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Updated through 2024NTEE O · Youth Development

Youth Development nonprofit Chief Program Officer salaries

Based on 51 organizations from 2022 – 2024. Each org counted once at its most recent filing. Sourced directly from IRS Form 990, Schedule J.

Median total compensation
$136,843
The median youth development chief program officer earns $136,843 in total reported compensation.
Median across all 51 youth development nonprofits filing a Form 990, from the smallest to the largest
25th pct
$117k
75th pct
$180k
90th pct
$218k
51 organizations · 2022 – 2024
Percentile distribution

Where the middle 50% lands.

Half earn between $117k and $180k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $218k, roughly 1.6 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.

PercentileTotal compMeans
90th$218,324Top 10% of earners
75th$180,00525% earn more than this
50th · median$136,843The typical executive
25th$117,21625% earn less than this
10th$73,02310% of executives earn less than this
How pay is structured

How the package is built.

The typical pay structure across 19 organizations with full Schedule J reporting (37% of the 51 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%.

$187,975
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
$157,711
Bonus & incentive
3.4% of total
$6,391
Retirement & deferred
3.4% of total
$6,391
Benefits
7.0% of total
$13,158
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.

State-level medians for Chief Program Officers in youth development, ranked by typical pay.

Top 10 states · Youth Development Chief Program Officer median
Top-paying organizations

The ten highest-paid youth development Chief Program Officers by filing.

#OrganizationLocationTotal compensationFiling year
01P-Town Car Club IncPeoria, IL$605,0002023
02Friends Of KexpSeattle, WA$346,6882024
03Foundation For Jewish Camp IncNew York, NY$331,2912024
04Pace Center For GirlsincJacksonville, FL$302,4462023
05West Side Center For Community LifeNew York, NY$220,8552023
06Girl Scouts Of Northeast TexasDallas, TX$218,3242023
07OnegoalChicago, IL$217,2852023
08Boys & Girls Clubs Of Southeastern MichiganDetroit, MI$208,3862024
09Future Farmers Of AmericaIndianapolis, IN$202,3382023
10Network For Teaching EntrepreneurshipNew York, NY$198,2652023

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

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What does a $X org pay?

Adjust the slider to your organization's revenue. The median Chief Program Officer compensation for youth development nonprofits in that revenue band updates live.

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Median Chief Program Officer comp · $1M – $10M
$124,270
20 organizations in this band
Percentile range for your band
25th percentile$72,077
50th percentile$124,270
75th percentile$183,920
Questions

Youth Development Chief Program Officer pay, answered

How much does a Youth Development nonprofit Chief Program Officer make?
The median total compensation for a Chief Program Officer at a youth development nonprofit is $136,843, based on 51 organizations in IRS Form 990 filings. The middle 50% fall between $117,216 and $180,005.
What is the salary range for a Chief Program Officer in Youth Development nonprofits?
Pay ranges from $117,216 at the 25th percentile to $180,005 at the 75th and $218,324 at the 90th. The spread reflects differences in organization size, budget, and region within the sector.
Is this Youth Development compensation data reliable?
Yes. It comes from IRS Form 990 filings, legal documents filed under penalty of perjury, not self-reported surveys. Figures cover 51 youth development nonprofits reporting a Chief Program Officer.
Why does Youth Development nonprofit Chief Program Officer pay differ from other sectors?
Compensation reflects the typical organization size, revenue, and operating complexity of each sector. Larger, better-funded youth development organizations pull the upper percentiles higher, while smaller ones anchor the lower end.