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IRS Form 990 · Live benchmark
2026 Nonprofit Compensation Report
A living benchmark of nonprofit executive pay, refreshed every month as new IRS Form 990 filings post. Not a static annual PDF.
Live · updated through FY 2024
Based on the most recent IRS Form 990 filings, fiscal years 2019–2024.
Published July 1, 2026Data updated through FY2024 filingsBy LucidoMethodology
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Compensation percentiles, straight from the filings
Total reported compensation from Form 990, Schedule J and Part VII. Every figure sums base pay, bonus, and other reportable compensation. Choose a breakdown below.
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Total reported compensation by position, across all sectors and budget sizes.
| Role | Filingssample size | 25thpercentile | Median50th | 75thpercentile | 90thpercentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Director | 149,326 | $41,701 | $89,386 | $167,900 | $299,672 |
| CFO | 39,507 | $22,576 | $87,592 | $171,658 | $272,547 |
| COO | 15,713 | $73,601 | $141,083 | $214,870 | $331,588 |
| Development Director | 5,321 | $111,954 | $141,732 | $190,655 | $255,836 |
Executive Director
149,326 filings
25th
$41,701
Median
$89,386
75th
$167,900
90th
$299,672
CFO
39,507 filings
25th
$22,576
Median
$87,592
75th
$171,658
90th
$272,547
COO
15,713 filings
25th
$73,601
Median
$141,083
75th
$214,870
90th
$331,588
Development Director
5,321 filings
25th
$111,954
Median
$141,732
75th
$190,655
90th
$255,836
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| Sector | Filingssample size | 25thpercentile | Median50th | 75thpercentile | 90thpercentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human Services | 18,698 | $49,000 | $89,757 | $151,016 | $241,368 |
| Education | 13,881 | $46,154 | $99,010 | $188,005 | $337,005 |
| Health Care | 10,545 | $55,573 | $125,357 | $292,808 | $653,098 |
| Arts, Culture & Humanities | 9,783 | $36,796 | $73,540 | $127,727 | $227,012 |
| Community Improvement & Capacity Building | 7,297 | $46,000 | $93,500 | $171,519 | $295,436 |
| Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations | 5,611 | $45,224 | $100,000 | $187,710 | $312,577 |
Human Services
18,698 filings
25th
$49,000
Median
$89,757
75th
$151,016
90th
$241,368
Education
13,881 filings
25th
$46,154
Median
$99,010
75th
$188,005
90th
$337,005
Health Care
10,545 filings
25th
$55,573
Median
$125,357
75th
$292,808
90th
$653,098
Arts, Culture & Humanities
9,783 filings
25th
$36,796
Median
$73,540
75th
$127,727
90th
$227,012
Community Improvement & Capacity Building
7,297 filings
25th
$46,000
Median
$93,500
75th
$171,519
90th
$295,436
Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations
5,611 filings
25th
$45,224
Median
$100,000
75th
$187,710
90th
$312,577
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| Budget band | Filingssample size | 25thpercentile | Median50th | 75thpercentile | 90thpercentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under $1M | 71,169 | $23,219 | $51,500 | $83,353 | $120,252 |
| $1M – $10M | 54,723 | $81,012 | $126,260 | $186,581 | $271,030 |
| $10M – $100M | 19,285 | $163,309 | $250,161 | $378,965 | $565,023 |
| $100M – $500M | 3,118 | $259,765 | $509,110 | $823,972 | $1,340,110 |
| $500M – $1B | 534 | $225,140 | $684,738 | $1,263,760 | $1,987,541 |
| Over $1B | 497 | $361,306 | $1,097,028 | $2,532,881 | $5,046,146 |
Under $1M
71,169 filings
25th
$23,219
Median
$51,500
75th
$83,353
90th
$120,252
$1M – $10M
54,723 filings
25th
$81,012
Median
$126,260
75th
$186,581
90th
$271,030
$10M – $100M
19,285 filings
25th
$163,309
Median
$250,161
75th
$378,965
90th
$565,023
$100M – $500M
3,118 filings
25th
$259,765
Median
$509,110
75th
$823,972
90th
$1,340,110
$500M – $1B
534 filings
25th
$225,140
Median
$684,738
75th
$1,263,760
90th
$1,987,541
Over $1B
497 filings
25th
$361,306
Median
$1,097,028
75th
$2,532,881
90th
$5,046,146
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From the source
Individual filings behind the numbers
Real rows from processed Form 990s: organization, reported title, location, fiscal year, and total compensation.
A D F Community Outreach Foundation Inc
President · Mechanicsville, MD
$58,771
Fiscal year2024
The Wellcome Trust
Chair · London
$180,420
Fiscal year2023
Community And Economic Development Association Of Cook County Inc
President/ceo · Chicago, IL
$319,343
Fiscal year2023
State Fair Of Texas
President · Dallas, TX
$950,260
Fiscal year2023
Presence Chicago Hospitals Network
Cfo, Ascension Illinois · St Louis, MO
$56,059
Fiscal year2023
Marshall Area Economic Development
Principal · Marshall, MI
$167,036
Fiscal year2023
Community Care Inc
President & CEO · Brookfield, WI
$495,794
Fiscal year2024
Adventist Health Systemsunbelt Inc
Physician - Heart Transplant · Altamonte Springs, FL
$1,818,298
Fiscal year2024
Jobsohio Beverage System
President · Columbus, OH
$40,029
Fiscal year2023
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Yes. The full national distribution on this page is free and needs no account. A free account adds benchmarks for your exact peer group, by role, sector, budget size, and state together, plus today's estimate for one organization at a time.
Directly from IRS Form 990 filings, the Schedule J and Part VII compensation rows that nonprofits are required to file. No surveys, no self-reported numbers, no estimates.
It is live. We reprocess the data monthly as the IRS releases new filings, so the report carries a "data through" date rather than an edition that freezes. There is roughly an 18-month average lag between an organization's fiscal-year close and its filing becoming public, so the most recent filings reflect fiscal years 2019–2024.
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