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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

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Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
ELEPHANT HAVENS WILDLIFE FOUNDATIONDallasTX$5.4M0
ANIMAL DEFENDERS INTERNATIONAL INC USLos AngelesCA$5.4M0
TREE HOUSE HUMANE SOCIETY INCChicagoIL$5.4M1
ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY INCWest KennebunkME$5.4M1
ENVIRONMENT FOR THE AMERICAS INCBoulderCO$5.4M1
NANTUCKET SAFE HARBOR FOR ANIMALS INCNantucketMA$5.4M1
PEOPLE FOR ANIMALS INCHillsideNJ$5.4M5
SENECA PARK ZOO SOCIETYRochesterNY$5.4M2
HUBBS-SEA WORLD RESEARCH INSTITUTESan DiegoCA$5.4M4
PROJECT CHIMPSBlue RidgeGA$5.4M1
New England Fishery Management CouncilNewburyportMA$5.3M21
IDAHO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INCBoiseID$5.3M0
ANIMAL PROTECTIVE LEAGUE OF SPRINGFIELD AND SANGAMON COUNTYSpringfieldIL$5.3M2
FRIENDS OF ANIMALS INCDarienCT$5.3M6
LEXINGTON HUMANE SOCIETYLexingtonKY$5.3M1
LONGMONT HUMANE SOCIETY INCLongmontCO$5.3M1
BONEFISH & TARPON TRUST INCMiamiFL$5.3M1
SPAY & NEUTER KANSAS CITY D/B/A PET RESOURCE CENTER OF KANSAS CITYKansas CityMO$5.3M1
LOW COST SPAY-NEUTER CLINIC INCNoblesvilleIN$5.2M6
FRESNO HOPE ANIMAL FOUNDATIONFresnoCA$5.2M5
Spay-Neuter Assistance Program IncHoustonTX$5.2M4
HUMANE PENNSYLVANIAReadingPA$5.2M6
Clearwater Marine Aquarium IncClearwaterFL$5.2M0
Humane Society for Hamilton CountyFishersIN$5.2M1
TIGER HAVEN INCKingstonTN$5.2M1
GIGI'S SHELTER FOR DOGSColumbusOH$5.1M0
THE SALLY JUDITH MCLELLAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATIONLittletonCO$5.1M0
PAWS CROSSED ANIMAL RESCUE INCElmsfordNY$5.1M1
GRIZZLY DISCOVERY CENTER INCWest YellowstoneMT$5.1M2
INTERNATIONAL ORDER OF T ROOSEVELTScottsdaleAZ$5.1M2
DING DARLING WILDLIFE SOCIETY INCSanibelFL$5.1M1
YORK COUNTY SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALSYorkPA$5.1M5
ANDERSON ANIMAL SHELTERSouth ElginIL$5.1M2
Virginia B and David R Jontes FoundationPhoenixAZ$5M0
HOPKINS COUNTY ANIMAL PROTECTION LEAGUE INCSulphur SpringsTX$5M2
AFFORDABLE PET CARE GROUP OF LOS ANGELESLos AngelesCA$5M6
GREAT RIVER GREENINGSaint PaulMN$5M2
NEXUS EQUINE INCOklahoma CityOK$5M1
ANIMAL FRIENDS ALLIANCEFort CollinsCO$5M1
Humane Farm Animal CareMiddleburgVA$4.9M2
Hidden Harbor Marine Environmental Project IncMarathonFL$4.9M1
HALIFAX HUMANE SOCIETY INCDaytona BeachFL$4.9M3
ROBERT POTTER LEAGUE FOR ANIMALS INCMiddletownRI$4.9M7
ALBEMARLE SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS INCCharlottesvilleVA$4.9M3
FAITHFUL FRIENDS INCNew CastleDE$4.9M3
THOROUGHBRED RETIREMENT FOUNDATION INCSaratoga SpringsNY$4.9M2
COMMERCIAL FISHERIES RESEARCH FOUNDATIONSaunderstownRI$4.9M2
TONY BLAIR AFRICA GOVERNANCE INITIATIVE -US D/B/A TONY BLAIR FOUNDATIONNew YorkNY$4.9M0
ONE TAIL AT A TIME NFPChicagoIL$4.8M3
San Antonio Pets Alive IncSan AntonioTX$4.8M1