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Updated through 2024NTEE I · Crime & Legal-Related

Crime & Legal-Related nonprofitDevelopment Director salaries

Based on 92 organizations from 2022 – 2024. Each org counted once at its most recent filing. Sourced directly from IRS Form 990, Schedule J.

Median total compensation
$141,148
The median crime & legal-related development director earns $141,148 in total reported compensation.
Median across all 92 crime & legal-related nonprofits filing a Form 990, from the smallest to the largest
25th pct
$114k
75th pct
$175k
90th pct
$242k
92 organizations · 2022 – 2024
Percentile distribution

Where the middle 50% lands.

Half earn between $114k and $175k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $242k, roughly 1.7 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.

PercentileTotal compMeans
90th$242,394Top 10% of earners
75th$175,16125% earn more than this
50th · median$141,148The typical executive
25th$114,31725% earn less than this
10th$70,79110% of executives earn less than this
How pay is structured

How the package is built.

The typical pay structure across 35 organizations with full Schedule J reporting (38% of the 92 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%.

$193,624
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.
80%
9%
Base salary
80.3% of total
$155,480
Bonus & incentive
4.3% of total
$8,326
Retirement & deferred
4.9% of total
$9,488
Benefits
8.8% of total
$17,039
Other reportable
0.4% of total
$774
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.

Development DirectorThis page
$141,148
Executive Director
$96,565
CFO
$117,104
COO
$137,332

All figures are median total reported compensation · IRS Form 990, Schedule J

Geography

Pay varies by state.

State-level medians for Development Directors in crime & legal-related, ranked by typical pay.

Top 10 states · Crime & Legal-Related Development Director median
Top-paying organizations

The ten highest-paid crime & legal-related Development Directors by filing.

#OrganizationLocationTotal compensationFiling year
01American Arbitration Association IncNew York, NY$685,0292024
02The Hebrew Home For The Aged At Riverdale Foundation IncBronx, NY$485,6292023
03Criminal Justice Reform FoundationNew York, NY$478,0552023
04Kind IncWashington, DC$344,2592023
05Equal Justice WorksWashington, DC$337,8372023
06America First Legal FoundationWashington, DC$267,4982023
07National Consumer Law Center IncBoston, MA$248,9172024
08Northside Achievement ZoneMinneapolis, MN$244,0552024
09Mothers Against Drunk DrivingIrving, TX$242,8782023
10Public CounselLos Angeles, CA$238,0392023

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 Development Director compensation for crime & legal-related nonprofits in that revenue band updates live.

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~$6M
annual revenue
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Median Development Director comp · $1M – $10M
$130,486
53 organizations in this band
Percentile range for your band
25th percentile$75,682
50th percentile$130,486
75th percentile$193,119
Questions

{sector} {role} pay, answered

How much does a Crime & Legal-Related nonprofit Development Director make?
The median total compensation for a Development Director at a crime & legal-related nonprofit is $141,148, based on 92 organizations in IRS Form 990 filings. The middle 50% fall between $114,317 and $175,161.
What is the salary range for a Development Director in Crime & Legal-Related nonprofits?
Pay ranges from $114,317 at the 25th percentile to $175,161 at the 75th and $242,394 at the 90th. The spread reflects differences in organization size, budget, and region within the sector.
Is this Crime & Legal-Related compensation data reliable?
Yes. It comes from IRS Form 990 filings, legal documents filed under penalty of perjury, not self-reported surveys. Figures cover 92 crime & legal-related nonprofits reporting a Development Director.
Why does Crime & Legal-Related nonprofit Development Director pay differ from other sectors?
Compensation reflects the typical organization size, revenue, and operating complexity of each sector. Larger, better-funded crime & legal-related organizations pull the upper percentiles higher, while smaller ones anchor the lower end.