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Retirement payouts, deferred compensation, severance, and bonuses that (a) comprise 75% or more of total annual compensation, or (b) total to $1 million or more are footnoted.
The highest-paid charity CEOs tend to be a mix of arts organizations, museums, and research institutes, although a wide variety of organizations pay their leadership quite well. Executive compensation is a tricky issue.
Check out this list of the top 10 highest paid CEOs at nonprofits and get more information on nonprofit executive salaries for the most recent fiscal year.
The median compensation for nonprofit CEOs was about $132,000 in 2022. While that figure has increased over the last five years, from about $119,000, it’s remained relatively flat compared to inflation over the same time.
Among nonprofits with budgets between $250,000-$500,000, women make up 61% of CEOs and earn 91 cents on the dollar. By contrast, at the largest organizations with budgets over $50 million, women represent less than one-third of CEOs and the gender pay gap has worsened since 2012.
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Median compensation for nonprofit CEOs increased for all budget bands from 2020 to 2021, continuing to grow steadily over the last five years. However, organizations in the highest budget band (>$50M), saw a decrease of -0.9%.
In 2022, the nonprofit organization in the U.S. with the highest paid CEO was Christus Health, with an estimated salary of 16.21 million U.S. dollars.
On average, a CEO at a smaller nonprofit ($500K – $1M in annual income) makes $72,239 each year, while the average for a CEO at large nonprofits (over $50 million in annual income per year) gets paid $364,564. You can use the chart below to benchmark charity CEO pay with the #1 factor our research discovered:
On average, a CEO at a smaller nonprofit ($500K – $1M in annual expenses) makes $84,674 each year, while the average for a CEO at large nonprofits (over $50 million in annual expenses per year) gets paid $402,366. You can use the chart below to benchmark charity CEO pay with the #1 factor our research discovered: