Where the middle 50% lands.
Half earn between $28k and $148k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $192k, roughly 1.7 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.
| Percentile | Total comp | Means |
|---|---|---|
| 90th | $192,135 | Top 10% of earners |
| 75th | $148,329 | 25% earn more than this |
| 50th · median | $115,000 | The typical executive |
| 25th | $28,156 | 25% earn less than this |
| 10th | $10,055 | 10% of executives earn less than this |
How the package is built.
The typical pay structure across 62 organizations with full Schedule J reporting (26% of the 243 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 $1,395 more than the median Development Director compensation in housing & shelter nationally.
The ten highest-paid housing & shelter Development Directors by filing.
| # | Organization | Location | Total compensation | Filing year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Buckeye Community Hope Foundation | Columbus, OH | $414,108 | 2023 |
| 02 | Massachusetts Housing Investment Corporation | Boston, MA | $340,933 | 2023 |
| 03 | Corporation For Supportive Housing | New York, NY | $313,150 | 2023 |
| 04 | Mesquite Senior Care Llc | Brookhaven, GA | $296,926 | 2023 |
| 05 | Habitat For Humanity East Bay Silicon Valley | Oakland, CA | $291,187 | 2023 |
| 06 | Harborlight Community Partners Inc | Beverly, MA | $277,293 | 2024 |
| 07 | Eden Development Inc | Hayward, CA | $272,348 | 2023 |
| 08 | Tenants And Owners Development Corp | San Francisco, CA | $264,365 | 2023 |
| 09 | Habitat For Humanity Of Omaha Inc | Omaha, NE | $249,948 | 2024 |
| 10 | Habitat For Humanity In Atlanta Inc | Atlanta, GA | $245,830 | 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 housing & shelter nonprofits in that revenue band updates live.
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- How much does a Housing & Shelter nonprofit Development Director make?
- The median total compensation for a Development Director at a housing & shelter nonprofit is $115,000, based on 243 organizations in IRS Form 990 filings. The middle 50% fall between $28,156 and $148,329.
- What is the salary range for a Development Director in Housing & Shelter nonprofits?
- Pay ranges from $28,156 at the 25th percentile to $148,329 at the 75th and $192,135 at the 90th. The spread reflects differences in organization size, budget, and region within the sector.
- Is this Housing & Shelter compensation data reliable?
- Yes. It comes from IRS Form 990 filings, legal documents filed under penalty of perjury, not self-reported surveys. Figures cover 243 housing & shelter nonprofits reporting a Development Director.
- Why does Housing & Shelter nonprofit Development Director pay differ from other sectors?
- Compensation reflects the typical organization size, revenue, and operating complexity of each sector. Larger, better-funded housing & shelter organizations pull the upper percentiles higher, while smaller ones anchor the lower end.