Where the middle 50% lands.
Half earn between $12k and $103k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $187k, roughly 4.1 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.
| Percentile | Total comp | Means |
|---|---|---|
| 90th | $186,968 | Top 10% of earners |
| 75th | $102,551 | 25% earn more than this |
| 50th · median | $46,154 | The typical executive |
| 25th | $12,000 | 25% earn less than this |
| 10th | $3,867 | 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 recreation & sports nonprofits in that revenue range.
| Revenue band | 25th | Median | 75th | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under $1M | $8k | $24,000 | $58k | 5,185 |
| $1M – $10M | $84k | $126,528 | $181k | 1,940 |
| $10M – $100M | $236k | $333,026 | $457k | 292 |
| $100M – $500M | $763k | $1,084,915 | $2.3M | 15 |
Pay varies by state.
District of Columbia pays $73,932 more than the national median across recreation & sports nonprofits.
Benchmark a specific Recreation & Sports role
Drill into median pay for individual leadership roles within recreation & sports nonprofits.
Recreation & Sports board & trustee pay norms
6% of recreation & sports nonprofits pay at least one board member or trustee, with a typical per-person payment of $6,250 across a median board of 4 paid members.
Youth sports leagues, recreation centers, amateur athletic organizations, and fitness programs. Includes Olympic training programs, parks and recreation, and outdoor adventure groups. There are 35,057 recreation & sports 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 Recreation & Sports
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Name | City | State | Revenue | Executives |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIERRA SNOWMOBILE FOUNDATION | Reno | NV | $113 | 0 |
| R & B ELITE TENNIS | Ardsley | NY | $110 | 0 |
| COAST YOUTH FOUNDATION | San Diego | CA | $107 | 0 |
| NORTH VALLEY HOCKEY & SPORTS COMPLEX CORPORATION | Chico | CA | $103 | 0 |
| Connecticut Spirit Basketball | Hartford | CT | $102 | 0 |
| ROCKY MOUNTAIN VETERANS' HUNTS & EXCURSIONS INC | Silt | CO | $102 | 0 |
| SWIM 4 LIFE INC | Brooklyn | NY | $101 | 0 |