2025 Nonprofit Organizations Salary Report

This report provides current salary information on 243 nonprofit positions from entry level to the executive office including base salary, bonus practices, total cash compensation, salary increases, employee turnover, and more.  * Includes detailed salary trend data for 2025.

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Get the most current information available about nonprofit salaries. Order your copy of the nation’s most comprehensive salary report in the nonprofit sector. The report presents the findings of the 2025 Nonprofit Organizations Salary and Benefits Survey with results from organizations employing 38,304 individuals throughout the U.S.A. 

Multi-Level Salary Information

This report provides the latest and most complete salary information available on 243 nonprofit positions from entry level to the executive office including base salary, bonus practices, total cash compensation, salary increases, employee turnover, and more.  The salary data is presented at three different levels (by Position, by Job Family and by Organization) to provide a comprehensive view of pay practices at all levels of a nonprofit organization.  To see the list of positions included in the report, Click Here

Timely Salary Trend Data

The report tracks changes in ALL salary data from 2023 to 2025 to give the user a quick and simple way to identify critical shifts and potential marketplace trends.  Find out how base salaries, bonus pay and total cash compensation have changed for 243 positions.  Includes trend data on many other key salary areas as well. 

Key Benchmarking Information

Information is presented by multiple views to allow for fast and easy comparisons against relevant peer organizations by geographic location, operating budget and field of work.  This report provides detailed information on 26 job families and 243 nonprofit positions with key performance metrics that can be used to benchmark salary and compensation practices including:

• Base Salary and Total Cash Compensation data with percentile rankings for each position

• Bonus Pay practices including average payout, percentage receiving and organizations paying

• Annual Salary Increases (prior and current year; executive and non-executive) 

• Employee Turnover and Average Tenure by position 

• Total compensation costs as a percentage of operating expenses

• Employee profile data: number of full/part time; exempt vs. nonexempt