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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 40 of 192

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
LIBERTYTOWN VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTLibertytownMD$462k0
BATH VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT INCBathNY$462k0
BARTLETT JACKSON EMERGENCY SERVICESGlenNH$462k3
GUARDIAN HOSE COMPANY INCThurmontMD$462k0
UNIONVILLE VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANYButlerPA$461k0
SAN LEON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTSan LeonTX$461k0
Centralia Peosta Community Fire Department IncPeostaIA$461k0
COALITION FOR A SAFER WEBWashingtonDC$461k2
EASTERN BERKS FIRE DEPARTMENTBartoPA$461k0
Buffalo Township Volunteer Fire CompanySarverPA$461k0
New Hanover Township Volunteer Fire Company No 1GilbertsvillePA$461k0
TENNESSEE ASSOCIATION OF RESCUE SQUADS INCAntiochTN$461k0
Friends in Knead IncFentonMO$460k0
KILMARNOCK LANCASTER COUNTY VOLUNTEER RESCUE SQUAD INCKilmarnockVA$460k0
SPRING LAKE FIRST AID AND EMERGENCY SQUAD INCSpring LakeNJ$460k0
DURANTS NECK VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMHertfordNC$460k0
Onesquethaw Volunteer Fire Company IncClarksvilleNY$459k0
IMSA SOUTHEASTERN SECTIONNew MarketAL$459k0
Cicero Volunteer Fire Department IncCiceroNY$459k0
Lovettsville Fire & Rescue CoLovettsvilleVA$459k0
NORTHEAST STOKES VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT AND RESCUE INCSandy RidgeNC$459k0
Bunyan Volunteer Fire Department IncWashingtonNC$459k0
YOUNGSTOWN VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY INCYoungstownNY$458k0
KALONA VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTKalonaIA$458k0
LAST CALL FOUNDATION INCBraintreeMA$458k1
Chisolm Trail 100 ClubBurlesonTX$458k0
Shawnee Volunteer Fire Company IncSanbornNY$458k0
AMERICAN SUPPRESSOR ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION INCAtlantaGA$458k0
GREENSBORO VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY INCGreensboroMD$458k0
MOUNTAIN STRONG - YANCEY & MITCHELL COUNTY RELIEF TEAMBurnsvilleNC$457k0
Fleetwood Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department IncFleetwoodNC$457k0
IOWA FALLS FIREFIGHTERS INCIowa FallsIA$457k0
The Darby Fire Company No 1DarbyPA$456k0
QUAKERTOWN FIRE DEPARTMENTQuakertownPA$455k0
VOLNEY VOLUNTEER FIRE CORPFultonNY$455k0
ENDLESS WINDS VOLUNTEER FIRE CO INCShunkPA$455k0
HARFORD COUNTY VOLUNTEER FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES ASSOCIATION INCForest HillMD$455k0
The Reisterstown Volunteer Fire Company of ReisterReisterstownMD$454k0
MONROE TOWNSHIP VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPTHenryvilleIN$454k0
NEW YORK FIREFIGHTS HEART FOUNDATIONGlen HeadNY$454k0
THE FIRE COMPANIES OF MALTA INCMaltaNY$454k0
Injury Prevention ResourcesRivertonWY$453k0
OCRACOKE FIRE PROTECTION INCOcracokeNC$453k0
RICHARDSVILLE VOLUNTEER DEPARTMENTBowling GreenKY$453k0
STEELE VOLUNTEER FIRE DISTRICTSteeleND$453k0
ENGLISH CONSUL VOL FIRE ASSOCIATIONHalethorpeMD$453k0
LOWER CURRITUCK VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT INCGrandyNC$452k0
Meherrin on MissionSevernNC$452k0
HUNTINGDON REGIONAL FIRE AND RESCUEHuntingdonPA$451k0
WHITE MILLS FIRE DEPARTMENT INCWhite MillsPA$451k0