Where the middle 50% lands.
Half earn between $36k and $156k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $280k, roughly 3.5 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.
| Percentile | Total comp | Means |
|---|---|---|
| 90th | $279,517 | Top 10% of earners |
| 75th | $155,731 | 25% earn more than this |
| 50th · median | $78,833 | The typical executive |
| 25th | $35,769 | 25% earn less than this |
| 10th | $13,183 | 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 international, foreign affairs & national security nonprofits in that revenue range.
| Revenue band | 25th | Median | 75th | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under $1M | $20k | $44,925 | $77k | 2,124 |
| $1M – $10M | $88k | $138,256 | $205k | 1,198 |
| $10M – $100M | $181k | $263,073 | $390k | 321 |
| $100M – $500M | $344k | $485,158 | $607k | 73 |
| $500M – $1B | $386k | $516,884 | $597k | 7 |
| Over $1B | $603k | $607,830 | $617k | 6 |
Pay varies by state.
District of Columbia pays $88,225 more than the national median across international, foreign affairs & national security nonprofits.
Benchmark a specific International, Foreign Affairs & National Security role
Drill into median pay for individual leadership roles within international, foreign affairs & national security nonprofits.
International development organizations, foreign policy think tanks, cultural exchange programs, and humanitarian aid groups. Covers global health, international education, and peace-building efforts. There are 10,045 international, foreign affairs & national security 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 International, Foreign Affairs & National Security
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