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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
TREZEVANT EPISCOPAL HOMEMemphisP750$38M7
MARTHA O'BRYAN CENTER INCNashvilleX20$37.8M4
UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NASHVILLENashvilleB430$37.4M9
THE HARPETH HALL SCHOOLNashvilleB200$37.2M8
FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION WELFARE BENEFITS TRUSTCollierville—$37.1M1
Credit Unions chartered in the State of TennesseeNashville—$36.7M12
VALOR COLLEGIATE ACADEMIESNashvilleB29$36.6M7
Claiborne Medical CenterKnoxvilleE20$36.6M10
BEN LOMAND RURAL TELEPHONE COOPERATIVEMcMinnville—$36.6M18
MEMPHIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOLMemphisB250$36.4M8
NASHVILLE ZOO INCNashvilleD500$35.9M11
DETTWILLER FOUNDATIONNashvilleT20$35.9M3
Southern College of OptometryMemphisB500$35.6M7
BRENTWOOD ACADEMYBrentwoodB24Z$35.5M7
UNITED FOOD & COMMERICAL WORKERS EMPL HEALTH & WELFARECordova—$35.5M0
FREEDOM PREPARATORY ACADEMY INCMemphisB24$35.4M7
BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL- HUNTINGDON INCHuntingdonE220$34.7M11
SOUTHEASTERN IRON WORKERS WELFARE PLANGoodlettsville—$34.3M0
OPERATION SHARING TENNESSEEOneidaP122$33.9M0
WEBB SCHOOL OF KNOXVILLEKnoxvilleB200$33.7M12
BRIARCREST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL SYSTEM INCEadsB200$33.4M7
Fort Sanders Perinatal CenterKnoxville—$33.3M9
ONE GENERATION AWAYFranklinR12$32.5M1
SEBRING SENIOR LIVING INCCleveland—$32.4M2
Nashville Symphony AssociationNashvilleA690$32M12
GIRLS PREPARATORY SCHOOL INCChattanoogaB200$31.7M6
SOUTHEAST FINANCIAL CREDIT UNION C/O ADAM TOUNGETTEFranklin—$31.6M10
Tennessee AquariumChattanoogaD500$31.5M10
JR HYDE III FAMILY FOUNDATIONMemphisT20$31.5M3
Le Bonheur Children's Hospital FoundationMemphisE112$31.4M12
Porter-LeathMemphis—$31.3M7
Shelby Residential & Vocational Services IncMemphisP820$31.3M8
Abahac IncBrentwoodT20$31.1M0
CURREY INGRAM ACADEMYBrentwoodB28Z$31M6
SOUTHEAST LABORERS HEALTH FUNDGoodlettsville—$30.9M0
LAUSANNE COLLEGIATE SCHOOLMemphisB21Z$30.8M7
PHILANTHROPIC IMPACT FOUNDATIONFranklin—$30.5M0
BAPTIST MEMORIAL COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES INCMemphisB500$30.2M16
VULTEE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION F/K/A NASHVILLE CHRISTIAN TOWERSNashville—$29.8M1
SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF NORTHEAST TNKingsportK310$29.3M1
BATTLE GROUND ACADEMYFranklinB25Z$29.2M7
CHATTANOOGA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL INCChattanoogaB200$29M6
BILL AND CAROL LATIMER CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONUnion CityB82$29M0
MEMPHIS CITY EMPLOYEES CREDIT UNIONMemphis—$29M8
Bledsoe Telephone Cooperative IncPikeville—$28.8M15
ST MARY'S EPISCOPAL SCHOOLMemphis—$28.6M7
MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATIONMurfreesboroB110$28.4M0
YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITAN CHATTANOOGAChattanooga—$28.4M8
DOUGLAS CHEROKEE ECONOMIC AUTHORITY INCMorristownB22Z$28.3M2
MUELLER INDUSTRIES INC BENEFITS TRUSTCollierville—$28.2M2

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