GuideStar Nonprofit Compensation Report

11th Edition September 2011
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Compensation by Budget Size
Count
Average
10th Percentile 25th Percentile
Median
75th Percentile
90th Percentile
$250 thousand or less

CEO/Executive Director
Top Administrative Position
5,655
$46,826
$22,516
$30,481
$41,800
$55,522
$72,184
247
$50,268
$18,983
$24,163
$30,750
$41,855
$56,550
Top Business Position
21
$37,293
$18,000
$24,180
$27,000
$33,360
$40,000
Top Development Position
34
$43,294
$21,830
$27,043
$43,410
$60,356
$65,061
Top Education Position
21
$46,328
$19,500
$24,700
$37,200
$72,597
$81,234
Top Facilities Position
$30,490
167
$38,445
$42,091
$59,400
Top Finance Position

Top Operations Position
$31,805
$17,396
$21,478
$30,000
39
$41,055
$22,500
$26,792
$32,057
$44,508
$60,950
148
$37,843
$19,971
$25,990
$35,000
$44,104
$55,048
13,250
$58,203
$29,921
$40,000
$53,000
$69,478
$90,544
623
$42,496
$22,711
$29,040
$38,500
$50,818
$65,000
58
$43,411
$20,281
$25,368
$32,869
$50,335
$79,834
91
$56,403
$26,594
$32,260
$44,429
$63,293
$116,502
58
$60,051
$29,118
$109,604
13
$29,322
532
$41,785
Top Legal Position
17
Top Marketing Position
14
176
$47,798
Top Program Position

Between $250 thousand and $500 thousand
$36,781
$53,091
$72,110
$18,038
$32,200
$35,169
$25,105
$35,480
$48,925
$75,035
$50,023
$60,000
$92,048
$46,257
$25,010
$35,600
$49,490
$24,181
$32,499
$44,932
$56,788
$69,730
$24,261
$32,767
$42,178
$55,326
$70,605
$120,000
$19,058
$68,940
315
$45,957
Top Public Relations/Communications
$48,751
$35,766
Top Technology Position
$54,949
$47,492
14,248
$75,519
$38,397
$51,000
$67,291
$88,696
716
$59,170
$28,187
$37,841
$52,500
$70,314
$93,605
168
$73,535
$32,731
$42,032
$58,774
$95,931
$126,227
Between $500 thousand and $1 million

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Compensation by Budget Size
Count
Average
Median
75th Percentile
90th Percentile

5,655
$46,826
$22,516
$30,481
$41,800
$55,522
$72,184
247
$50,268
$18,983
$24,163
$30,750
$41,855
$56,550
21
$37,293
$18,000
$24,180
$27,000
$33,360
$40,000
34
$43,294
$21,830
$27,043
$43,410
$60,356
$65,061
21
$46,328
$19,500
$24,700
$37,200
$72,597
$81,234
$30,490
167
$38,445
$42,091
$59,400

$31,805
$17,396
$21,478
$30,000
39
$41,055
$22,500
$26,792
$32,057
$44,508
$60,950
148
$37,843
$19,971
$25,990
$35,000
$44,104
$55,048
13,250
$58,203
$29,921
$40,000
$53,000
$69,478
$90,544
623
$42,496
$22,711
$29,040
$38,500
$50,818
$65,000
58
$43,411
$20,281
$25,368
$32,869
$50,335
$79,834
91
$56,403
$26,594
$32,260
$44,429
$63,293
$116,502
58
$60,051
$29,118
$109,604
13
$29,322
532
$41,785
Top Legal Position
17
14
176
$47,798

$36,781
$53,091
$72,110
$18,038
$32,200
$35,169
$25,105
$35,480
$48,925
$75,035
$50,023
$60,000
$92,048
$46,257
$25,010
$35,600
$49,490
$24,181
$32,499
$44,932
$56,788
$69,730
$24,261
$32,767
$42,178
$55,326
$70,605
$120,000
$19,058
$68,940
315
$45,957
Top Public Relations/Communications
$48,751
$35,766
$54,949
$47,492
14,248
$75,519
$38,397
$51,000
$67,291
$88,696
716
$59,170
$28,187
$37,841
$52,500
$70,314
$93,605
168
$73,535
$32,731
$42,032
$58,774
$95,931
$126,227

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Compensation Data by Budget Size and Gender
Gender
Count
Average
Median
75th Percentile
90th Percentile

F
2,882
$42,951
$22,811
$30,166
$40,075
$52,000
$65,099
1,642
$54,735
$22,279
$31,200
$45,534
$63,751
$83,298
148
$34,410
$19,255
$25,000
$30,728
$41,540
$54,167
54
$108,012
$20,000
$24,145
$34,546
$47,371
$76,054
16
$39,072
$20,438
$26,476
$33,498
20
$38,571
$26,987
$32,111
$46,457
11
$52,658
$43,768
$60,630
$62,760
$35,219
$36,613
$71,880
$73,183
$29,717
$30,300
82
$40,050
$16,748
$22,527
$29,936
$41,358
$58,630
53
$35,683
$18,364
$21,840
$32,592
$45,400
$54,375
16
$30,066
$28,643
$32,143
$43,797
96
$34,891
$19,438
$25,990
$34,750
$42,581
$49,915
21
$44,215
$26,544
$29,495
$38,967
$55,625
$67,307

$21,208
$60,048

$23,704
$43,098
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Compensation by NTEE Major Group and Budget Size
Count
Average
Median
75th Percentile
90th Percentile
501(c) (4) - Civic Leagues, Social Welfare Organizations, and Local Associations of Employees
36
$60,582
$40,051
$26,593
$35,017
$38,021
$50,790
$77,680
$104,070
$31,746
$38,250
43
$99,549
$29,883
$57,728
$86,835
$149,495
$180,144

Between $1 million and $5 million
363
$147,289
$62,691
$86,795
$120,142
$181,628
$259,063
44
$96,372
$55,184
$69,526
$89,347
$111,618
$142,833
54
$98,342
$36,006
$55,331
$88,914
$128,240
$181,905
17
$160,570
$138,003
$206,831
$142,384
210
$429,092
$118,347
$158,287
$259,321
$464,809
$869,666
41
$235,582
$119,285
$143,324
$222,389
$294,590
$378,848
25
$235,087
$98,718
$142,090
$213,128
$319,505
$364,623
12
$183,846
$136,169
$169,664
$217,651
Top Public Relations/Communications Positi
$112,573
$154,005
Greater than $5 million

136
$231,771
$76,640
$121,110
$167,706
$266,341
$413,967
Top Human Resources Position
20
$202,318
$110,672
$122,993
$162,402
$215,856
$286,712
Top Legal Position
28
$247,553
$128,946
$155,304
$216,145
$259,422
$347,203
27
$284,653
$122,750
$167,892
$265,391
$347,077
$539,348
59
$316,836
$124,981
$149,643
$209,492
$326,714
$564,970
10
$162,856
$119,152
$129,853
$180,922
Top Public Relations/Communications Positi
11
$185,669
$123,234
$140,170
$169,623
37
$292,947
$155,820
$189,885
$282,786
$120,506
$427,195
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Compensation by NTEE Major Group, Budget Size and Gender
Gender
Count
Average
Median
75th Percentile
90th Percentile
501(c) (4) - Civic Leagues, Social Welfare Organizations, and Local Associations of Employees
F
11
$49,727
$35,642
$46,350
$68,483
19
$67,165
$36,128
$52,966
$90,573
10
$107,594
$70,042
$99,073
$128,252
26
$98,655
$21,519
$53,351
$86,850
$149,715
$170,696
72
$132,818
$55,776
$83,504
$109,833
$150,552
$229,968
237
$149,391
$68,731
$91,000
$124,971
$188,731
$257,177
12
$81,518
$55,888
$85,755
$93,711
23
$96,031
$64,244
$70,523
$89,591
$110,458
17
$92,473
$63,763
$80,886
$113,448
25
$110,625
$45,027
$106,500
$166,160
$185,967
$126,979
$123,045
$193,758
$185,582
39
$337,310
$74,860
$133,874
$259,526
$413,510
$598,033
155
$465,547
$125,851
$168,315
$275,870
$489,408
$958,210
$205,506


$141,006
$36,326


F
$151,396
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Compensation by NTEE Centile Group and Budget Size

Count
Average
Median
75th Percentile
90th Percentile
Animal Related: Alliance/Advocacy Organizations

11
$49,006
$28,021
$46,061
$85,681
$72,000
$117,888
$101,369
39
$31,225
$40,183
147
$41,510
$36,693
10
$35,215
$37,208
$59,814

Between $1 million and $2.5 million

Animal Related: Animal Protection and Welfare

$19,053
$23,386
$28,800
$36,832
$45,006
$48,493
$56,626
$36,145

$24,720
$32,299
$40,000
$32,386
$25,812
$32,310
$39,907
$41,030
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Compensation by State and Budget Size
Count
Average
Median
75th Percentile
90th Percentile
Alabama
68
$47,201
$23,701
$31,834
$27,299
$38,783
$42,000
$54,454
$69,136
$50,118
$65,528
$94,395
$80,712
$119,247

178
$60,783
$35,512
$30,769
$33,245
$29,039
$33,070
$27,000

143
$72,281
$46,367
10
$49,651
$49,424
$35,038
$44,915
$62,369
$43,045
$27,689
$41,532
$71,805
$48,107

179
$89,754
$76,889
26
$49,822
$67,831
90
$126,201
$43,778
$60,000
$78,651
$109,710
$145,187
$58,391
$73,314
$133,660
$202,806
$84,424
$75,000
$30,104
$32,012
$45,620
$59,933
Between $2.5 million and $5 million

$94,085
22
$65,397
10
$61,194
$69,494
$85,347
$106,833
$42,355
$52,701
$63,852
$68,575
$57,762
$59,792
$69,043
$131,717
$175,322
$232,391
$153,742
$88,427

78
$151,304
$140,923
26
$94,753
10
$130,875
$80,265
$100,208
$151,328
$49,937
$71,101
$81,137
$106,293
$84,359
$96,856
$166,691
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Compensation by MSA, NTEE Major Group and Budget Size
Count
Average
Median
$44,382
$50,050
$68,760
$63,657
75th Percentile
90th Percentile
Abilene,TX
Human Services
Akron, OH
501(c) (6) - Business Leagues, Chambers of Commerce, Real Estate Boards, Etc.
$141,807
$122,870
$40,049
$29,604
$294,216
$195,384
$56,201
$53,821
$82,011
$78,022
Arts, Culture and Humanities

Education
$193,261
$186,260
$127,079
$108,419
$568,027
$160,253
Health - General and Rehabilitative

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Incumbent Compensation Increases by Budget Size
Count
Average
Median
75th Percentile
90th Percentile

2,108
2.2%
-8.7%
-1.2%
-10.3%
0.0%
2.0%
6.7%
14.1%
2.0%
6.2%
14.7%
0.3%
4.7%
9.8%
63
1.6%
6.7%
2.3%
1.4%
1.3%
8.6%
56
1.6%
14
3.9%
45
1.7%
8.0%
-7.4%
-0.6%
0.4%
5.2%
12.8%
-10.7%
-0.1%
1.9%
8.1%
12.2%

4,896
2.1%
-9.1%
-1.8%
1.9%
6.8%
13.5%
125
0.0%
-14.5%
-3.1%
0.8%
3.9%
11.0%
21
1.6%
-8.5%
-2.8%
2.1%
6.5%
8.9%
24
-0.8%
-12.3%
-6.8%
0.0%
5.0%
9.4%
18
1.3%
-0.7%
2.0%
4.3%
163
1.4%
-9.2%
-0.9%
0.8%
5.5%
11.8%
54
4.4%
-6.7%
0.0%
2.9%
10.7%
17.1%
84
1.7%
-5.6%
-2.9%
1.9%
5.9%
12.4%
5,413
2.0%
-8.9%
-2.2%
1.8%
6.6%
13.2%

172
1.5%
-13.6%
-3.1%
1.3%
7.0%
15.9%
43
1.5%
-12.5%
-0.7%
3.3%
7.7%
11.2%
39
1.8%
-7.9%
0.0%
2.9%
5.2%
13.2%
24
1.2%
-9.2%
-2.0%
2.4%
6.2%
10.6%
3.1%
7.6%
13.4%
7.3%
12.7%
202
1.7%
-6.6%
72
1.8%
2.3%
-11.5%
-2.3%
1.7%
-0.9%
-10.0%
-1.4%
2.7%
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Incumbent Compensation Increases by State and Budget Size
Count
Average
Median
75th Percentile
90th Percentile
Alabama
28
2.0%
-3.4%
0.0%
0.4%
4.5%
8.3%
68
2.6%
-7.5%
0.0%
2.5%
5.1%
10.9%
50
3.2%
-5.1%
-1.1%
2.1%
7.2%
13.9%
-7.1%
-2.8%
0.1%
5.5%
10.4%
2.0%
10.7%
13.7%

58
1.5%
10
6.5%
28
0.4%
-8.9%
-4.3%
0.3%
4.6%
7.2%
32
0.3%
-6.7%
-3.7%
-1.3%
5.0%
6.4%
-0.9%
15
-0.5%
-2.1%
0.0%
1.9%
1.5%
5.5%
1.4%
-1.9%
-2.5%
0.1%
0.0%
Between $2.5 million and $5 million

0.1%

-3.5%
0.4%
3.0%
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Incumbent Compensation Increases by MSA, NTEE Major Group and Budget Size
Count
Average
Median
75th Percentile
90th Percentile
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
Education
10
4.9%
-2.0%
6.8%
-0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
1.7%
-0.7%
-1.5%
-3.3%
1.0%
2.6%
0.7%
11
0.6%
-1.0%
14.4%
Human Services
Albuquerque, NM
Education
Human Services
-2.8%
-1.8%
4.5%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA
1.1%
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Compensation by Budget Size

10th Percentile 25th Percentile

$250 thousand or less

Top Business Position

Top Development Position

Top Education Position

Top Facilities Position

Top Finance Position

Top Business Position

Top Development Position

Top Education Position

Top Facilities Position

Top Finance Position

Top Legal Position

Top Marketing Position

Top Operations Position

Top Program Position

Top Program Position

Top Public Relations/Communications

Top Technology Position

Top Administrative Position

Top Business Position

Between $500 thousand and $1 million

Compensation by Budget Size

10th Percentile 25th Percentile

$250 thousand or less

Top Business Position

Top Development Position

Top Education Position

Top Facilities Position

Top Finance Position

Top Business Position

Top Development Position

Top Education Position

Top Facilities Position

Top Finance Position

Top Legal Position

Top Marketing Position

Top Operations Position

Top Program Position

Top Program Position

Top Public Relations/Communications

Top Technology Position

Top Administrative Position

Top Business Position

Between $500 thousand and $1 million

Compensation Data by Budget Size and Gender

10th Percentile 25th Percentile

$250 thousand or less

Top Administrative Position

Top Business Position

Top Development Position

Top Education Position

Top Facilities Position

Top Finance Position

Top Operations Position

Top Program Position

Compensation by NTEE Major Group and Budget Size