Satisfaction with Compensation

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.

	Percentage of Executives in Range
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

Percentage of Executives in Annual Salary Range by Operating Budget Size
Salary Range	Operating Budget Size
	$0 – 25,000	$25,001- 100,000	$100,001-500,000	$500,001-1 million	$1.1-3 million	$3.1-5 million	$5.1-10 million	$10.1-20 million	$20.1 million +
$0 – 30,000	89%	60%	12%	2%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
$30,001 – 50,000	7%	27%	33%	8%	2%	0%	0%	0%	2%
$50,001 – 75,000	3%	11%	41%	48%	21%	9%	2%	0%	0%
$75,001 – 100,000	2%	2%	11%	33%	41%	27%	16%	14%	2%
$100,001 – 150,000	0%	0%	3%	8%	30%	51%	57%	37%	31%
$150,001 – 200,000	0%	0%	0%	1%	6%	9%	19%	30%	36%
$200,001+	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	4%	6%	20%	30%

 

Gender Differences

Although women make up 71% of the entire sample, only 49% of organizations with budget sizes of $10-20 million and 42% with budget sizes of $21million or more are led by women.  Because compensation is correlated to organizational size, and women tend to run smaller organizations, they are less likely to make higher salaries; although men are only 29% of the sample, they are 69% of those making $200,000 or more annually.

 

Socio-Economic Status

 

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%