Skip to main content
Updated through 2024NTEE A · Arts, Culture & Humanities

Arts, Culture & Humanities nonprofit Executive Vice President salaries

Based on 88 organizations from 2022 – 2024. Each org counted once at its most recent filing. Sourced directly from IRS Form 990, Schedule J.

Median total compensation
$207,186
The median arts, culture & humanities executive vice president earns $207,186 in total reported compensation.
Median across all 88 arts, culture & humanities nonprofits filing a Form 990, from the smallest to the largest
25th pct
$115k
75th pct
$334k
90th pct
$479k
88 organizations · 2022 – 2024
Percentile distribution

Where the middle 50% lands.

Half earn between $115k and $334k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $479k, roughly 2.3 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.

PercentileTotal compMeans
90th$478,926Top 10% of earners
75th$333,82725% earn more than this
50th · median$207,186The typical executive
25th$114,89025% earn less than this
10th$35,89810% of executives earn less than this
How pay is structured

How the package is built.

The typical pay structure across 52 organizations with full Schedule J reporting (59% of the 88 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%.

$303,926
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.
84%
Base salary
84.3% of total
$256,210
Bonus & incentive
5.5% of total
$16,716
Retirement & deferred
5.2% of total
$15,804
Benefits
4.7% of total
$14,285
Other reportable
0.5% of total
$1,520
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.

State-level medians for Executive Vice Presidents in arts, culture & humanities, ranked by typical pay.

Top 10 states · Arts, Culture & Humanities Executive Vice President median
Top-paying organizations

The ten highest-paid arts, culture & humanities Executive Vice Presidents by filing.

#OrganizationLocationTotal compensationFiling year
01Lincoln Center For The Performing Arts IncNew York, NY$669,5642023
02The Barack Obama FoundationChicago, IL$650,7492024
03Harvard Business School Publishing CorporationBrighton, MA$635,4072023
04New Jersey Performing Arts Center CorporationNewark, NJ$603,0092023
05Capital Concerts IncWashington, DC$555,0202023
06Sesame WorkshopNew York, NY$549,1172023
07Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association IncArlington, VA$508,5292024
08Pittsburgh Cultural TrustPittsburgh, PA$506,3332024
09The Paley Center For MediaNew York, NY$502,5482024
10National September 11 Memorial And Museum At The World Trade CenterNew York, NY$458,6522024

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 Vice President compensation for arts, culture & humanities nonprofits in that revenue band updates live.

Your organization's revenue
~$72M
annual revenue
$0$10M$100M$1B+
Median Executive Vice President comp · $10M – $100M
$273,605
45 organizations in this band
Percentile range for your band
25th percentile$158,691
50th percentile$273,605
75th percentile$404,935
Questions

Arts, Culture & Humanities Executive Vice President pay, answered

How much does an Arts, Culture & Humanities nonprofit Executive Vice President make?
The median total compensation for an Executive Vice President at an arts, culture & humanities nonprofit is $207,186, based on 88 organizations in IRS Form 990 filings. The middle 50% fall between $114,890 and $333,827.
What is the salary range for an Executive Vice President in Arts, Culture & Humanities nonprofits?
Pay ranges from $114,890 at the 25th percentile to $333,827 at the 75th and $478,926 at the 90th. The spread reflects differences in organization size, budget, and region within the sector.
Is this Arts, Culture & Humanities compensation data reliable?
Yes. It comes from IRS Form 990 filings, legal documents filed under penalty of perjury, not self-reported surveys. Figures cover 88 arts, culture & humanities nonprofits reporting an Executive Vice President.
Why does Arts, Culture & Humanities nonprofit Executive Vice President pay differ from other sectors?
Compensation reflects the typical organization size, revenue, and operating complexity of each sector. Larger, better-funded arts, culture & humanities organizations pull the upper percentiles higher, while smaller ones anchor the lower end.