Percentile distribution
Where the middle 50% lands.
Half earn between $51k and $182k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $331k, roughly 3.3 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.
10th
$22k
25th
$51k
50th · median
$101k
75th
$182k
90th
$331k
| Percentile | Total comp | Means |
|---|---|---|
| 90th | $330,713 | Top 10% of earners |
| 75th | $182,098 | 25% earn more than this |
| 50th · median | $101,383 | The typical executive |
| 25th | $50,770 | 25% earn less than this |
| 10th | $22,289 | 10% of executives earn less than this |
How pay is structured
How the package is built.
The typical pay structure across 553 organizations with full Schedule J reporting (31% of the 1,759 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%.
$250,437
typical total · 2024
Median total compensation in the subset. The dollar amounts below show what each share works out to on a package this size.
87%
Base salary
86.5% of total
$216,628
Bonus & incentive
4.3% of total
$10,769
Retirement & deferred
3.8% of total
$9,517
Benefits
4.3% of total
$10,769
Other reportable
1.3% of total
$3,256
Shares are averaged across organizations, so they sum to ~100%. Dollar amounts are illustrative (share% of typical total) and don't reflect any specific org.
How this compares
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
Geography
Pay varies by state.
Virginia pays $49,973 more than the median Executive Director compensation in diseases, disorders & medical disciplines nationally.
Top 10 states · Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines Executive Director median
01
Virginia
70 orgs
$151,356
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02
Illinois
65 orgs
$146,025
→
03
Maryland
55 orgs
$145,007
→
04
New York
150 orgs
$137,442
→
05
Massachusetts
73 orgs
$136,400
→
06
New Jersey
53 orgs
$121,520
→
07
California
166 orgs
$117,450
→
08
Pennsylvania
97 orgs
$106,552
→
09
Florida
90 orgs
$97,060
→
10
Texas
105 orgs
$90,389
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Top-paying organizations
The ten highest-paid diseases, disorders & medical disciplines Executive Directors by filing.
| # | Organization | Location | Total compensation | Filing year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | American Heart Association Inc | Dallas, TX | $4,388,845 | 2023 |
| 02 | Joslin Diabetes Center Inc | Charlestown, MA | $2,401,778 | 2023 |
| 03 | American Cancer Society Inc | Atlanta, GA | $2,068,885 | 2024 |
| 04 | Boston Pediatric Neurosurgical Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | $1,524,055 | 2023 |
| 05 | Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Bethesda, MD | $1,472,782 | 2023 |
| 06 | The Leukemia & Lymphoma Societyinc | Washington, DC | $1,383,794 | 2023 |
| 07 | Optical Society Of America Inc | Washington, DC | $1,381,055 | 2023 |
| 08 | American Diabetes Association | Arlington, VA | $1,287,811 | 2024 |
| 09 | Chmc Anesthesia Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | $1,254,429 | 2023 |
| 10 | Children'S Hospital Pathology Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | $1,167,671 | 2023 |
Total includes base, bonus, other reportable, and deferred/retirement compensation per Schedule J.
Compare your organization
What does a $X org pay?
Adjust the slider to your organization's revenue. The median Executive Director compensation for diseases, disorders & medical disciplines nonprofits in that revenue band updates live.
Your organization's revenue
~$6M
annual revenue
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Median Executive Director comp · $1M – $10M
$137,656
648 organizations in this band
Percentile range for your band
25th percentile$79,840
50th percentile$137,656
75th percentile$203,731
Questions
{sector} {role} pay, answered
- How much does a Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines nonprofit Executive Director make?
- The median total compensation for a Executive Director at a diseases, disorders & medical disciplines nonprofit is $101,383, based on 1,759 organizations in IRS Form 990 filings. The middle 50% fall between $50,770 and $182,098.
- What is the salary range for a Executive Director in Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines nonprofits?
- Pay ranges from $50,770 at the 25th percentile to $182,098 at the 75th and $330,713 at the 90th. The spread reflects differences in organization size, budget, and region within the sector.
- Is this Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines compensation data reliable?
- Yes. It comes from IRS Form 990 filings, legal documents filed under penalty of perjury, not self-reported surveys. Figures cover 1,759 diseases, disorders & medical disciplines nonprofits reporting a Executive Director.
- Why does Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines nonprofit Executive Director pay differ from other sectors?
- Compensation reflects the typical organization size, revenue, and operating complexity of each sector. Larger, better-funded diseases, disorders & medical disciplines organizations pull the upper percentiles higher, while smaller ones anchor the lower end.
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