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.
| Percentile | Total comp | Means |
|---|---|---|
| 90th | $180,118 | Top 10% of earners |
| 75th | $106,400 | 25% earn more than this |
| 50th · median | $58,920 | The typical executive |
| 25th | $26,200 | 25% earn less than this |
| 10th | $9,751 | 10% of executives earn less than this |
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 band | 25th | Median | 75th | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under $1M | $16k | $35,513 | $60k | 2,135 |
| $1M – $10M | $73k | $104,423 | $147k | 1,123 |
| $10M – $100M | $201k | $288,946 | $408k | 223 |
| $100M – $500M | $658k | $756,599 | $1.1M | 11 |
Pay varies by state.
Maryland pays $24,790 more than the national median across animal-related nonprofits.
Benchmark a specific Animal-Related role
Drill into median pay for individual leadership roles within animal-related nonprofits.
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 286 of 286
Name | City | State | Revenue | Executives |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FISH RESTORATION FOUNDATION | Chehalis | WA | $150 | 0 |
| FRIENDS OF SOUND HORSES INC | St Louis | MO | $150 | 0 |
| IFA WORLD INC | West Palm Beach | FL | $150 | 0 |
| ANIMAL RESPONSE AND RESCUE COALITION INC | Huntington | NY | $130 | 0 |
| Trained and Maintained Service Dogs | Ocoee | FL | $129 | 0 |
| FUREVER DONNY RESCUE | Loveland | CO | $129 | 0 |
| PUPPY PRODIGIES | Santee | CA | $122 | 0 |
| AQUATIC RESEARCH FOUNDATION | Gulfport | MS | $121 | 0 |
| Stars in the Forest Wildlife Rehabilitation Inc | North Port | FL | $116 | 0 |
| COME ALONG RESCUE | Auburn | CA | $115 | 0 |
| DOGS OF HAVANA INC | Fort Lauderdale | FL | $107 | 0 |
| UNDERDOG RESQ INC | South Salem | NY | $106 | 0 |
| RUFF PAST RESCUE INC | Kingston | MA | $103 | 0 |