Where the middle 50% lands.
Half earn between $60k and $152k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $221k, roughly 2.3 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.
| Percentile | Total comp | Means |
|---|---|---|
| 90th | $221,159 | Top 10% of earners |
| 75th | $151,934 | 25% earn more than this |
| 50th · median | $96,740 | The typical executive |
| 25th | $60,000 | 25% earn less than this |
| 10th | $29,015 | 10% of executives earn less than this |
How the package is built.
The typical pay structure across 580 organizations with full Schedule J reporting (26% of the 2,243 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.
District of Columbia pays $82,306 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | American Arbitration Association Inc | New York, NY | $1,869,404 | 2023 |
| 02 | Arbitration Forums Inc | Tampa, FL | $1,074,742 | 2023 |
| 03 | Justice Resource Institute Inc | Needham, MA | $955,850 | 2023 |
| 04 | Pacific Legal Foundation | Sacramento, CA | $695,722 | 2023 |
| 05 | Criminal Justice Reform Foundation | New York, NY | $650,033 | 2024 |
| 06 | Westminster Ingleside King Farm Presbyterian Retirement Communities Inc | Rockville, MD | $632,695 | 2023 |
| 07 | Kind Inc | Washington, DC | $621,016 | 2023 |
| 08 | Nexus Family Healing | Plymouth, MN | $608,178 | 2023 |
| 09 | The Village Network | Wooster, OH | $605,111 | 2023 |
| 10 | Police Executive Research Forum | Washington, DC | $574,163 | 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 crime & legal-related nonprofits in that revenue band updates live.