Executive Compensation by State
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Data from 270,100 organizations across 52 states
Compensation by State
Median pay of the highest-paid executive at each nonprofit
State Compensation Data
State | Sample Size | Average | Median | 75th Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Alabama AL | 3,022 | $92k | $53k | $106k |
Alaska AK | 1,029 | $116k | $82k | $135k |
Arizona AZ | 3,795 | $122k | $72k | $133k |
Arkansas AR | 1,587 | $119k | $58k | $122k |
California CA | 26,093 | $144k | $89k | $173k |
Colorado CO | 6,275 | $116k | $75k | $138k |
Connecticut CT | 3,599 | $137k | $79k | $167k |
Delaware DE | 1,336 | $98k | $54k | $121k |
District of Columbia DC | 4,701 | $283k | $174k | $308k |
Florida FL | 12,490 | $119k | $60k | $129k |
Georgia GA | 5,936 | $130k | $70k | $140k |
Hawaii HI | 1,451 | $121k | $72k | $134k |
Idaho ID | 1,335 | $91k | $56k | $110k |
Illinois IL | 11,255 | $138k | $65k | $145k |
Indiana IN | 5,801 | $105k | $57k | $116k |
Iowa IA | 3,038 | $104k | $58k | $122k |
Kansas KS | 2,795 | $98k | $54k | $110k |
Kentucky KY | 2,728 | $121k | $60k | $128k |
Louisiana LA | 2,601 | $119k | $70k | $133k |
Maine ME | 2,041 | $103k | $65k | $118k |
Maryland MD | 5,232 | $147k | $83k | $172k |
Massachusetts MA | 8,497 | $147k | $83k | $172k |
Michigan MI | 7,261 | $123k | $65k | $128k |
Minnesota MN | 7,015 | $110k | $64k | $126k |
Mississippi MS | 1,481 | $108k | $56k | $119k |
Missouri MO | 8,028 | $105k | $35k | $98k |
Montana MT | 1,782 | $95k | $61k | $108k |
Nebraska NE | 1,968 | $120k | $60k | $124k |
Nevada NV | 3,817 | $56k | $17k | $61k |
New Hampshire NH | 1,719 | $108k | $60k | $117k |
New Jersey NJ | 6,099 | $137k | $66k | $156k |
New Mexico NM | 1,681 | $98k | $66k | $116k |
New York NY | 20,233 | $161k | $80k | $184k |
North Carolina NC | 6,998 | $119k | $67k | $120k |
North Dakota ND | 1,080 | $108k | $65k | $133k |
Ohio OH | 11,205 | $103k | $49k | $106k |
Oklahoma OK | 2,521 | $101k | $62k | $116k |
Oregon OR | 4,493 | $107k | $73k | $132k |
Pennsylvania PA | 15,239 | $104k | $44k | $114k |
Puerto Rico PR | 454 | $88k | $54k | $98k |
Rhode Island RI | 1,318 | $133k | $77k | $158k |
South Carolina SC | 2,877 | $112k | $67k | $124k |
South Dakota SD | 1,101 | $125k | $64k | $121k |
Tennessee TN | 4,770 | $119k | $70k | $133k |
Texas TX | 17,720 | $109k | $52k | $118k |
Utah UT | 1,809 | $112k | $67k | $131k |
Vermont VT | 1,433 | $97k | $69k | $114k |
Virginia VA | 7,053 | $160k | $82k | $183k |
Washington WA | 6,651 | $125k | $76k | $141k |
West Virginia WV | 1,505 | $110k | $53k | $108k |
Wisconsin WI | 6,363 | $107k | $54k | $113k |
Wyoming WY | 794 | $80k | $58k | $103k |
About This Data
• Each organization is counted once, using the highest-paid executive reported on its IRS Form 990
• Based on most recent IRS Form 990 filings available for each organization
• Sample sizes vary by state based on number of reporting nonprofits
• States with smaller nonprofit sectors may show higher variability in averages