Where the middle 50% lands.
Half earn between $23k and $106k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $191k, roughly 3.2 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.
| Percentile | Total comp | Means |
|---|---|---|
| 90th | $190,896 | Top 10% of earners |
| 75th | $105,944 | 25% earn more than this |
| 50th · median | $58,760 | The typical executive |
| 25th | $22,690 | 25% earn less than this |
| 10th | $7,100 | 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 arts, culture & humanities nonprofits in that revenue range.
| Revenue band | 25th | Median | 75th | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under $1M | $14k | $37,456 | $67k | 11,916 |
| $1M – $10M | $87k | $125,000 | $180k | 4,363 |
| $10M – $100M | $240k | $342,226 | $522k | 774 |
| $100M – $500M | $569k | $823,592 | $1.4M | 49 |
Pay varies by state.
District of Columbia pays $59,352 more than the national median across arts, culture & humanities nonprofits.
Benchmark a specific Arts, Culture & Humanities role
Drill into median pay for individual leadership roles within arts, culture & humanities nonprofits.
Arts, Culture & Humanities board & trustee pay norms
9% of arts, culture & humanities nonprofits pay at least one board member or trustee, with a typical per-person payment of $16,516 across a median board of 4 paid members.
Museums, performing arts organizations, historical societies, media outlets, and other nonprofits focused on arts, culture, and the humanities. Includes visual arts, music, theater, film, and cultural preservation. There are 43,040 arts, culture & humanities 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 Arts, Culture & Humanities
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