Where the middle 50% lands.
Half earn between $125k and $201k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $268k, roughly 1.7 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.
| Percentile | Total comp | Means |
|---|---|---|
| 90th | $267,669 | Top 10% of earners |
| 75th | $200,923 | 25% earn more than this |
| 50th · median | $153,810 | The typical executive |
| 25th | $124,770 | 25% earn less than this |
| 10th | $72,083 | 10% of executives earn less than this |
How the package is built.
The typical pay structure across 284 organizations with full Schedule J reporting (52% of the 542 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 $22,230 more than the median Development Director compensation in education nationally.
The ten highest-paid education Development Directors by filing.
| # | Organization | Location | Total compensation | Filing year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Educational Testing Service | Princeton, NJ | $1,026,779 | 2023 |
| 02 | Oregon Health & Science University | Portland, OR | $483,514 | 2023 |
| 03 | Prager University Foundation | Sherman Oaks, CA | $459,736 | 2024 |
| 04 | Belmont Hill School Inc | Belmont, MA | $440,249 | 2023 |
| 05 | Charter Schools Development Corporation | Hanover, MD | $395,064 | 2023 |
| 06 | Tikva Corp | West Caldwell, NJ | $390,876 | 2023 |
| 07 | University Of The Incarnate Word | San Antonio, TX | $369,018 | 2023 |
| 08 | America First Policy Institute Inc | Fort Worth, TX | $359,667 | 2023 |
| 09 | Medical College Of Va Foundation | Richmond, VA | $348,793 | 2023 |
| 10 | Thurgood Marshall College Fund | Washington, DC | $346,921 | 2024 |
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 education nonprofits in that revenue band updates live.