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Updated through 2024NTEE D · Animal-Related

Animal-Related nonprofitexecutive pay

Median top-executive pay across 3,493 animal-related nonprofits, 2021 – 2024. Each organization is counted once at its most recent filing, using the highest-paid leader reported on IRS Form 990, Schedule J.

Organizations concerned with the protection and welfare of animals and wildlife, including shelters, sanctuaries, and veterinary services.

Median executive pay
$58,920
The typical animal-related nonprofit's highest-paid executive earns $58,920 in total reported compensation.
25th pct
$26k
75th pct
$106k
90th pct
$180k
3,493 organizations · 2021 – 2024
Percentile distribution

Where the middle 50% lands.

Half earn between $26k and $106k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $180k, roughly 3.1 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.

PercentileTotal compMeans
90th$180,118Top 10% of earners
75th$106,40025% earn more than this
50th · median$58,920The typical executive
25th$26,20025% earn less than this
10th$9,75110% of executives earn less than this
By organization size

Bigger budgets, bigger paychecks.

Median executive pay rises with organization revenue. Each band shows the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile of top-executive pay for animal-related nonprofits in that revenue range.

Revenue band25thMedian75thOrgs
Under $1M$16k$35,513$60k2,135
$1M – $10M$73k$104,423$147k1,123
$10M – $100M$201k$288,946$408k223
$100M – $500M$658k$756,599$1.1M11
Revenue bands with fewer than 5 organizations are not shown.
By role

Benchmark a specific Animal-Related role

Drill into median pay for individual leadership roles within animal-related nonprofits.

Directory

Animal shelters, wildlife sanctuaries, veterinary services, humane societies, and animal rights organizations. Covers companion animal welfare, wildlife rehabilitation, and animal-assisted therapy. There are 14,263 animal-related organizations in our database with compensation data from IRS Form 990 filings. Use the table below to browse them, or sort by revenue, location, or number of reported executives.

Organizations in Animal-Related

14,263 organizations · Page 19 of 286

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
UNLEASHED PET RESCUE AND ADOPTION INCMissionKS$2.2M1
PET PANTRY OF LANCASTER COUNTY INCLancasterPA$2.2M1
PET REFUGE INCSouth BendIN$2.2M1
WENATCHEE VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY INCWenatcheeWA$2.2M3
Humane NetworkRenoNV$2.2M2
COLUMBIA-GREENE HUMANE SOCIETY INCHudsonNY$2.2M1
OASIS SANCTUARY FOUNDATION LTDScottsdaleAZ$2.2M2
Valley Animal CenterFresnoCA$2.2M1
DOG IS MY COPILOTJacksonWY$2.2M1
STRAY PAWS ANIMAL HAVENSouth El MonteCA$2.2M2
INTERNATIONAL ELEPHANT FOUNDATIONAzleTX$2.2M1
ATHENS AREA HUMANE SOCIETY OF CLARKE COUNTY AND SPCA INCAthensGA$2.2M2
MGVP INC Moutain Gorilla Veterinary ProjectBaltimoreMD$2.2M0
GREAT BASIN BIRD OBSERVATORYRenoNV$2.2M1
HORSE PLUS HUMANE SOCIETYHohenwaldTN$2.2M2
HEART OF THE VALLEY INCBozemanMT$2.2M1
RED RIVER ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETYFargoND$2.2M1
Nonhuman Rights Project IncWashingtonDC$2.2M6
ECO ACTIVISTS FOR GOVERNANCE AND LAW ENFORCEMENTFairfaxVA$2.2M0
The Ark Pope Memorial Animal ShelterCherryfieldME$2.2M0
HEARTS UNITED FOR ANIMALSAuburnNE$2.2M1
FRIENDS OF THE ZOO OF SPRINGFIELD MO INCSpringfieldMO$2.1M1
HUMANE SOCIETY OF SOUTHWEST MISSOURISpringfieldMO$2.1M0
TURNING POINTE DONKEY RESCUE INCDansvilleMI$2.1M2
THE FOREVER FOUNDATION FOR TX WILDLIFE DBA TEXAS WILDLIFE ASSOCFOUND INCNew BraunfelsTX$2.1M0
RESCUE DOGS ROCK INC RECSUE DOGS ROCK INCNew YorkNY$2.1M2
FixNation IncLos AngelesCA$2.1M2
NATIONAL AQUARIUM FOUNDATION INCBaltimoreMD$2.1M3
TURTLE BEACH WILDLIFE RESERVESaint LouisMO$2.1M0
Friends of Front Street ShelterSacramentoCA$2.1M1
DOWNEAST SALMON FEDERATIONColumbia FallsME$2.1M1
NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA HUMANE SOCIETY DBA ERIE HUMANE SOCIETYEriePA$2.1M1
ANIMAL REFUGE CENTER INCFort MyersFL$2.1M0
AREA 51 SANCTUARY INC % ROSHAN SHOFFETSchaumburgIL$2.1M0
Lost Our Home Pet FoundationTempeAZ$2.1M1
SARVEY WILDLIFE CARE CENTERArlingtonWA$2.1M1
ANIMAL WELFARE COUNCIL OF THE ALLEGHENIE DBA ALLEGHENY SPAY AND NEUTER CLINICWoodlandPA$2.1M0
HUMANE SOCIETY OF PARKERSBURGParkersburgWV$2.1M1
WASHINGTON COUNTY-JOHNSON CITY ANIMAL CONTROL CENTER INCJohnson CityTN$2.1M0
KANAWHA-CHARLESTON HUMANE ASSOCIATION INCCharlestonWV$2.1M1
PETS & PALSStocktonCA$2.1M1
Joplin Humane Society IncJoplinMO$2.1M1
Front Range Equine RescueGreat FallsVA$2.1M2
BARN SANCTUARYChelseaMI$2.1M2
Bangor Humane SocietyBangorME$2.1M1
HINSDALE HUMANE SOCIETYHinsdaleIL$2.1M1
LAKESHORE HUMANE SOCIETY INCManitowocWI$2.1M1
DANCING STAR FOUNDATION A NON PROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATIONLos AngelesCA$2.1M4
Almost Home Humane Society IncLafayetteIN$2.1M1
ANIMAL PROTECTION LEAGUEStocktonCA$2.1M0