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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
EAST BAY SCHOOL FOR BOYSBerkeleyB24$3.2M3
OPEN MIND SCHOOLMenlo ParkB28$3.2M0
The Vassiliadis Family FoundationSan DiegoT20$3.2M0
Advanced Micro Devices Inc Long Term Disability Benefit Plan TrustSunnyvale—$3.2M1
National Family Legacy IncRedlandsP20$3.2M0
HP FOUNDATIONPalo AltoT20$3.2M0
FAITH HOPE AND LOVE FOUNDATIONSan FranciscoT22$3.2M0
WEST OAKLAND JOB RESOURSE CENTEROaklandS30$3.2M3
STANLEY W EKSTROM FOUNDATION INCSanta AnaT20$3.2M0
Pentecostal Missionary CHURCH of CHRIST (4th Watch)Gardena—$3.2M28
CALIFORNIA OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATIONSacramento—$3.2M5
Pasadena Cemetery AssociationAltadena—$3.2M6
VISIT SANTA CRUZ COUNTYSanta CruzS33L$3.2M1
KLM FOUNDATIONLos AngelesT90Z$3.2M0
DREAM HOME CARE INCLong BeachZ99$3.2M3
CENTRAL VALLEY RETIREE MEDICAL TRUSTLos AngelesY44$3.2M0
ALBERT AND ELAINE BORCHARD FOUNDATION INCPasadenaT20$3.2M7
BEYGOOD FOUNDATIONBeverly HillsT30$3.2M4
WOMEN IN FILMLos AngelesA31C$3.2M1
FOR THE PEOPLEOaklandI43$3.2M6
GOLDEN GATE KINDERGARTEN ASSOCSan FranciscoB21Z$3.2M3
PACIFIC VIEW CHARTER SCHOOLEureka—$3.2M1
MARIPOSA WOMEN AND FAMILY CENTEROrangeF22Z$3.2M3
LONG BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATIONLong BeachT99$3.2M1
THE CALIFORNIA MUSEUM FOR HISTORY WOMEN AND THE ARTSSacramento—$3.2M1
SAFE PARKING LALos AngelesL41$3.2M1
SDBTC FAMILY HOUSING CORP ONENational City—$3.2M3
OXBOW SCHOOLNapaB24$3.2M1
AMERICAN LEGION POST 283Pacific Palisades—$3.2M3
CRISIS HOUSESanteeP600$3.2M1
BROOKMORE APARTMENT CORPORATIONGlendaleT20$3.2M0
FRIENDS OF CARMEL UNIFIED SCHOOLSCarmelB20I$3.2M0
LEGACY PHILANTHROPY WORKSSanta BarbaraC30$3.2M5
YWCA OF GLENDALE AND PASADENAGlendale—$3.2M4
COLETTE'S CHILDREN'S HOME INCHuntington BeachL410$3.2M1
MARKLEEVILLE WATER COMPANYMarkleeville—$3.2M2
CWA LOCAL 9009Mountain View—$3.2M1
RUSSIAN JEWISH COMMUNITY CULTURALWest HollywoodP84Z$3.2M0
SANTA CLARA COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF REALTORSSan JoseS41$3.2M4
FUSION GLOBAL INCNorth Hollywood—$3.2M1
ALEXANDRIA HOUSELos AngelesP85$3.1M2
AFFORDABLE HOUSING CDC INCLadera RanchL80$3.1M1
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE TOURISM DISTRICTSouth Lake TahoeS30$3.1M0
GILBERT AND AILEEN CHUCK CHARITABLE TRUSTCamarilloZ99$3.1M0
Friends of St Francis Childcare Center IncSan FranciscoB22Z$3.1M1
NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE OF CALEXICOCalexicoS200$3.1M0
U-GO INITIATIVESolano BeachP20$3.1M1
DEL MAR CARMEL VALLEY SHARKSSan DiegoN64Z$3.1M2
MARIN VENTURESSan RafaelP820$3.1M1
RESOURCE AREA FOR TEACHINGSan JoseB99$3.1M5

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