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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
CHATTANOOGA CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONChattanoogaT31$53.6M2
NORTH CENTRAL TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE INCLafayette—$53.4M15
CUMBERLAND HEIGHTS FOUNDATION INCNashvilleF220$52.5M10
CENTERSTONE OF AMERICA INCNashvilleF99$51.9M19
PLATEAU ELECTRIC COOPERATIVEOneida—$51.3M19
EAST TENNESSEE HUMAN RESOURCE AGENCY INCKnoxville—$51.2M5
MEMPHIS GOODWILL INCMemphisP29$51.1M2
CHATTANOOGA CARES INCChattanooga—$51.1M10
Smyth County Community HospitalJohnson CityE220$50.5M18
PICKWICK ELECTRIC COOPERATIVESelmer—$50.3M17
Fully Alive Foundation IncKnoxvilleT20$50M0
Roane County Medical CenterKnoxvilleE32$49.9M12
RETIREE RESOURCES CORPORATIONKnoxvilleM202$49.3M7
NASHVILLE CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAUNashvilleS41$49.3M12
ISHA FOUNDATION INCMcMinnvilleB60$48.7M0
CCA of Tennessee LLC Employee Benefit TrustNashvilleY43$48.6M1
ALPHA OMICRON PI FRATERNITY INC GROUP RETURNBrentwood—$48.4M1
TENNESSEE VALLEY ELECTRIC COOPSavannah—$48.3M8
THE MIKE AND TERESA NACARATO FOUNDATIONFranklinT20$48.3M0
Fort Loudoun Medical CenterKnoxvilleE22Z$47.9M11
BAPTIST MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION INCMemphisE110$47.5M5
HOOSIER CARE INCNashville—$47.3M8
KNOX AREA RESCUE MINISTRIES INCKnoxvilleL410$46.9M2
SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF EAST TENNESSEEMaryville—$46.6M1
UNITED WAY OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE INCNashvilleT70$46.2M11
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE BOARDS OF ACCOUNTANCY INCNashville—$46M13
BETHEL UNIVERSITYMcKenzieB43Z$45.9M10
TELLICO VILLAGE PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCATION INCLoudonL50$45M6
THE ORANGE GROVE CENTER INCChattanoogaP82Z$44.8M7
BLOOD ASSURANCE INCChattanoogaE61Z$44.6M8
JOHNSON UNIVERSITYKnoxvilleB500$43.7M7
GESTALT COMMUNITY SCHOOLSMemphisB29$43.4M8
FRANKLIN ROAD ACADEMY INCNashvilleB24Z$43M8
CHATTANOOGA AREA FOOD BANK INCChattanoogaK31Z$42.5M2
SIGNAL CENTERS INCChattanooga—$41.9M5
IOTA Community SchoolsMemphisB25$41.9M7
CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONMemphis—$41.5M2
MAURY REGIONAL MEDICAL GROUPColumbiaE320$41.4M13
FIRST SOUTH FINANCIAL CREDIT UNIONBartlett—$41.2M11
UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS FOUNDATIONMemphisB110$40.9M4
HILLCREST HEALTHCARE COMMUNITIES INCKnoxvilleE910$40.8M7
RURAL HEALTH SERVICES CONSORTIUM INCRogersville—$40.2M8
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER CHATTANOOGA INCChattanoogaT310$40M4
KING UNIVERSITYBristolB420$39.8M7
MONTGOMERY BELL ACADEMY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NASHVILLENashvilleB250$39.2M8
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art IncMemphisA110$39.2M6
TUSCULUM UNIVERSITYGreenevilleB420$39.2M6
ALIVE HOSPICE INCNashvilleP740$39.2M9
SOUTH CENTRAL HUMAN RESOURCE AGENCY INCFayetteville—$39.1M4
TENNESSEE WESLEYAN UNIVERSITYAthensB42Z$38.2M10

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