Nonprofit Compensation by Sector
The IRS classifies nonprofits into sectors using the National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities, a system that groups organizations by their primary activity. A hospital, a food bank, and a symphony orchestra all file the same Form 990, but the compensation norms in each sector are very different.
Use these sector pages to explore how compensation varies across the nonprofit landscape. Each page lists every organization in that sector with sortable compensation data from IRS filings. There are currently 528,699 organizations across all sectors.
AArts, Culture & Humanities
43,040 organizations
BEducation
70,554 organizations
CEnvironment
10,983 organizations
DAnimal-Related
14,928 organizations
EHealth Care
22,519 organizations
FMental Health & Crisis Intervention
9,919 organizations
GDiseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines
5,874 organizations
HMedical Research
3,030 organizations
ICrime & Legal-Related
6,192 organizations
JEmployment
6,139 organizations
KFood, Agriculture & Nutrition
7,153 organizations
LHousing & Shelter
16,794 organizations
MPublic Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief
9,552 organizations
NRecreation & Sports
35,057 organizations
OYouth Development
14,008 organizations
PHuman Services
56,288 organizations
QInternational, Foreign Affairs & National Security
10,388 organizations
RCivil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy
4,240 organizations
SCommunity Improvement & Capacity Building
27,677 organizations
TPhilanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations
107,715 organizations
UScience & Technology
2,395 organizations
VSocial Science
771 organizations
WPublic & Societal Benefit
8,794 organizations
XReligion-Related
29,226 organizations
YMutual & Membership Benefit
5,463 organizations