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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 21 of 286

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
OSHKOSH AREA HUMANE SOCIETYOshkoshWI$2M1
JASON DEBUS HEIGL FOUNDATIONBurbankCA$2M0
WEST VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY INCCaldwellID$2M0
DOGGY OASIS INTERNATIONAL INCAtlantaGA$2M0
SUSQUEHANNA SPCA INCCooperstownNY$2M1
Animal PadLa MesaCA$2M1
DALLAS PETS ALIVEDallasTX$1.9M1
HUMANE SOCIETY OF CHITTENDEN COUNTYSouth BurlingtonVT$1.9M1
Brazoria County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to AnimalsLake JacksonTX$1.9M0
AMBOSELI TRUST FOR ELEPHANTSNewburyportMA$1.9M2
MEDVET CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONWorthingtonOH$1.9M0
TOMPKINS COUNTY SPCAIthacaNY$1.9M1
MCPAWS INCMcCallID$1.9M1
Arizona Big Game Super Raffle Inc DBA Conservation First USAPhoenixAZ$1.9M1
DELTA STOCKTON HUMANE SOCIETY & SOCIETY FOR THE PRStocktonCA$1.9M1
GRAND SLAM CLUBOVIS NORTH AMERICA SHEEP HUNTERS ASSOCIATIONBirminghamAL$1.9M1
BROWNSVILLE SPAY NEUTER INCOlmitoTX$1.9M1
Austin Wildlife RescueAustinTX$1.9M1
ANIMAL LEAGUE OF GASTON COUNTYGastoniaNC$1.9M4
INTERNATIONAL ANIMAL RESCUE US INCShrewsburyMA$1.9M0
HUMANE SOCIETY OF EL PASO INCEl PasoTX$1.9M2
HUMANE OHIOToledoOH$1.9M3
Mustang ChampionsGeorgetownTX$1.9M3
UNDERDOG ANIMAL RESCUE AND REHABMoabUT$1.9M0
VILLA CHARDONNAY HORSES WITH WINGSJulianCA$1.9M0
ROUND RIVER CONSERVATION STUDIESSalt Lake CityUT$1.9M2
Mission K9 Rescue IncMagnoliaTX$1.9M2
Friends of the Shelter Inc dba Better Together Animal AlliancePonderayID$1.9M1
GREATER OGDEN COMMUNITY NATURE CTROgdenUT$1.9M2
PAWS ATLANTA INCORPORATEDDecaturGA$1.9M1
RED BELL RUN FOUNDATION INCColumbusNC$1.9M0
The Labelle Foundation IncLos AngelesCA$1.9M2
HUDSON VALLEY ANIMAL RESCUE AND SANCTUARYPoughkeepsieNY$1.9M3
SIMI VALLEY NONPROFIT SPAY AND NEUTER CLSimi ValleyCA$1.9M1
RED CREEK WILDLIFE CENTER INCSchuylkill HavenPA$1.9M1
Kinder 4 RescueStudio CityCA$1.9M1
METRO ANIMAL SHELTER JENNIFER EARPTuscaloosaAL$1.9M1
ESKIES ONLINE AMERICAN ESKIMO DOG RESCUECanterburyCT$1.9M0
Hard Luck Animal Welfare AdvocatesSacramentoCA$1.9M3
ALTERED TAILSPhoenixAZ$1.9M0
KALAMAZOO COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETYKalamazooMI$1.9M1
THE DEDMAN FOUNDATIONFort BentonMT$1.9M0
ORPHAN KITTEN CLUB INCSpring ValleyCA$1.9M1
SANDRA FOUNDATIONJonesboroGA$1.9M0
MONROE COUNTY FRIENDS OF ANIMALSMadisonvilleTN$1.9M1
PHOENIX HERPETOLOGICAL SOCIETY INCScottsdaleAZ$1.9M0
Briscoe Animal Resource Center of UvaldeUvaldeTX$1.9M0
BIG CAT HABITAT EDUCATION AND CONSERVATION CENTER INCSarasotaFL$1.9M0
ADA HOWE KENT MEMORIAL SHELTER INCCalvertonNY$1.9M1
HUMANE SOCIETY OF SOUTH CENTRAL MIBattle CreekMI$1.9M2