Where the middle 50% lands.
Half earn between $177k and $357k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $551k, roughly 2.2 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.
| Percentile | Total comp | Means |
|---|---|---|
| 90th | $550,598 | Top 10% of earners |
| 75th | $356,921 | 25% earn more than this |
| 50th · median | $255,492 | The typical executive |
| 25th | $176,820 | 25% earn less than this |
| 10th | $70,518 | 10% of executives earn less than this |
How the package is built.
The typical pay structure across 273 organizations with full Schedule J reporting (81% of the 336 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.
New York pays $16,654 more than the median Senior Vice President compensation in education nationally.
The ten highest-paid education Senior Vice Presidents by filing.
| # | Organization | Location | Total compensation | Filing year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | University Of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | $3,317,744 | 2023 |
| 02 | Massachusetts Institute Of Technology | Cambridge, MA | $3,163,515 | 2023 |
| 03 | Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $2,158,287 | 2023 |
| 04 | Northeastern University | Boston, MA | $1,373,870 | 2023 |
| 05 | Baylor College Of Medicine | Houston, TX | $1,321,876 | 2023 |
| 06 | New York University | New York, NY | $1,287,996 | 2023 |
| 07 | Syracuse University | Syracuse, NY | $1,224,384 | 2023 |
| 08 | Wake Forest University | Winstonsalem, NC | $1,146,860 | 2023 |
| 09 | Educational Testing Service | Princeton, NJ | $1,066,861 | 2023 |
| 10 | Bowdoin College | Brunswick, ME | $1,039,177 | 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 Senior Vice President compensation for education nonprofits in that revenue band updates live.
Education Senior Vice President pay, answered
- How much does an Education nonprofit Senior Vice President make?
- The median total compensation for a Senior Vice President at an education nonprofit is $255,492, based on 336 organizations in IRS Form 990 filings. The middle 50% fall between $176,820 and $356,921.
- What is the salary range for a Senior Vice President in Education nonprofits?
- Pay ranges from $176,820 at the 25th percentile to $356,921 at the 75th and $550,598 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 336 education nonprofits reporting a Senior Vice President.
- Why does Education nonprofit Senior 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.