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.
| Percentile | Total comp | Means |
|---|---|---|
| 90th | $156,725 | Top 10% of earners |
| 75th | $84,064 | 25% earn more than this |
| 50th · median | $33,264 | The typical executive |
| 25th | $4,696 | 25% earn less than this |
| 10th | $1,099 | 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 public safety, disaster preparedness & relief nonprofits in that revenue range.
| Revenue band | 25th | Median | 75th | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under $1M | $2k | $13,760 | $50k | 1,236 |
| $1M – $10M | $48k | $94,634 | $147k | 458 |
| $10M – $100M | $182k | $305,066 | $414k | 53 |
| $100M – $500M | $317k | $643,418 | $1M | 8 |
Pay varies by state.
California pays $53,507 more than the national median across public safety, disaster preparedness & relief nonprofits.
Benchmark a specific Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief role
Drill into median pay for individual leadership roles within public safety, disaster preparedness & relief nonprofits.
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.
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
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