Where the middle 50% lands.
Half earn between $112k and $187k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $262k, roughly 1.8 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.
| Percentile | Total comp | Means |
|---|---|---|
| 90th | $261,651 | Top 10% of earners |
| 75th | $187,352 | 25% earn more than this |
| 50th · median | $148,256 | The typical executive |
| 25th | $112,342 | 25% earn less than this |
| 10th | $62,348 | 10% of executives earn less than this |
How the package is built.
The typical pay structure across 39 organizations with full Schedule J reporting (45% of the 86 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.
State-level medians for Development Directors in animal-related, ranked by typical pay.
The ten highest-paid animal-related Development Directors by filing.
| # | Organization | Location | Total compensation | Filing year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation | Monterey, CA | $441,848 | 2023 |
| 02 | Humane World For Animals Inc | Washington, DC | $424,442 | 2024 |
| 03 | National Wildlife Federation | Reston, VA | $302,177 | 2023 |
| 04 | Best Friends Animal Society | Kanab, UT | $301,223 | 2023 |
| 05 | American Humane Association | Washington, DC | $294,870 | 2023 |
| 06 | Governors Island Corporation | New York, NY | $290,531 | 2023 |
| 07 | Delta Waterfowl Foundation | Bismarck, ND | $281,797 | 2023 |
| 08 | Zoological Society Of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $278,224 | 2023 |
| 09 | Woodland Park Zoological Society | Seattle, WA | $276,761 | 2023 |
| 10 | Denver Zoological Foundation | Denver, CO | $246,540 | 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 Development Director compensation for animal-related nonprofits in that revenue band updates live.