Where the middle 50% lands.
Half earn between $32k and $106k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $171k, roughly 2.8 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.
| Percentile | Total comp | Means |
|---|---|---|
| 90th | $171,121 | Top 10% of earners |
| 75th | $105,733 | 25% earn more than this |
| 50th · median | $62,000 | The typical executive |
| 25th | $31,743 | 25% earn less than this |
| 10th | $14,400 | 10% of executives earn less than this |
How the package is built.
The typical pay structure across 676 organizations with full Schedule J reporting (13% of the 5,268 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.
Maryland pays $12,337 more than the median Executive Director compensation in religion-related nationally.
The ten highest-paid religion-related Executive Directors by filing.
| # | Organization | Location | Total compensation | Filing year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Faith Kitchen | Dover, NJ | $3,369,240 | 2024 |
| 02 | Trihealth Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $2,633,757 | 2024 |
| 03 | Cottage Health | Santa Barbara, CA | $2,100,995 | 2024 |
| 04 | Premier Health Partners | Dayton, OH | $1,579,749 | 2024 |
| 05 | American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities Inc | Memphis, TN | $1,461,787 | 2023 |
| 06 | Glory Of Zion International Ministries Inc | Denton, TX | $1,365,931 | 2023 |
| 07 | Commonspirit Health Foundation | Englewood, CO | $1,324,216 | 2023 |
| 08 | Hal Lindsey Website Ministries | Bandera, TX | $1,238,924 | 2023 |
| 09 | The Young Men'S And Young Women'S Hebrew Association | New York, NY | $1,048,377 | 2023 |
| 10 | Trinity Christian Center Of Santa Ana | Fort Worth, TX | $969,002 | 2023 |
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 religion-related nonprofits in that revenue band updates live.
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- How much does a Religion-Related nonprofit Executive Director make?
- The median total compensation for a Executive Director at a religion-related nonprofit is $62,000, based on 5,268 organizations in IRS Form 990 filings. The middle 50% fall between $31,743 and $105,733.
- What is the salary range for a Executive Director in Religion-Related nonprofits?
- Pay ranges from $31,743 at the 25th percentile to $105,733 at the 75th and $171,121 at the 90th. The spread reflects differences in organization size, budget, and region within the sector.
- Is this Religion-Related compensation data reliable?
- Yes. It comes from IRS Form 990 filings, legal documents filed under penalty of perjury, not self-reported surveys. Figures cover 5,268 religion-related nonprofits reporting a Executive Director.
- Why does Religion-Related nonprofit Executive Director pay differ from other sectors?
- Compensation reflects the typical organization size, revenue, and operating complexity of each sector. Larger, better-funded religion-related organizations pull the upper percentiles higher, while smaller ones anchor the lower end.