Where the middle 50% lands.
Half earn between $52k and $168k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $284k, roughly 2.9 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.
| Percentile | Total comp | Means |
|---|---|---|
| 90th | $284,036 | Top 10% of earners |
| 75th | $167,957 | 25% earn more than this |
| 50th · median | $96,906 | The typical executive |
| 25th | $51,999 | 25% earn less than this |
| 10th | $20,000 | 10% of executives earn less than this |
How the package is built.
The typical pay structure across 276 organizations with full Schedule J reporting (29% of the 948 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.
California pays $24,026 more than the median Executive Director compensation in sectors.names.z nationally.
The ten highest-paid sectors.names.z Executive Directors by filing.
| # | Organization | Location | Total compensation | Filing year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Src Inc | North Syracuse, NY | $2,912,531 | 2023 |
| 02 | Mortgage Bankers Association | Washington, DC | $2,216,614 | 2023 |
| 03 | Homestead Schools Inc | Torrance, CA | $1,450,000 | 2024 |
| 04 | Bronson South Haven Hospital | Kalamazoo, MI | $1,337,326 | 2023 |
| 05 | Self Enhancement Inc | Portland, OR | $1,023,792 | 2023 |
| 06 | Sid W Richardson Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | $987,109 | 2024 |
| 07 | Children'S Miracle Network | Salt Lake City, UT | $918,331 | 2023 |
| 08 | New York State Technology Enterprise Corporation | Rome, NY | $824,496 | 2024 |
| 09 | Taco Bell Foundation Inc | Irvine, CA | $812,063 | 2024 |
| 10 | Unidosus | Washington, DC | $737,689 | 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 sectors.names.z nonprofits in that revenue band updates live.
{sector} {role} pay, answered
- How much does a sectors.names.Z nonprofit Executive Director make?
- The median total compensation for a Executive Director at a sectors.names.z nonprofit is $96,906, based on 948 organizations in IRS Form 990 filings. The middle 50% fall between $51,999 and $167,957.
- What is the salary range for a Executive Director in sectors.names.Z nonprofits?
- Pay ranges from $51,999 at the 25th percentile to $167,957 at the 75th and $284,036 at the 90th. The spread reflects differences in organization size, budget, and region within the sector.
- Is this sectors.names.Z compensation data reliable?
- Yes. It comes from IRS Form 990 filings, legal documents filed under penalty of perjury, not self-reported surveys. Figures cover 948 sectors.names.z nonprofits reporting a Executive Director.
- Why does sectors.names.Z nonprofit Executive Director pay differ from other sectors?
- Compensation reflects the typical organization size, revenue, and operating complexity of each sector. Larger, better-funded sectors.names.z organizations pull the upper percentiles higher, while smaller ones anchor the lower end.