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Updated through 2024NTEE I · Crime & Legal-Related

Crime & Legal-Related nonprofitexecutive pay

Median top-executive pay across 3,113 crime & legal-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 that promote public safety through crime prevention, legal services, victim assistance, and rehabilitation of offenders.

Median executive pay
$91,761
The typical crime & legal-related nonprofit's highest-paid executive earns $91,761 in total reported compensation.
25th pct
$53k
75th pct
$146k
90th pct
$218k
3,113 organizations · 2021 – 2024
Percentile distribution

Where the middle 50% lands.

Half earn between $53k and $146k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $218k, roughly 2.4 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.

PercentileTotal compMeans
90th$218,454Top 10% of earners
75th$146,07425% earn more than this
50th · median$91,761The typical executive
25th$53,00025% earn less than this
10th$24,00010% 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 crime & legal-related nonprofits in that revenue range.

Revenue band25thMedian75thOrgs
Under $1M$36k$61,407$89k1,703
$1M – $10M$98k$132,446$180k1,166
$10M – $100M$180k$231,480$301k230
$100M – $500M$300k$325,703$505k13
Revenue bands with fewer than 5 organizations are not shown.
By role

Benchmark a specific Crime & Legal-Related role

Drill into median pay for individual leadership roles within crime & legal-related nonprofits.

Directory

Legal aid societies, prisoner rehabilitation programs, crime prevention organizations, and victim services. Includes public interest law firms, dispute resolution, and correctional alternatives. There are 5,969 crime & legal-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 Crime & Legal-Related

5,969 organizations · Page 4 of 120

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
APPELLATE ADVOCATESNew YorkNY$15.4M9
LEGAL SERVICES OF EASTERN MISSOURI INCSt LouisMO$15.3M7
NAMATI INCWashingtonDC$15.3M11
PRISON FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONALWashingtonDC$15.2M9
CHILDREN'S LAW CENTER INCWashingtonDC$15.1M8
SAFE PASSAGESOaklandCA$15.1M9
JASPER MOUNTAINJasperOR$14.9M3
YOUTH OPPORTUNITY CENTER INCMuncieIN$14.9M4
OREGON LAW CENTERPortlandOR$14.7M9
NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATIONJersey CityNJ$14.6M8
JUSTICEPOINT INCMilwaukeeWI$14.6M7
CONNECTICUT LEGAL SERVICES INCMiddletownCT$14.6M8
BRADY CENTER TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCEWashingtonDC$14.5M8
LEGAL SERVICES OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIASacramentoCA$14.4M7
SOUTHERN MN REGIONAL LEGAL SERVICES INCSt PaulMN$14.4M7
EL CENTRO DE CORAZONHoustonTX$14.3M9
AMERICAN LAW INSTITUTEPhiladelphiaPA$14.3M8
BAKER COUNTY CORRECTIONS MANAGEMENT CORPORATIONMacclennyFL$14.2M0
FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER OF WASHINGTON COUNTYBeavertonOR$14.2M1
South Carolina Legal ServicesGreenvilleSC$14.1M7
INDIANA BAR FOUNDATIONIndianapolisIN$14.1M3
MIDPENN LEGAL SERVICESHarrisburgPA$14M5
THE CAMPAIGN LEGAL CENTER INCWashingtonDC$13.9M7
NORTHEAST LEGAL AID INCLawrenceMA$13.8M5
SOUTH COASTAL COUNTIES LEGAL SERVICES INCFall RiverMA$13.8M8
Legal Services of Greater Miami IncMiamiFL$13.7M5
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JUVENILE & FAMILY COURT JUDGESRenoNV$13.7M7
CAPITAL AREA IMMIGRANTS' RIGHTS COALITIONWashingtonDC$13.6M6
Utah County Public Defender AssociationProvoUT$13.6M5
BRIDGES TO CHANGE INCPortlandOR$13.6M4
Law Foundation of Silicon ValleySan JoseCA$13.6M6
OREGON CONSUMER JUSTICEPortlandOR$13.6M14
WEST SIDE JUSTICE CENTER INCChicagoIL$13.4M2
FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER OF SOUTH FLORIDA INCMiamiFL$13.4M4
Legal Aid at WorkSan FranciscoCA$13.3M11
METROPOLITAN ORGANIZATION COUNTERING SEXUAL ASSAULTKansas CityMO$13.3M6
CENTER FOR APPELLATE LITIGATION INCNew YorkNY$13.2M10
Legal Aid of Western MissouriKansas CityMO$13.1M5
NEW MEXICO LEGAL AID INCAlbuquerqueNM$13.1M7
LEGAL AID SERVICES OF OREGONPortlandOR$13.1M7
CENTRAL JERSEY LEGAL SERVICES INCNew BrunswickNJ$13M7
NEVADA BAR FOUNDATIONLas VegasNV$12.9M0
MAINE CHILDREN'S TRUSTAugustaME$12.9M1
NORTHSIDE ACHIEVEMENT ZONEMinneapolisMN$12.8M10
CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTERS OF NORTH CAROLINA INCGrahamNC$12.8M2
TEXAS MUNICIPAL POLICE ASSOCIATIONAustinTX$12.8M8
ATTIC CORRECTIONAL SERVICES INCMadisonWI$12.7M4
LEGAL AID OF SOUTHEAST AND CENTRAL OHIOColumbusOH$12.7M1
LEGAL SERVICES ALABAMA INCMontgomeryAL$12.6M0
DEMOCRACY FORWARD FOUNDATIONWashingtonDC$12.4M9