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Updated through 2024NTEE S · Community Improvement & Capacity Building

Community Improvement & Capacity Building nonprofit CIO salaries

Based on 70 organizations from 2020 – 2024. Each org counted once at its most recent filing. Sourced directly from IRS Form 990, Schedule J.

Median total compensation
$169,512
The median community improvement & capacity building cio earns $169,512 in total reported compensation.
Median across all 70 community improvement & capacity building nonprofits filing a Form 990, from the smallest to the largest
25th pct
$126k
75th pct
$249k
90th pct
$351k
70 organizations · 2020 – 2024
Percentile distribution

Where the middle 50% lands.

Half earn between $126k and $249k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $351k, roughly 2.1 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.

PercentileTotal compMeans
90th$351,381Top 10% of earners
75th$248,89325% earn more than this
50th · median$169,512The typical executive
25th$126,46625% earn less than this
10th$35,67310% of executives earn less than this
How pay is structured

How the package is built.

The typical pay structure across 43 organizations with full Schedule J reporting (61% of the 70 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%.

$228,555
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.
78%
Base salary
77.5% of total
$177,130
Bonus & incentive
7.9% of total
$18,056
Retirement & deferred
4.5% of total
$10,285
Benefits
7.5% of total
$17,142
Other reportable
1.9% of total
$4,343
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 CIOs in community improvement & capacity building, ranked by typical pay.

Top 10 states · Community Improvement & Capacity Building CIO median
Top-paying organizations

The ten highest-paid community improvement & capacity building CIOs by filing.

#OrganizationLocationTotal compensationFiling year
01Global Association Of Risk Professionals IncJersey City, NJ$561,8972024
02American Property Casualty Insurance AssociationChicago, IL$450,7702024
03Edison Electric Institute IncWashington, DC$444,9732023
04UracWashington, DC$429,7982024
05Strada Education Foundation IncIndianapolis, IN$403,4132023
06Contract Services Administration Trust FundBurbank, CA$395,5432024
07P33Chicago, IL$358,8882023
08Ll Global IncWindsor, CT$357,3172023
09American Planning AssociationChicago, IL$350,5472023
10International Association Of Privacy ProfessionalsPortsmouth, NH$335,7352023

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 CIO compensation for community improvement & capacity building nonprofits in that revenue band updates live.

Your organization's revenue
~$6M
annual revenue
$0$10M$100M$1B+
Median CIO comp · $10M – $100M
$210,882
40 organizations in this band
Percentile range for your band
25th percentile$122,312
50th percentile$210,882
75th percentile$312,105
Questions

Community Improvement & Capacity Building CIO pay, answered

How much does a Community Improvement & Capacity Building nonprofit CIO make?
The median total compensation for a CIO at a community improvement & capacity building nonprofit is $169,512, based on 70 organizations in IRS Form 990 filings. The middle 50% fall between $126,466 and $248,893.
What is the salary range for a CIO in Community Improvement & Capacity Building nonprofits?
Pay ranges from $126,466 at the 25th percentile to $248,893 at the 75th and $351,381 at the 90th. The spread reflects differences in organization size, budget, and region within the sector.
Is this Community Improvement & Capacity Building compensation data reliable?
Yes. It comes from IRS Form 990 filings, legal documents filed under penalty of perjury, not self-reported surveys. Figures cover 70 community improvement & capacity building nonprofits reporting a CIO.
Why does Community Improvement & Capacity Building nonprofit CIO pay differ from other sectors?
Compensation reflects the typical organization size, revenue, and operating complexity of each sector. Larger, better-funded community improvement & capacity building organizations pull the upper percentiles higher, while smaller ones anchor the lower end.