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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 4 of 552

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
Christianity Today InternationalCarol StreamIL$18.4M10
ELIJAH LIST MINISTRIES INCAlbanyOR$18.3M2
ICATHOLIC MEDIA INCWatertownMA$18M7
NORMAN E ALEXANDER FAMILY M FOUNDATIONNew YorkNY$18M0
Zaytuna College IncBerkeleyCA$18M8
WOODLAWN FOUNDATIONNew RochelleNY$17.9M4
Mission EurasiaFranklinTN$17.8M2
THE CATHOLIC FOUNDATION OF GREATER PHILADELPHIAPhiladelphiaPA$17.7M5
INTERFAITH WORKSRockvilleMD$17.6M5
NORMAN E ALEXANDER FAMILY S FOUNDATION INC C/O R MITTENTHAL TCC GROUPNew YorkNY$17.4M0
THE SALVATION POEM FOUNDATION INCSpartaWI$17.2M1
SOUTH CAROLINA CHRISTIAN FOUNDATIONSpartanburgSC$17M1
CHABAD ON CAMPUS INTERNATIONAL INCBrooklynNY$17M4
NORTHWEST ENERGY SUPPLY COOPERATIVEPortlandOR$16.8M1
LIFELINE CHILDREN'S SERVICES INCBirminghamAL$16.7M0
Josiah VentureWheatonIL$16.6M6
PA EDUCATION ASSOCIATIONWashingtonDC$16.6M8
THE WEISS FAMILY FOUNDATIONClevelandOH$16.5M0
LYNDEN CHRISTIAN SCHOOLLyndenWA$16.5M2
STAR-K CERTIFICATION INCBaltimoreMD$16.5M10
MANDEL JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF THE PALM BEACHES INCBoynton BeachFL$16.5M3
ADAMAH INCResisterstownMD$16.5M3
LUTHERAN HOMEWestlakeOH$16.4M4
Lake Junaluska Assembly IncLake JunaluskaNC$16.3M2
MISSIONS OF HOPE INTERNATIONALPhoenixAZ$16.1M1
Luis Palau AssociationPortlandOR$16.1M10
CANAL ALLIANCESan RafaelCA$15.7M7
European Jewish Association IncMonseyNY$15.5M0
JEWISH FOUNDATION OF MEMPHISMemphisTN$15.5M0
SAN FRANCISCO FALUN BUDDHA STUDY ASSOCIATIONSan JoseCA$15.5M0
CHRIST FOR ALL NATIONSOrlandoFL$15.5M4
USATransformSouthlakeTX$15.4M4
God's World Publications IncAshevilleNC$15.3M10
Three Angels Broadcasting Network IncWest FrankfortIL$15.2M5
GATEWAYS ORGANIZATION INCMonseyNY$15.2M2
CATHOLIC CEMETERIES OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF ROCKVILLE CENTRE INCWestburyNY$15.1M7
MAIMONIDES SHALOM ACADEMY INCFort LauderdaleFL$15.1M5
Far East Broadcasting Company IncLa MiradaCA$15M7
ANGEL MINISTRIESRaleighNC$14.8M3
HAGGAI INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED LEADERSHIP TRAINING INCPeachtree CornersGA$14.4M9
HEALING LODGE OF THE SEVEN NATIONSSpokane ValleyWA$14.3M4
BARRY & FLORENCE FRIEDBERG JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER INCOceansideNY$14.2M6
Youth for Christ International MinistriesParkerCO$14.1M3
LUTHERAN METROPOLITAN MINISTRYClevelandOH$14M3
REFUGEEONEChicagoIL$13.9M2
SCORE INTERNATIONAL INCChattanoogaTN$13.9M1
Back 2 Back Ministries IncMasonOH$13.9M7
MESIVTA TIFERETH ISRAEL OF RIZHIN JERUSALEM INCNew YorkNY$13.8M0
Norman E Alexander Family G Foundation IncNew YorkNY$13.8M0
MELITA CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP HOSPITAL AID PLANTempeAZ$13.8M5