Where the middle 50% lands.
Half earn between $25k and $105k. 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 | $180,411 | Top 10% of earners |
| 75th | $105,140 | 25% earn more than this |
| 50th · median | $57,885 | The typical executive |
| 25th | $25,000 | 25% earn less than this |
| 10th | $9,298 | 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 | $15k | $35,381 | $60k | 2,281 |
| $1M – $10M | $72k | $105,004 | $149k | 1,163 |
| $10M – $100M | $200k | $279,186 | $390k | 234 |
| $100M – $500M | $649k | $777,005 | $945k | 14 |
Pay varies by state.
District of Columbia pays $106,506 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-Related board & trustee pay norms
6% of animal-related nonprofits pay at least one board member or trustee, with a typical per-person payment of $25,836 across a median board of 3 paid members.
Animal shelters, wildlife sanctuaries, veterinary services, humane societies, and animal rights organizations. Covers companion animal welfare, wildlife rehabilitation, and animal-assisted therapy. There are 14,928 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
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