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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.
The benchmark
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.
Free & public Full national distribution, every percentile, no account needed
Total reported compensation by position, across all sectors and budget sizes.
| Role | Filingssample size | 25thpercentile | Median50th | 75thpercentile | 90thpercentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Director | 141,683 | $42,228$45,113 | $89,733$95,864 | $168,202$179,695 | $299,861$320,350 |
| CFO | 37,027 | $22,516$24,054 | $87,983$93,995 | $170,724$182,389 | $270,504$288,987 |
| COO | 14,196 | $74,023$79,081 | $140,785$150,405 | $214,987$229,677 | $331,745$354,413 |
| Development Director | 4,657 | $112,069$119,727 | $141,943$151,642 | $190,669$203,697 | $256,697$274,237 |
Executive Director
141,683 filings
25th
$42,228
$45,113Median
$89,733
$95,86475th
$168,202
$179,69590th
$299,861
$320,350CFO
37,027 filings
25th
$22,516
$24,054Median
$87,983
$93,99575th
$170,724
$182,38990th
$270,504
$288,987COO
14,196 filings
25th
$74,023
$79,081Median
$140,785
$150,40575th
$214,987
$229,67790th
$331,745
$354,413Development Director
4,657 filings
25th
$112,069
$119,727Median
$141,943
$151,64275th
$190,669
$203,69790th
$256,697
$274,237Est.Teal figures restate each benchmark in May 2026 dollars. Estimated with national BLS CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Free & publicThe full national distribution: every percentile and sample size. Building a custom peer set (sector × size × state), CSV export, and the source filings behind a number are Lucido Pro.
| Sector | Filingssample size | 25thpercentile | Median50th | 75thpercentile | 90thpercentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human Services | 13,668 | $50,862$54,337 | $90,000$96,150 | $150,000$160,249 | $237,440$253,664 |
| Education | 8,974 | $45,489$48,597 | $94,000$100,423 | $175,210$187,182 | $305,940$326,845 |
| Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations | 3,775 | $48,000$51,280 | $101,565$108,505 | $191,330$204,403 | $323,178$345,260 |
Human Services
13,668 filings
25th
$50,862
$54,337Median
$90,000
$96,15075th
$150,000
$160,24990th
$237,440
$253,664Education
8,974 filings
25th
$45,489
$48,597Median
$94,000
$100,42375th
$175,210
$187,18290th
$305,940
$326,845Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations
3,775 filings
25th
$48,000
$51,280Median
$101,565
$108,50575th
$191,330
$204,40390th
$323,178
$345,260Est.Teal figures restate each benchmark in May 2026 dollars. Estimated with national BLS CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Free & publicThe full national distribution: every percentile and sample size. Building a custom peer set (sector × size × state), CSV export, and the source filings behind a number are Lucido Pro.
| Budget band | Filingssample size | 25thpercentile | Median50th | 75thpercentile | 90thpercentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under $1M | 66,868 | $23,656$25,272 | $51,802$55,342 | $83,200$88,885 | $120,200$128,413 |
| $1M – $10M | 52,361 | $81,112$86,654 | $125,718$134,308 | $186,226$198,951 | $270,787$289,290 |
| $10M – $100M | 18,524 | $161,883$172,944 | $248,984$265,997 | $376,141$401,842 | $561,532$599,901 |
| $100M – $500M | 2,951 | $265,500$283,641 | $511,689$546,652 | $821,100$877,205 | $1,346,158$1,438,139 |
| $500M – $1B | 505 | $222,950$238,184 | $663,313$708,636 | $1,216,483$1,299,604 | $1,972,690$2,107,482 |
| Over $1B | 474 | $387,442$413,915 | $1,186,490$1,267,561 | $2,494,289$2,664,721 | $4,963,904$5,303,082 |
Under $1M
66,868 filings
25th
$23,656
$25,272Median
$51,802
$55,34275th
$83,200
$88,88590th
$120,200
$128,413$1M – $10M
52,361 filings
25th
$81,112
$86,654Median
$125,718
$134,30875th
$186,226
$198,95190th
$270,787
$289,290$10M – $100M
18,524 filings
25th
$161,883
$172,944Median
$248,984
$265,99775th
$376,141
$401,84290th
$561,532
$599,901$100M – $500M
2,951 filings
25th
$265,500
$283,641Median
$511,689
$546,65275th
$821,100
$877,20590th
$1,346,158
$1,438,139$500M – $1B
505 filings
25th
$222,950
$238,184Median
$663,313
$708,63675th
$1,216,483
$1,299,60490th
$1,972,690
$2,107,482Over $1B
474 filings
25th
$387,442
$413,915Median
$1,186,490
$1,267,56175th
$2,494,289
$2,664,72190th
$4,963,904
$5,303,082Est.Teal figures restate each benchmark in May 2026 dollars. Estimated with national BLS CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Free & publicThe full national distribution: every percentile and sample size. Building a custom peer set (sector × size × state), CSV export, and the source filings behind a number are Lucido Pro.
From the source
Individual filings behind the numbers
Real rows from processed Form 990s: organization, reported title, location, fiscal year, and total compensation. Always fully public. We never publish an individual's name.
New filings are added monthly as the IRS releases them.Build your own benchmark
Lucido vs. the annual PDF
The same 990 data, live, not frozen
Candid (GuideStar) publishes a fixed compensation report once a year. It is accurate the day it ships and slowly goes stale. Lucido is the same kind of data, refreshed monthly and filterable to your exact peer set.
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Live and filterable
A benchmark you build for your sector, size, and state.
- ✓Refreshed monthly as new filings post, current through FY 2024
- ✓Filter to your exact peer set: sector, budget band, and state combined
- ✓Percentiles recompute the moment you change a filter
- ✓Drill into the underlying individual filings behind any number
- ✓Export your peer set to CSV
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Questions
About this report
Yes. The full national distribution on this page, every percentile and sample size by role, sector, and budget size, is free and needs no account. Lucido Pro ($449 per year) adds filtering benchmarks to your exact peer set, drilling into the source filings, and CSV export.
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.
It is the same underlying 990 data, presented differently. Candid publishes a fixed annual report, accurate the day it ships, then static. Lucido stays current month to month and lets you filter to your sector, budget size, and state, with the individual filings behind every number one click away.
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