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Tennessee Nonprofit Compensation Data

Compensation Distribution

25th percentile
$30k
Average
$119k
75th percentile
$133k

Based on 4,770 compensation records

The highest-paid executive at a Tennessee nonprofit earns between $30k and $133k (25th to 75th percentile), with an average of $119k. Based on 4,770 organizations, each counted once at its most recent IRS Form 990 filing.

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How Tennessee Compares

The median highest-paid executive at a Tennessee nonprofit earns $70k, 5.1% above the national median of $67k for the same measure.

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Name
City
Sector
Revenue
Executives
SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF MIDDLE TN INCNashvilleK300$156.6M8
EDUCATION LOAN FINANCE INCKnoxvilleB82$152.8M19
VOLUNTEER CORPORATE CREDIT UNIONNashville—$150.2M10
CENTERSTONE OF TENNESSEE INCNashvilleF99$149.7M9
TRI-COUNTY ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATIONLafayette—$147.3M14
Wellmont Medical Associates IncJohnson CityE30$144.2M24
UPPER CUMBERLAND ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATIONCarthageW80$143M23
OPERATION COMPASSIONClevelandX20$140.3M1
Morristown-Hamblen Hospital AssociationKnoxvilleE220$140.1M11
MTPC LLCKnoxvilleE24$139.8M0
APPALACHIAN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVENew Market—$139.1M17
SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATIONBrownsville—$136.9M26
DCI DONOR SERVICES INCNashvilleE65Z$136M16
MEMORIAL HEALTH PARTNERS FOUNDATION INCChattanooga—$135.4M21
MERIWETHER LEWIS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVECenterville—$133.2M26
HCA SHORT TERM DISABILITY BENEFITS PLAN TRUSTNashvilleY43$129.7M1
SOLES4SOULS INCOld HickoryP60$126.2M11
GIBSON ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIPTrenton—$125.5M22
OAK RIDGE ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES INCOak Ridge—$124.4M36
Health Services Management IncMurfreesboroE91$121.3M14
HELEN ROSS MCNABB CENTER INCKnoxvilleF30Z$121.1M8
THE TROUSDALE FOUNDATION INCCleveland—$120.8M6
PCPT HAMLIN LLCKnoxvilleG30$116.2M0
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS INCNashville—$115.8M27
CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MEMPHISMemphisT31$112.2M3
SEQUACHEE VALLEY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVESouth Pittsburg—$112M20
Goodwill Industries of Middle TN IncNashvilleJ32$111.8M10
MECHANICAL LICENSING COLLECTIVENashvilleJ02$111.3M16
Takoma Regional Hospital IncJohnson CityE200$110.8M22
Holston Electric Cooperative IncRogersville—$110.2M14
BILL AND CRISSY HASLAM FOUNDATIONKnoxvilleT22$109.7M0
Cumberland Medical CenterKnoxvilleE220$105.2M11
Union UniversityJacksonB420$104.8M7
CHEROKEE HEALTH SYSTEMSKnoxvilleE32$98.9M9
Young Men's Christian Association of Middle Tennessee (6273)NashvilleP270$98.3M15
THE PROTON THERAPY CENTER LLCKnoxvilleE24$98.3M0
THE BILL GATTON FOUNDATIONBristolT20$97.5M2
TREVECCA NAZARENE UNIVERSITYNashvilleB420$95.9M15
CHARITY GLOBAL INCFranklinP80$95M14
Leaders Credit UnionJacksonW61$93.3M9
FORT LOUDOUN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVEVonore—$93.2M21
UT Regional One Physicians IncMemphisE24$93.1M15
MENTAL HEALTH COOPERATIVE INCNashvilleF32Z$91.8M8
LEE UNIVERSITYCleveland—$91.6M9
OCOEE FOUNDATION INCClevelandE91$90M13
THE DOLLYWOOD FOUNDATIONSevierville—$89.8M5
SCARLETT FAMILY FOUNDATIONNashvilleT22$86.8M2
UT LE BONHEUR PEDIATRIC SPECIALISTS INCMemphisE300$85.7M20
CANEY FORK ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INCMcMinnville—$85M18
FRONTIER HEALTHGrayE32$83.4M6

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