Where the middle 50% lands.
Half earn between $140k and $267k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $434k, roughly 2.4 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.
| Percentile | Total comp | Means |
|---|---|---|
| 90th | $434,028 | Top 10% of earners |
| 75th | $267,015 | 25% earn more than this |
| 50th · median | $179,214 | The typical executive |
| 25th | $140,485 | 25% earn less than this |
| 10th | $113,162 | 10% of executives earn less than this |
How the package is built.
The typical pay structure across 338 organizations with full Schedule J reporting (68% of the 498 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.
New York pays $73,978 more than the median CIO compensation in education nationally.
The ten highest-paid education CIOs by filing.
| # | Organization | Location | Total compensation | Filing year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | University Of Maryland Foundation Inc | Adelphi, MD | $5,650,000 | 2023 |
| 02 | Harvard Management Company Inc | Boston, MA | $5,000,739 | 2023 |
| 03 | New York University | New York, NY | $3,399,079 | 2023 |
| 04 | Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $3,147,217 | 2023 |
| 05 | University Of Richmond | Richmond, VA | $2,708,367 | 2023 |
| 06 | Trustees Of The Estate Of Bernice Pauahi Bishop | Honolulu, HI | $2,528,549 | 2023 |
| 07 | Emory University | Atlanta, GA | $2,407,052 | 2023 |
| 08 | University Of Wisconsin Foundation | Madison, WI | $1,622,677 | 2023 |
| 09 | Texas A&M Foundation | College Station, TX | $1,259,707 | 2023 |
| 10 | Ucsf Foundation Investment Company | San Francisco, CA | $1,248,834 | 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 CIO compensation for education nonprofits in that revenue band updates live.
Education CIO pay, answered
- How much does an Education nonprofit CIO make?
- The median total compensation for a CIO at an education nonprofit is $179,214, based on 498 organizations in IRS Form 990 filings. The middle 50% fall between $140,485 and $267,015.
- What is the salary range for a CIO in Education nonprofits?
- Pay ranges from $140,485 at the 25th percentile to $267,015 at the 75th and $434,028 at the 90th. The spread reflects differences in organization size, budget, and region within the sector.
- Is this Education compensation data reliable?
- Yes. It comes from IRS Form 990 filings, legal documents filed under penalty of perjury, not self-reported surveys. Figures cover 498 education nonprofits reporting a CIO.
- Why does Education nonprofit CIO pay differ from other sectors?
- Compensation reflects the typical organization size, revenue, and operating complexity of each sector. Larger, better-funded education organizations pull the upper percentiles higher, while smaller ones anchor the lower end.