CEO compensation nears $120,000

• Date: 01 March 2017
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1002/ban.30426
• Published date: 01 March 2017

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2017 NONPROFIT EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION REPORT

CEO compensation nears $120,000

Welcome to Board & Administrator’s 2017 Non-

profit Executive Compensation Report!

Nonprofit executive compensation rose in 2016,

based solely on responses to Board & Administra-

tor’s annual compensation survey. The average

salary for the CEO who responded to B&A’s survey

was $119,131, compared to $110,955 in 2015.

The median salary reported in 2016 was $117,500.

The average value of fringe benefits in 2016 was

$19,431, bringing this year’s average value of the

administrator’s compensation package to $138,562.

One note of special interest in this year’s data:

Average board size rose slightly in the B&A network.

In 2016, nonprofit executives reported an average

board size of 13 members, up from 12 in 2015. For

many years, Board & Administrator reported board

size at 15 members, on average, so it appears aver-

age board size is decreasing in the B&A readership.

As I’ve followed this trend, I’ve always wondered:

Is it getting that much harder to find quality board

members? Are citizens less civic-minded? Or, is a

smaller board size easier for getting the important

work done?

This year I’ve included a feature that explains

who other than the top staff member is interested

in the CEO’s compensation—and why this should

interest you and your board. See elsewhere inside

the compensation report. Let’s start this year’s

compensation report with a chart that provides a

detailed list of this year’s nonprofit executive com-

pensation and demographic highlights.

As you review this year’s compensation report

and share it with your board members, keep these

things in mind:

• The report is based on a survey of Board & Ad-

ministrator subscribers from late 2016. This com-

pensation report is available only to subscribers of

Board & Administrator—For Administrators Only.

• The report is not intended to be a scientific

sampling of nonprofit executives nationwide. It

has been geared over the years to the specific

interests of Board & Administrator readers.

• The report gives an excellent summary of

how subscribers to Board & Administrator are

currently being compensated.

• All data is reported in averages unless oth-

erwise noted. In addition, not all figures in the

charts will add up to 100% due to response rates.

If you have comments on Board & Administrator’s

2017 Report on Nonprofit Executive Compensation,

or suggestions for how to improve the report, please

contact me by phone or the email listed below.

Thank you for subscribing to Board & Adminis-

trator. For nearly 30 years, B&A has produced this

compensation report as a reader premium. It’s our

way of saying thank you to our paid subscribers.

Sincerely,

Jeff Stratton, Editor

jeff_stratton@msn.com; 515.963.7972 ■

Executive compensation

Data Average Median Low High

Salary $119,131 $117,500 $62,000 $171,000

Years of Experience 29 31 2 50

Years in Position 18 17 1 42

Raise in Past 12

Months 3% 3% 1% 7%

Raise in Next 12

Months 3% 3% 1% 5%

Bonus $5,021 $5,000 $250 $10,000

Fringe Benefits $19,431 $17,000 $850 $60,000

Board Size 13 12 5 32

Full-Time Staff 121 78 2 547

Part-Time Staff 38 25 1 150