Where the middle 50% lands.
Half earn between $30k and $173k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $325k, roughly 3.9 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.
| Percentile | Total comp | Means |
|---|---|---|
| 90th | $325,019 | Top 10% of earners |
| 75th | $173,214 | 25% earn more than this |
| 50th · median | $83,690 | The typical executive |
| 25th | $29,792 | 25% earn less than this |
| 10th | $10,500 | 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 & societal benefit nonprofits in that revenue range.
| Revenue band | 25th | Median | 75th | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under $1M | $16k | $43,882 | $86k | 1,525 |
| $1M – $10M | $95k | $152,025 | $221k | 786 |
| $10M – $100M | $223k | $327,891 | $500k | 241 |
| $100M – $500M | $596k | $865,129 | $1.1M | 51 |
| $500M – $1B | $842k | $1,082,379 | $2.7M | 7 |
Pay varies by state.
District of Columbia pays $119,450 more than the national median across public & societal benefit nonprofits.
Benchmark a specific Public & Societal Benefit role
Drill into median pay for individual leadership roles within public & societal benefit nonprofits.
Public & Societal Benefit board & trustee pay norms
8% of public & societal benefit nonprofits pay at least one board member or trustee, with a typical per-person payment of $20,135 across a median board of 4 paid members.
Government-related nonprofits, consumer protection organizations, public finance groups, and transportation safety organizations. Covers broad public benefit that does not fit neatly into other categories. There are 8,794 public & societal benefit 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 & Societal Benefit
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