What Over $1B in revenue means for CIO pay
Nonprofits reporting over $1B in annual revenue are the very largest institutions, such as major hospital systems and universities. A CIO at this scale is among the highest-paid in the nonprofit sector.
Across all nonprofit CIOs nationally, the median is $176,634. At organizations with over $1B in revenue, CIOs earn about $360,086 more than that.
CIO pay across organization sizes
How median CIO compensation scales with nonprofit revenue. Each size band is its own benchmark.
| Org revenue | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under $1M | $11,250 | $30,000 | $39,193 | $124,135 | 145 |
| $1M–$10M | $71,840 | $134,169 | $166,091 | $218,176 | 492 |
| $10M–$100M | $131,859 | $166,891 | $222,995 | $302,421 | 1,792 |
| $100M–$500M | $197,800 | $275,622 | $401,477 | $587,710 | 679 |
| $500M–$1B | $281,387 | $422,973 | $591,379 | $816,814 | 134 |
| Over $1B | $286,279 | $536,720 | $848,420 | $1,360,188 | 160 |
Frequently asked questions
- How much does a nonprofit CIO at Over $1B organizations make?
- The median total compensation is $536,720, based on 160 IRS Form 990 filings from nonprofits with over $1B in annual revenue. The middle range runs from $286,279 to $848,420.
- Why does organization size affect CIO pay so much?
- Larger nonprofits handle bigger budgets, larger teams, and more complex operations, so the CIO role scales with them. Comparing pay within the same revenue band, rather than across all sizes, gives a far more accurate benchmark.
- What is the full pay range for a CIO at Over $1B organizations?
- The 25th percentile is $286,279, the median is $536,720, the 75th is $848,420, and the 90th percentile reaches $1,360,188. Where a specific role lands depends on region, tenure, and how complex the organization is.
- How does this compare to the national CIO median?
- The national median across all nonprofit sizes is $176,634. Filtering to organizations with over $1B in revenue isolates the size effect, which is one of the strongest drivers of nonprofit compensation.