn between $29k and $179k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $262k, roughly 2.4 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.
| Percentile | Total comp | Means |
|---|---|---|
| 90th | $262,240 | Top 10% of earners |
| 75th | $178,661 | 25% earn more than this |
| 50th · median | $109,231 | The typical executive |
| 25th | $29,188 | 25% earn less than this |
| 10th | $12,109 | 10% of executives earn less than this |
How the package is built.
The typical pay structure across 79 organizations with full Schedule J reporting (33% of the 241 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.
California pays $29,830 more than the median CFO compensation in sectors.names.z nationally.
The ten highest-paid sectors.names.z CFOs by filing.
| # | Organization | Location | Total compensation | Filing year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Children'S Miracle Network | Salt Lake City, UT | $631,705 | 2024 |
| 02 | Mortgage Bankers Association | Washington, DC | $497,269 | 2023 |
| 03 | Executive Leadership Council | Washington, DC | $436,827 | 2024 |
| 04 | Mercy Care | Phoenix, AZ | $435,760 | 2023 |
| 05 | Lake County Tribal Health Consortium Inc | Lakeport, CA | $401,787 | 2023 |
| 06 | Hamaspik Of Rockland County Inc | Monsey, NY | $399,054 | 2024 |
| 07 | Lundberg Association | Renton, WA | $390,705 | 2024 |
| 08 | St Luke Association | Renton, WA | $390,705 | 2024 |
| 09 | City Year Inc | Boston, MA | $389,875 | 2023 |
| 10 | Albert B Sabin Vaccine Institute Inc | Washington, DC | $377,225 | 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 sectors.names.z nonprofits in that revenue band updates live.
{sector} {role} pay, answered
- How much does a sectors.names.Z nonprofit CFO make?
- The median total compensation for a CFO at a sectors.names.z nonprofit is $109,231, based on 241 organizations in IRS Form 990 filings. The middle 50% fall between $29,188 and $178,661.
- What is the salary range for a CFO in sectors.names.Z nonprofits?
- Pay ranges from $29,188 at the 25th percentile to $178,661 at the 75th and $262,240 at the 90th. The spread reflects differences in organization size, budget, and region within the sector.
- Is this sectors.names.Z compensation data reliable?
- Yes. It comes from IRS Form 990 filings, legal documents filed under penalty of perjury, not self-reported surveys. Figures cover 241 sectors.names.z nonprofits reporting a CFO.
- Why does sectors.names.Z nonprofit CFO pay differ from other sectors?
- Compensation reflects the typical organization size, revenue, and operating complexity of each sector. Larger, better-funded sectors.names.z organizations pull the upper percentiles higher, while smaller ones anchor the lower end.