Where the middle 50% lands.
Half earn between $27k and $170k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $278k, roughly 2.9 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.
| Percentile | Total comp | Means |
|---|---|---|
| 90th | $277,705 | Top 10% of earners |
| 75th | $170,357 | 25% earn more than this |
| 50th · median | $94,244 | The typical executive |
| 25th | $27,000 | 25% earn less than this |
| 10th | $6,496 | 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 employment nonprofits in that revenue range.
| Revenue band | 25th | Median | 75th | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under $1M | $9k | $31,712 | $77k | 1,815 |
| $1M – $10M | $98k | $138,178 | $194k | 1,344 |
| $10M – $100M | $196k | $261,052 | $349k | 426 |
| $100M – $500M | $451k | $607,725 | $739k | 37 |
Pay varies by state.
District of Columbia pays $110,757 more than the national median across employment nonprofits.
Benchmark a specific Employment role
Drill into median pay for individual leadership roles within employment nonprofits.
Employment board & trustee pay norms
21% of employment nonprofits pay at least one board member or trustee, with a typical per-person payment of $3,725 across a median board of 5 paid members.
Workforce development organizations, job training programs, vocational rehabilitation services, and labor unions. Covers career counseling, skills training, and employment placement. There are 6,139 employment 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 Employment
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