Where the middle 50% lands.
Half earn between $113k and $241k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $433k, roughly 2.7 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.
| Percentile | Total comp | Means |
|---|---|---|
| 90th | $433,487 | Top 10% of earners |
| 75th | $240,862 | 25% earn more than this |
| 50th · median | $160,475 | The typical executive |
| 25th | $112,722 | 25% earn less than this |
| 10th | $29,188 | 10% of executives earn less than this |
How the package is built.
The typical pay structure across 192 organizations with full Schedule J reporting (49% of the 393 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.
New York pays $30,194 more than the median Development Director compensation in health care nationally.
The ten highest-paid health care Development Directors by filing.
| # | Organization | Location | Total compensation | Filing year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Highmark Health | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,236,215 | 2023 |
| 02 | Advocate Aurora Health Inc | Oak Brook, IL | $3,704,370 | 2024 |
| 03 | Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | New York, NY | $1,991,902 | 2023 |
| 04 | Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | New York, NY | $1,991,902 | 2023 |
| 05 | The New York And Presbyterian Hospital | New York, NY | $1,258,204 | 2023 |
| 06 | Ann & Robert H Lurie Children'S Hospital Of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $1,239,203 | 2023 |
| 07 | Northwell Health Foundation | Westbury, NY | $1,072,869 | 2023 |
| 08 | Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN | $1,048,885 | 2023 |
| 09 | Beth Israel Lahey Health Inc | Charlestown, MA | $891,324 | 2023 |
| 10 | University Hospitals Health System Inc | Shaker Heights, OH | $858,519 | 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 health care nonprofits in that revenue band updates live.