Where the middle 50% lands.
Half earn between $46k and $180k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $316k, roughly 3.2 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.
| Percentile | Total comp | Means |
|---|---|---|
| 90th | $315,518 | Top 10% of earners |
| 75th | $180,028 | 25% earn more than this |
| 50th · median | $97,475 | The typical executive |
| 25th | $45,970 | 25% earn less than this |
| 10th | $19,645 | 10% of executives earn less than this |
How the package is built.
The typical pay structure across 1,968 organizations with full Schedule J reporting (32% of the 6,071 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.
District of Columbia pays $139,925 more than the median Executive Director compensation in community improvement & capacity building nationally.
The ten highest-paid community improvement & capacity building Executive Directors by filing.
| # | Organization | Location | Total compensation | Filing year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Edison Electric Institute Inc | Washington, DC | $14,400,618 | 2023 |
| 02 | Consumer Technology Association | Arlington, VA | $3,871,628 | 2023 |
| 03 | Society For Human Resource Management | Alexandria, VA | $3,640,555 | 2023 |
| 04 | Ll Global Inc | Windsor, CT | $3,062,555 | 2023 |
| 05 | Association Of International Certified | Durham, NC | $3,060,655 | 2023 |
| 06 | American Clean Power Association | Washington, DC | $2,892,608 | 2024 |
| 07 | American Property Casualty Insurance Association | Chicago, IL | $2,883,218 | 2023 |
| 08 | Global Association Of Risk Professionals | Jersey City, NJ | $2,881,962 | 2023 |
| 09 | Securities Industry And Financial | New York, NY | $2,875,804 | 2023 |
| 10 | National Association Of Real Estate | Washington, DC | $2,874,992 | 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 Executive Director compensation for community improvement & capacity building nonprofits in that revenue band updates live.