Where the middle 50% lands.
Half earn between $128k and $387k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $659k, roughly 3.0 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.
| Percentile | Total comp | Means |
|---|---|---|
| 90th | $658,869 | Top 10% of earners |
| 75th | $386,868 | 25% earn more than this |
| 50th · median | $219,548 | The typical executive |
| 25th | $128,000 | 25% earn less than this |
| 10th | $29,750 | 10% of executives earn less than this |
How the package is built.
The typical pay structure across 232 organizations with full Schedule J reporting (68% of the 341 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 Vice Presidents in education, ranked by typical pay.
The ten highest-paid education Executive Vice Presidents by filing.
| # | Organization | Location | Total compensation | Filing year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | New York University | New York, NY | $20,717,411 | 2023 |
| 02 | Thomas Jefferson University | Philadelphia, PA | $2,074,128 | 2023 |
| 03 | The Trustees Of Columbia University In The City Of New York | New York, NY | $1,660,637 | 2023 |
| 04 | Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $1,614,402 | 2023 |
| 05 | Wake Forest University Health Sciences | Winstonsalem, NC | $1,577,771 | 2023 |
| 06 | Duke University | Durham, NC | $1,427,849 | 2023 |
| 07 | Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai | New York, NY | $1,359,133 | 2023 |
| 08 | University Of Notre Dame Du Lac | Notre Dame, IN | $1,224,668 | 2023 |
| 09 | Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $1,171,646 | 2023 |
| 10 | Institute For The International Education Of Students | Chicago, IL | $1,108,669 | 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 Vice President compensation for education nonprofits in that revenue band updates live.
Education Executive Vice President pay, answered
- How much does an Education nonprofit Executive Vice President make?
- The median total compensation for an Executive Vice President at an education nonprofit is $219,548, based on 341 organizations in IRS Form 990 filings. The middle 50% fall between $128,000 and $386,868.
- What is the salary range for an Executive Vice President in Education nonprofits?
- Pay ranges from $128,000 at the 25th percentile to $386,868 at the 75th and $658,869 at the 90th. The spread reflects differences in organization size, budget, and region within the sector.
- Is this Education compensation data reliable?
- Yes. It comes from IRS Form 990 filings, legal documents filed under penalty of perjury, not self-reported surveys. Figures cover 341 education nonprofits reporting an Executive Vice President.
- Why does Education 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 education organizations pull the upper percentiles higher, while smaller ones anchor the lower end.