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Updated through 2024NTEE M · Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief

Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief nonprofitexecutive pay

Median top-executive pay across 1,650 public safety, disaster preparedness & relief 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 prepare for and respond to disasters and protect public safety, including emergency services and relief programs.

Median executive pay
$32,469
The typical public safety, disaster preparedness & relief nonprofit's highest-paid executive earns $32,469 in total reported compensation.
25th pct
$5k
75th pct
$85k
90th pct
$156k
1,650 organizations · 2021 – 2024
Percentile distribution

Where the middle 50% lands.

Half earn between $5k and $85k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $156k, roughly 4.8 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.

PercentileTotal compMeans
90th$155,787Top 10% of earners
75th$84,79025% earn more than this
50th · median$32,469The typical executive
25th$4,50025% earn less than this
10th$1,00010% 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 public safety, disaster preparedness & relief nonprofits in that revenue range.

Revenue band25thMedian75thOrgs
Under $1M$2k$13,698$50k1,164
$1M – $10M$49k$97,980$145k428
$10M – $100M$188k$324,044$424k50
$100M – $500M$316k$643,418$1M8
Revenue bands with fewer than 5 organizations are not shown.
Geography

Pay varies by state.

California pays $58,036 more than the national median across public safety, disaster preparedness & relief nonprofits.

By role

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Directory

Disaster relief organizations, fire departments, search and rescue teams, and emergency preparedness groups. Includes volunteer rescue squads and disaster recovery programs. There are 9,175 public safety, disaster preparedness & relief 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.

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