Does the board offer a contract?

• Published date: 01 March 2018
• Date: 01 March 2018
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1002/ban.30644

2 Board & Administrator Special Report

DOI 10.1002/ban © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc., A Wiley Company All rights reserved

Raises average 4% in 2017

After the size of the average raise dropped in the

2016 compensation report, it’s good to report that

it bounced back in 2017. Board & Administrator

readers reported receiving a 4% raise, on average.

The median raise in 2017 was also 4%.

The chart shows the steadily upward progres-

sion in nonprofit executive pay since 2000. Av-

erage pay has increased by slightly more than

$50,000 over that time. Average salary has topped

$100,000 since 2008. ■

A long-term look at executive director salary progression

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Does the board offer a contract?

More than 30% of nonprofit CEOs who re-

sponded to Board & Administrator’s compensation

survey late last year reported that their boards

give them a contract of employment.

One interesting aspect of contracts and admin-

istrator pay is that CEOs who do have an employ-

ment contract with their board report an average

annual salary that is about $20,000 more than

those who do not have a contract. ■

Contracts and compensation

Percentage

Average

Salary

Median

Salary Board Size

Years of

Experience

Years in

Current

Position

Raise in

Past 12

Months Bonus

Term of

Contract

Yes 32.5% $134,622 $136,500 11 28 16 4% $8,783 3

No 62.5% $114,195 $115,000 13 32 21 5% $5,378 -

No Response 5% $105,194 $105,194 12 - 26 - $3,450 3