Where the middle 50% lands.
Half earn between $116k and $188k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $253k, roughly 1.7 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.
| Percentile | Total comp | Means |
|---|---|---|
| 90th | $253,326 | Top 10% of earners |
| 75th | $187,944 | 25% earn more than this |
| 50th · median | $150,177 | The typical executive |
| 25th | $115,500 | 25% earn less than this |
| 10th | $21,034 | 10% of executives earn less than this |
How the package is built.
The typical pay structure across 187 organizations with full Schedule J reporting (52% of the 361 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 $38,823 more than the median CIO compensation in human services nationally.
The ten highest-paid human services CIOs by filing.
| # | Organization | Location | Total compensation | Filing year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Scan Group | Long Beach, CA | $1,870,065 | 2023 |
| 02 | Samaritan Health Services | Corvallis, OR | $586,229 | 2023 |
| 03 | Chapters Health System Inc | Temple Terrace, FL | $550,759 | 2023 |
| 04 | Southwest Key Programs Inc | Austin, TX | $520,862 | 2023 |
| 05 | Lifespace Communities Inc | Dallas, TX | $468,602 | 2023 |
| 06 | Trustbridge Inc | West Palm Beach, FL | $438,898 | 2023 |
| 07 | Pacific Retirement Services Inc | Medford, OR | $420,916 | 2023 |
| 08 | Youth Villages Inc | Memphis, TN | $397,641 | 2024 |
| 09 | Wounded Warrior Project Inc | Jacksonville, FL | $376,780 | 2023 |
| 10 | Eskaton Properties Inc | Carmichael, CA | $373,814 | 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 human services nonprofits in that revenue band updates live.
Human Services CIO pay, answered
- How much does a Human Services nonprofit CIO make?
- The median total compensation for a CIO at a human services nonprofit is $150,177, based on 361 organizations in IRS Form 990 filings. The middle 50% fall between $115,500 and $187,944.
- What is the salary range for a CIO in Human Services nonprofits?
- Pay ranges from $115,500 at the 25th percentile to $187,944 at the 75th and $253,326 at the 90th. The spread reflects differences in organization size, budget, and region within the sector.
- Is this Human Services compensation data reliable?
- Yes. It comes from IRS Form 990 filings, legal documents filed under penalty of perjury, not self-reported surveys. Figures cover 361 human services nonprofits reporting a CIO.
- Why does Human Services nonprofit CIO pay differ from other sectors?
- Compensation reflects the typical organization size, revenue, and operating complexity of each sector. Larger, better-funded human services organizations pull the upper percentiles higher, while smaller ones anchor the lower end.