Where the middle 50% lands.
Half earn between $28k and $147k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $195k, roughly 2.1 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.
| Percentile | Total comp | Means |
|---|---|---|
| 90th | $195,414 | Top 10% of earners |
| 75th | $147,178 | 25% earn more than this |
| 50th · median | $95,196 | The typical executive |
| 25th | $28,308 | 25% earn less than this |
| 10th | $7,442 | 10% of executives earn less than this |
How the package is built.
The typical pay structure across 110 organizations with full Schedule J reporting (25% of the 439 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 youth development, ranked by typical pay.
The ten highest-paid youth development CFOs by filing.
| # | Organization | Location | Total compensation | Filing year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Boy Scouts Of America | Irving, TX | $704,360 | 2023 |
| 02 | Friends Of Kexp | Seattle, WA | $340,868 | 2024 |
| 03 | Pga Tour Charities Inc | Ponte Vedra Beach, FL | $314,692 | 2023 |
| 04 | National 4-H Council | Washington, DC | $308,535 | 2023 |
| 05 | Ideastream | Cleveland, OH | $295,768 | 2023 |
| 06 | B'Nai B'Rith Youth Organization | Washington, DC | $286,300 | 2023 |
| 07 | Madison Square Boys & Girls Club | New York, NY | $284,767 | 2023 |
| 08 | Girl Scouts Of Central Maryland Inc | Baltimore, MD | $275,615 | 2023 |
| 09 | Young Life | Colorado Springs, CO | $274,272 | 2023 |
| 10 | Camp Harbor View Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | $269,848 | 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 youth development nonprofits in that revenue band updates live.