Where the middle 50% lands.
Half earn between $51k and $150k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $237k, roughly 2.6 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.
| Percentile | Total comp | Means |
|---|---|---|
| 90th | $237,440 | Top 10% of earners |
| 75th | $150,000 | 25% earn more than this |
| 50th · median | $90,000 | The typical executive |
| 25th | $50,862 | 25% earn less than this |
| 10th | $22,785 | 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.
State-level medians for Executive Directors in human services, ranked by typical pay.
The ten highest-paid human services 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 human services nonprofits in that revenue band updates live.
Not enough data to compare across revenue bands in this slice.