Percentile distribution
Where the middle 50% lands.
Half earn between $205k and $455k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $692k, roughly 2.3 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.
10th
$125k
25th
$205k
50th · median
$306k
75th
$455k
90th
$692k
| Percentile | Total comp | Means |
|---|---|---|
| 90th | $691,881 | Top 10% of earners |
| 75th | $455,004 | 25% earn more than this |
| 50th · median | $306,120 | The typical executive |
| 25th | $205,004 | 25% earn less than this |
| 10th | $125,346 | 10% of executives earn less than this |
How pay is structured
How the package is built.
The typical pay structure across 78 organizations with full Schedule J reporting (87% of the 90 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%.
$320,926
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.
72%
9%
Base salary
72.0% of total
$231,067
Bonus & incentive
9.1% of total
$29,204
Retirement & deferred
6.9% of total
$22,144
Benefits
4.7% of total
$15,084
Other reportable
5.0% of total
$16,046
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.
Senior Vice PresidentThis page
$306,120
Executive Director
$109,137
CFO
$129,835
COO
$162,999
Development Director
$143,102
All figures are median total reported compensation · IRS Form 990, Schedule J
Geography
Pay varies by state.
State-level medians for Senior Vice Presidents in public & societal benefit, ranked by typical pay.
Top 10 states · Public & Societal Benefit Senior Vice President median
Top-paying organizations
The ten highest-paid public & societal benefit Senior Vice Presidents by filing.
| # | Organization | Location | Total compensation | Filing year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Midcontinent Independent System Operator Inc | Carmel, IN | $1,232,021 | 2024 |
| 02 | New York Independent System Operator Inc | Rensselaer, NY | $1,125,090 | 2024 |
| 03 | Hudson Valley Credit Union | Poughkeepsie, NY | $1,045,780 | 2023 |
| 04 | Electric Power Research Institute Inc | Palo Alto, CA | $937,337 | 2023 |
| 05 | Alliant Credit Union | Chicago, IL | $870,247 | 2023 |
| 06 | Ulse Inc | Evanston, IL | $852,876 | 2023 |
| 07 | Underwriters Laboratories Inc | Evanston, IL | $841,634 | 2024 |
| 08 | Electric Reliability Council Of Texas Inc | Austin, TX | $763,610 | 2024 |
| 09 | The Rand Corporation | Santa Monica, CA | $698,030 | 2023 |
| 10 | American National Standards Institute | New York, NY | $691,198 | 2024 |
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 Senior Vice President compensation for public & societal benefit nonprofits in that revenue band updates live.
Your organization's revenue
~$6M
annual revenue
$0$10M$100M$1B+
Median Senior Vice President comp · $10M – $100M
$296,839
41 organizations in this band
Percentile range for your band
25th percentile$172,167
50th percentile$296,839
75th percentile$439,322
Questions
Public & Societal Benefit Senior Vice President pay, answered
- How much does a Public & Societal Benefit nonprofit Senior Vice President make?
- The median total compensation for a Senior Vice President at a public & societal benefit nonprofit is $306,120, based on 90 organizations in IRS Form 990 filings. The middle 50% fall between $205,004 and $455,004.
- What is the salary range for a Senior Vice President in Public & Societal Benefit nonprofits?
- Pay ranges from $205,004 at the 25th percentile to $455,004 at the 75th and $691,881 at the 90th. The spread reflects differences in organization size, budget, and region within the sector.
- Is this Public & Societal Benefit compensation data reliable?
- Yes. It comes from IRS Form 990 filings, legal documents filed under penalty of perjury, not self-reported surveys. Figures cover 90 public & societal benefit nonprofits reporting a Senior Vice President.
- Why does Public & Societal Benefit 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 public & societal benefit organizations pull the upper percentiles higher, while smaller ones anchor the lower end.
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