Where the middle 50% lands.
Half earn between $31k and $120k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $186k, roughly 2.7 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.
| Percentile | Total comp | Means |
|---|---|---|
| 90th | $185,638 | Top 10% of earners |
| 75th | $120,000 | 25% earn more than this |
| 50th · median | $70,000 | The typical executive |
| 25th | $30,890 | 25% earn less than this |
| 10th | $11,045 | 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 youth development nonprofits in that revenue range.
| Revenue band | 25th | Median | 75th | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under $1M | $20k | $47,097 | $75k | 3,420 |
| $1M – $10M | $98k | $130,000 | $173k | 1,612 |
| $10M – $100M | $198k | $260,177 | $358k | 199 |
Pay varies by state.
District of Columbia pays $70,730 more than the national median across youth development nonprofits.
Benchmark a specific Youth Development role
Drill into median pay for individual leadership roles within youth development nonprofits.
Youth Development board & trustee pay norms
7% of youth development nonprofits pay at least one board member or trustee, with a typical per-person payment of $22,529 across a median board of 4 paid members.
Youth mentoring programs, scouting organizations, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Boys & Girls Clubs, and after-school programs. Covers leadership development, academic support, and character building for young people. There are 14,008 youth development 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 Youth Development
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