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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 1,755 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
$33,264
The typical public safety, disaster preparedness & relief nonprofit's highest-paid executive earns $33,264 in total reported compensation.
25th pct
$5k
75th pct
$84k
90th pct
$157k
1,755 organizations · 2021 – 2024
Percentile distribution

Where the middle 50% lands.

Half earn between $5k and $84k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $157k, roughly 4.7 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.

PercentileTotal compMeans
90th$156,725Top 10% of earners
75th$84,06425% earn more than this
50th · median$33,264The typical executive
25th$4,69625% earn less than this
10th$1,09910% 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$13,760$50k1,236
$1M – $10M$48k$94,634$147k458
$10M – $100M$182k$305,066$414k53
$100M – $500M$317k$643,418$1M8
Revenue bands with fewer than 5 organizations are not shown.
Geography

Pay varies by state.

California pays $53,507 more than the national median across public safety, disaster preparedness & relief nonprofits.

By role

Benchmark a specific Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief role

Drill into median pay for individual leadership roles within public safety, disaster preparedness & relief nonprofits.

Board & trustee pay

Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief board & trustee pay norms

6% of public safety, disaster preparedness & relief nonprofits pay at least one board member or trustee, with a typical per-person payment of $3,000 across a median board of 4 paid members.

Organizations paying board members
6%
Median board pay
$3,000
Median paid board size
4
By filing type
Form 990: 7%
Form 990-EZ: 4%
Form 990-PF: 5%
Directory

Disaster relief organizations, fire departments, search and rescue teams, and emergency preparedness groups. Includes volunteer rescue squads and disaster recovery programs. There are 9,552 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.

Organizations in Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief

9,552 organizations · Page 31 of 192

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
CONCAN VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT CORPORATIONConcanTX$601k3
FLOWES STORE VFD INCConcordNC$601k0
CIRCULATE LLCWashingtonDC$601k2
MILROY HOSE CO NO 1MilroyPA$601k0
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERSBellevueWA$601k16
CLEAR SPRING VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANYClear SpringMD$600k0
NORTHPORT VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT TRANS EQUIP & ACTIVITY FUND CORPNorthportNY$598k7
JAMESTOWN VOLUNTEER FIREMANS ASSOCIATION INCJamestownPA$598k0
KIDS AND CARS INCBala CynwydPA$598k0
SOL RELIEFSt PetersburgFL$597k2
Fire Industry Education and Research Organization IncCharlotteNC$597k0
COVE CREEK VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT INCVilasNC$596k0
DEFENDISRAELNOW INCFort LauderdaleFL$596k0
QUAKERTOWN FIRE CO INCPittstownNJ$596k0
DFACARES FOUNDATIONKansas CityKS$596k0
THE HOLT FAMILY FOUNDATIONHackensackNJ$595k2
VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY OF CENTER BRUNSWICK INCTroyNY$595k2
BEACH HAVEN VOLUNTEER FIRE COBeach HavenNJ$594k10
NEIGHBORS 4 NEIGHBORSMiamiFL$594k1
POTOSI VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT INPotosiWI$594k0
SAG HARBOR FIRE DEPARTMENT INCSag HarborNY$593k6
FALL CREEK COMMUNITY VOL FIRE DEPT INCEast BendNC$593k2
ELKINS PARK FIRE COMPANYElkins ParkPA$592k0
Reeds Fire DepartmentLexingtonNC$592k0
C SPIRE FOUNDATIONRidgelandMS$592k1
Anoka Champlin Firefighter's Relief AssociationAnokaMN$591k6
VALLEY STREAM VOLUNTEER AND EXEMPT FIREMENS BENEVValley StreamNY$591k0
VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROJECT INCAlgomaWI$591k1
Golden Retrievers in Need Rescue Service IncClevelandOH$590k0
BLACKSVILLE COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANYBlacksvilleWV$590k0
SHARTLESVILLE COMMUNITY FIRE CO 1ShartlesvillePA$590k3
GRACE'S PLACE INCWashingtonMO$590k1
COCHRANTON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT & AMBULANCE SERVICECochrantonPA$590k4
SPRING CREEK FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTNeboIL$590k0
PALMER TOWNSHIP FIRE COMPANYEastonPA$589k0
BROGDEN RURAL FIRE DEPT INCSmithfieldNC$589k0
GODWIN-FALCON FIRE DEPARTMENT INCFalconNC$588k0
North 40 Mountain Alliance IncRed Feather LakesCO$588k0
COMMUNITY FIRE COMPANYNew RinggoldPA$587k5
NEWTOWN FIRE ASSOCIATION INCNewtownPA$587k0
NEDROW VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT INCNedrowNY$586k0
POLICE ASSISTED ADDICTION AND RECOVERY INITIATIVE INCBeverlyMA$586k1
GLOBAL CENTRE ON DISASTER RISK & POVERTY INCLexingtonKY$586k3
SUN CITY CENTER EMERGENCY SQUAD NUMBER ONE INCSun City CenterFL$586k0
VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY NO1 OF CHESAPEAKE CITY INCChesapeake CityMD$585k0
FOLSOM VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT INCFolsomWV$585k2
STOCKTON VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANYINCStocktonMD$585k1
ADAMS AREA FIRE DISTRICT INCMarsPA$584k0
West Whiteland Fire Company IncExtonPA$584k0
JEFFERSONVILLE VOLUNTEER FIRST AIDJeffersonvilleNY$584k2