Executive Director Compensation & Socio-economic Status

Apr 28, 2011 by in Demographics & Salary

Satisfaction with Compensation

The majority of executives earn between $50,000 and $75,000 annually. Only 8% of executives earn over $150,000. Over two-thirds (68%) of executive directors are satisfied with their compensation; 27% report being very satisfied and 41% report being somewhat satisfied. Ten percent (10%) are not at all satisfied and another 18% report being a little satisfied.

chart of nonprofit executive director compensation, 2011

 

Annual Salary Ranges Executive Director Annual Compensation Total Gross Annual Household Income
$0-30,000 10% 3%
$30,001 to 50,000 13% 5%
$50,001 to 75,000 28% 14%
$75,001 to 100,000 22% 19%
$100,001 to 150,000 18% 27%
$150,001 to 200,000 6% 18%
$200,001 + 2% 15%
*Excluding benefits and other non-monetary compensations

 

Socio Economic Status When Growing-up Current
Upper Class 2% 2%
Upper Middle Class 22% 35%
Middle Class 45% 54%
Working Class 26% 8%
Poor 6% 1%

 

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2 Responses to “Executive Director Compensation & Socio-economic Status”

  1. Carol Leone

    23. Aug, 2011

    I would be interested in seeing the stats by gender!

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  2. Marla Cornelius

    26. Aug, 2011

    We do have some information gender and compensation on the demographics page, please see this page for more info: http://daringtolead.org/category/demographics/

    Marla Cornelius

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