Where the middle 50% lands.
Half earn between $61k and $159k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $232k, roughly 2.3 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.
| Percentile | Total comp | Means |
|---|---|---|
| 90th | $232,241 | Top 10% of earners |
| 75th | $158,950 | 25% earn more than this |
| 50th · median | $99,304 | The typical executive |
| 25th | $60,589 | 25% earn less than this |
| 10th | $27,922 | 10% of executives earn less than this |
How the package is built.
The typical pay structure across 0 organizations with full Schedule J reporting (0% of the 0 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 $79,742 more than the median Executive Director compensation in crime & legal-related nationally.
The ten highest-paid crime & legal-related Executive Directors by filing.
| # | Organization | Location | Total compensation | Filing year |
|---|
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 crime & legal-related nonprofits in that revenue band updates live.