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California Nonprofit Compensation Data

Compensation Distribution

25th percentile
$34k
Average
$144k
75th percentile
$173k

Based on 26,093 compensation records

The highest-paid executive at a California nonprofit earns between $34k and $173k (25th to 75th percentile), with an average of $144k. Based on 26,093 organizations, each counted once at its most recent IRS Form 990 filing.

California Nonprofit Pay

How California Compares

The median highest-paid executive at a California nonprofit earns $89k, 33.4% above the national median of $67k for the same measure.

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Name
City
Sector
Revenue
Executives
SUNLAND-TUJUNGA AMERICAN LEGION POST 377Tujunga—$69k0
PTA DEPORTOLAMission Viejo—$69k0
CHECKRORGSan FranciscoT21$69k1
NEW WAYS TO WORK NWWBerkeleyJ20$69k0
LODI SANDHILL CRANE ASSOCIATIONLodiC12$69k0
POINT BREAK WATER POLO CLUBSan DiegoN60$69k2
BUILD THE AMBITIONRosemeadN70$69k0
SAN DIEGO HIGH SCHOOL PTSA CA CONGRESS OF PARENTS TEACHERSSan Diego—$69k0
REALGIRL FOUNDATION INCArcataO99$69k0
JUNIOR ROLLER DERBY ASSOCIATIONChatsworthN99$69k0
OPEN WINDOW FOUNDATIONLincolnX20$69k0
MARIN RETRIEVER CLUBCameron ParkP20$69k0
VOICES OF SILICON VALLEYSan JoseA6B$69k0
San Ramon Raptor Lacrosse ClubSan RamonB90$69k0
HEART AND HOME FOR KIDSSan Juan CapistranoP32$69k0
NATIONAL CHARITY LEAGUE INC BEACHSIDE CHAPTERLos AngelesT50$69k0
CALLING ALL DISCIPLESLos AlamitosX20$69k1
Urban StoryClovisX20$69k1
WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL PTSAWestlake Village—$69k0
SMUD PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS ASSOCIATIONSacramentoJ40$69k0
SELAVY FOUNDATIONLos AngelesT22$69k0
ROTARY CLUB OF NEWHALL CALIFORNIANewhall—$69k0
ROTARY CLUB OF SOUTH SACRAMENTO FOUNDATIONSacramento—$69k0
PTA CALIFORNIA CONGRESS OF PARENTS TEACHERS & STUDENTS INCChatsworth—$69k0
MOUNTAINSIDE MASTER CHORALE INCClaremontA6B$69k7
LAND & SEA MISSIONS OF GOD INCVacaville—$69k0
PTA TIERRA LINDA SCHOOL CALIFORNIA CONGRESS OF PARENTSCamarillo—$69k0
GGG KIWANIS FOUNDATIONGarden GroveP20$69k0
FRIENDS OF THE LAGUNA BEACH LIBRARYLaguna Beach—$69k0
THE SAN FRANCISCO AERONAUTICAL SOCIETYSan FranciscoA540$69k0
Heavenly Patrol FundSouth Lake TahoeS80$69k0
FIRST GENERATION SCHOLARSHIP FUNDPasadenaB82$69k0
HUCKESTEIN FOUNDATIONWestlake VillageT50$69k0
ESCALANTE MEADOWS DEVELOPMENT COMPANYLompocL20$69k1
Empower OaklandSacramento—$69k0
NOVA VISTA SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION INCSunnyvale—$69k0
CALIENTE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONCalienteB82Z$69k0
TRUE TO HIS WORDBurbankX20$69k2
WILDOMAR ELEMENTARY PTAWildomar—$69k0
BARRY BONDS FAMILY FOUNDATION C/O Baker Tilly Advisory Group LPRedwood CityT20$69k0
Arms Family Foundation TrSanta MonicaT99Z$69k0
FRESNO MADERA SERVICE CENTER COUNCILFresno—$69k0
SAN MARINO POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATIONSan Marino—$69k0
JOHN PAPAN MEMORIALMillbraeT31Z$69k0
THE JOSEPH H WENDER FOUNDATION C/O KROHN WATTERS HICKS LLPSan FranciscoT20$69k0
Antelope Valley Foundation for the Developmentally DisabledLancasterJ300$69k0
PRECISION DANCE COMPANYCarsonA62$69k0
MORENO VALLEY JR ALL AMERICAN FOOTBALL & CHEER INCMoreno ValleyN65$69k0
VETERANS RELIEF FOUNDATIONIrvine—$69k0
BREATH OF FIRE LATINA THEATER ENSEMBLESanta AnaA61$69k1

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