Deferred compensation and CEO pay

• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1002/ban.30434
• Date: 01 March 2017
• Published date: 01 March 2017

6 Board & Administrator Special Report

DOI 10.1002/ban © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc., A Wiley Company All rights reserved

CEO compensation and type of service

Percentage

Responded

Average

Salary

Median

Salary

Years of

Experience

Years in

Current

Position

Raise

Past 12

Months

Raise

Next 12

Months Bonus

Fringe

Benefits

Board

Size

Full-

Time

Staff

Part-

Time

Staff

Developmentally

Disabled 38% $119,702 $117,500 29 19 3% 3% $5,714 $17,168 13 150 46

Education-Related 5% $115,500 $115,500 31 22 2% 3% $250 $12,500 13 12 1

Food/Housing 3% $157,000 $157,000 - - 7% 2% - $17,000 10 75 -

Government 3% $167,000 $167,000 35 12 2.5% 2.5% $5,000 $60,000 5 200 -

Health/Disease 14% $98,600 $101,000 21 13 3% 2% $6,000 $13,175 12 72 23

Human Services 16% $123,921 $125,755 32 14 2% 2% - $21,168 18 190 49

Mental Health/Crisis 5% $77,500 $77,500 33 28 4% 3% - $15,000 10 13 9

Residential 5% $128,918 $128,918 22 14 5% 4% $3,000 $18,000 12 90 63

Other 11% $121,797 $122,423 28 24 4% 2% - $21,210 16 100 21

Pay and organization type

The chart below shows how nonprofit CEOs are

compensated based on the type of nonprofit they

manage. If you believe you are underpaid relative

to your peers, use the information in this chart to

show the board that average salaries in your field

are higher than yours. ■

Deferred compensation and CEO pay

Do you receive a deferred compensation plan in

your job? Most administrators who responded to

B&A’s survey reported that they do (nearly 60%).

Common types of deferred compensation plans

reported by Board & Administrator readers include

457(b) plans and 401(k) plans.

The chart below also shows how much execu-

tives are paid, the value of their fringe benefits and

board size, based on their deferred compensation

arrangements. ■

Retirement planning

Percentage Average Salary Median Salary Low Salary High Salary Fringe Benefits Board Size

Response

Yes 59% $119,362 $120,000 $62,000 $167,000 $19,947 14

No 41% $118,759 $115,000 $72,100 $171,000 $17,182 12