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Updated through 2024NTEE X · Religion-Related

Religion-Related nonprofitexecutive pay

Median top-executive pay across 10,377 religion-related nonprofits, 2019 – 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 promote religious practice, spiritual development, and faith-based activities across denominations.

Median executive pay
$46,800
The typical religion-related nonprofit's highest-paid executive earns $46,800 in total reported compensation.
25th pct
$22k
75th pct
$85k
90th pct
$140k
10,377 organizations · 2019 – 2024
Percentile distribution

Where the middle 50% lands.

Half earn between $22k and $85k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $140k, roughly 3.0 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.

PercentileTotal compMeans
90th$139,530Top 10% of earners
75th$84,69725% earn more than this
50th · median$46,800The typical executive
25th$21,99025% earn less than this
10th$8,94710% 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 religion-related nonprofits in that revenue range.

Revenue band25thMedian75thOrgs
Under $1M$18k$38,873$68k8,515
$1M – $10M$66k$108,840$162k1,634
$10M – $100M$171k$248,415$341k212
$100M – $500M$430k$503,119$688k12
Revenue bands with fewer than 5 organizations are not shown.
By role

Benchmark a specific Religion-Related role

Drill into median pay for individual leadership roles within religion-related nonprofits.

Directory

Churches, synagogues, mosques, interfaith organizations, and religious media. Includes religious education, seminaries, and faith-based service organizations. There are 27,591 religion-related 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 Religion-Related

27,591 organizations · Page 2 of 552

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
World HelpForestVA$40.8M6
FORAFRIKA USAWashingtonDC$40.2M1
BOARD OF JEWISH EDUCATION INCNew YorkNY$39.5M10
Kanakuk MinistriesBransonMO$37.8M8
CHRISTUS NORTHEAST TEXAS HEALTH SYSTEM CORPORATIONIrvingTX$37.1M20
NEWMAN INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF ARLINGTONArlingtonTX$36.8M3
RADIO TRAINING NETWORK INCGreenvilleSC$36.3M11
RightNow Ministries International IncMcKinneyTX$36.2M14
JERICHO ROAD MINISTRIES INCBuffaloNY$36M12
INSPIRITUS INCAtlantaGA$35.6M6
Omega Charitable Developers IncHoustonTX$35.5M0
BUDDHIST TZU CHI FOUNDATIONSan DimasCA$35.3M1
MARTHA O'BRYAN CENTER INCNashvilleTN$34.7M5
CHAYIM V CHESEDBrooklynNY$34.4M0
AMAZING FACTS INTERNATIONALGranite BayCA$33.9M10
LIONHEART CHILDREN'S ACADEMYBedfordTX$33.4M10
Apartment Life IncBedfordTX$32.2M10
REVIVAL TODAY INCCoraopolisPA$32M2
PHOENIX GOSPEL MISSIONPhoenixAZ$31.9M6
Thru The Bible IncPasadenaCA$31.7M6
HEALTH MINISTRIES CLINIC INCNewtonKS$31.2M11
Liberty Educational Ministries IncArgyleTX$31.1M5
BibleProjectPortlandOR$30.6M11
Marketplace Ministries IncPlanoTX$29.7M4
NER L HOREINU INCChandlerAZ$29.7M0
CATHOLIC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELESGlendaleCA$29.4M7
CORPORATE CHAPLAINS OF AMERICA INCWake ForestNC$29.1M9
Alpha USACarol StreamIL$28.9M11
TERI IncOceansideCA$28.9M5
THE VOICE OF GOD RECORDINGS INCJeffersonvilleIN$28.8M2
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION REAL PROPERTY INCAlpharettaGA$28.4M4
Greater Europe MissionWheatonIL$28.1M9
OAK SPRING GARDEN FOUNDATIONUppervilleVA$27.8M2
KINGDOM CAUSES INC CITY NET BEDROCK CREEKLong BeachCA$27.6M6
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE ASSOCIATION OF CLEVELAND OHIOPepper PikeOH$27.4M8
CABIN CREEK HEALTH CENTER INCDawesWV$27.4M8
LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF THE SOUTHWESTPhoeninxAZ$27.1M3
ISAIAH 5812ParkerCO$27M0
WORD ON FIRE CATHOLIC MINISTRIESElk Grove VillageIL$26.9M8
Woka FoundationNewbury ParkCA$26.8M0
CHARLES N SHARPE JR FOUNDATIONSmithvilleMO$26.6M0
TZUR FOUNDATION INCLakewoodNJ$26.4M1
Belknap Ministries IncDallasTX$26.3M0
Bible Study FellowshipSan AntonioTX$26.2M9
Redeemer City To CityNew YorkNY$25.2M8
Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center of HoustonHoustonTX$25.1M7
Greater Miami Hebrew AcademyMiami BeachFL$24.7M3
Christian Herald Association IncNew YorkNY$24.5M10
BLUE MOUNTAIN HOSPITALBlandingUT$24.4M15
THE HARVEST FOUNDATION OF THE PIEDMONTMartinsvilleVA$24.3M1