ERI Economic Research Institute
Nonprofits Salary Survey
United States (with Canadian cuts)Edition: 2026Quote
The Nonprofits Salary Survey reports compensation data for 592 benchmark jobs across all US nonprofit sectors from art centers to zoos, making it a valuable reference for nonprofit organizations seeking to recruit and retain top talent. Positions include top and middle management; supervisory; health care; professional; sales; technicians, para-professional and skilled craft; and field, shop, services, and clerical.
Incumbent-based, market-based pay data; submissions screened and normalized to common date — Annual; published in July. Effective data date March 31 of the given survey year. Data collection October–March
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Positions in this report (592)
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- Academic Advising Director
- Academic Advisor
- Account Manager Sales
- Accountant
- Accounting Clerk
- Accounting Director
- Accounting Manager
- Accounting Supervisor (General)
- Accounts Payable & Receivable Clerk
- Accounts Payable Clerk
- Accounts Receivable Clerk
- Activities Assistant
- Activities Coordinator
- Activities Director
- Activities Manager
- Administrative Assistant
- Administrative Coordinator
- Administrator College
- Administrator School (Primary/High School)
- Admissions Coordinator College
- Admissions Coordinator Nursing Home
- Admissions Evaluator
- Admissions Specialist College
- Adult Day Care Attendant
- Adult Day Care Director
- Adult Education Teacher
- After School Director
- Agronomist
- Alliance Manager
- Alumni Coordinator
- Animal Care Supervisor
- Animal Care Technician
- Animal Control Officer
- Animal Trainer
- Applications Support Specialist
- Applied Behavior Analysis Therapist
- Archivist
- Area Sales Manager
- Art Appraiser
- Art Consultant
- Art Coordinator
- Art Director
- Art Manager
- Art Preparator
- Art Supervisor
- Artifacts Conservator
- Assessment Director
- Assistant Accountant
- Assistant Principal
- Assistant Professor
- Assistant Program Manager
- Assisted Living Executive Director
- Associate Professor
- Attorney Practicing
- Audiologist
- Behavior Analyst
- Behavioral Health Care Manager
- Behavioral Health Director
- Behavioral Interventionist
- Behavioral Therapist
- Benefits Analyst
- Benefits Clerk
- Benefits Manager
- Benefits Specialist
- Benefits Supervisor
- Bereavement Counselor
- Bilingual Secretary
- Billing Analyst
- Biologist
- Bookkeeper
- Bookkeeping Supervisor
- Bookmobile Librarian
- Botanist
- Branch Office Manager
- Broadcast Engineer
- Broadcast Technician
- Budget Analyst
- Budget Manager
- Budget Supervisor
- Building & Facilities Manager
- Building Maintenance Worker
- Bursar
- Bus Driver
- Business Manager College/University
- Business Systems Analyst
- Buyer/Purchasing Agent
- Cafeteria Counter Attendant
- Cafeteria Manager
- Call Center Representative (Complex Calls)
- Camera Operator
- Camera Technician
- Care Navigator
- Career Advisor
- Career Transition Specialist
- Carpenter (Gen/Maint)
- Case Aide
- Case Management Head
- Case Manager
- Casework Supervisor
- Cashier
- Catalog Librarian
- Certified Nurse Assistant
- Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant
- Certified Veterinary Assistant
- Certified Veterinary Technician
- Chief Executive Officer
- Chief Financial Officer
- Chief Human Resources Officer
- Chief Marketing & Sales Officer
- Chief Operating Officer
- Child Care Worker
- Child Development Specialist
- Child Life Specialist
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
- Child Development Associate
- City Forester
- Clergy Member
- Clerical Assistant
- Clerk Typist
- Clinic Director
- Clinic Supervisor
- Clinical Assistant
- Clinical Preceptor
- Clinical Services Director
- Clinical Services Manager
- Clinical Therapist
- College Admissions Associate
- College Admissions Manager
- Commercial Broadcast Engineer
- Communications Director
- Communications Manager
- Community Affairs Manager
- Community Health Worker
- Community Outreach Worker
- Community Relations Coordinator
- Community Relations Manager
- Companion
- Compensation Analyst
- Compensation Supervisor
- Compliance Coordinator
- Compliance Manager
- Computer Artist
- Computer Network Analyst
- Computer Operations Director
- Computer Operator
- Computer Programmer
- Computer Security Coordinator
- Computer Security Specialist
- Computer Services Manager
- Computer Technical Support Specialist
- Conflicts Coordinator
- Conservation Technician
- Contract Administrator
- Contract Specialist
- Controller Top Corporate
- Copy Editor
- Corporate Attorney
- Cost Accountant
- Counseling Director
- Counselor
- Creative Producer
- Curator
- Curator of Education
- Curriculum Coordinator
- Curriculum Manager
- Curriculum Specialist
- Customer Service Manager
- Customer Service Representative (General Calls)
- Customer Service Representative (Specialized Calls)
- Customer Service Supervisor
- Cyber Security Specialist
- Data Analyst
- Data Architect
- Data Control Clerk
- Data Recovery Planner
- Database Administrator
- Database Design Analyst
- Deaf Interpreter
- Dean of Students
- Desktop Support Analyst
- Diabetes Educator (CDE)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapist
- Dietary Technician
- Dietetic Technician
- Dietitian
- Dietitian Supervisor
- Digital Archivist
- Director of Curriculum and Instruction
- Director of Home Care Services
- Discharge Coordinator
- Dishwasher
- Dispatcher
- Display Designer
- Document Retention Specialist
- Domestic Violence Advocate
- Domestic Violence Counselor
- Donations Attendant
- Donor Relations Associate
- Donor Relations Manager
- Eating Disorder Therapist
- Economist
- Education Consultant
- Education Coordinator
- Education Director
- Education Manager
- Educational Resource Coordinator
- Educational Specialist
- Electrician - Certified
- Eligibility Worker
- Emergency Preparedness Coordinator
- Employee Communications Supervisor
- Employee Relations Manager
- Employee Relations Supervisor
- Employee Training Manager
- Employment Interviewer
- Employment Manager
- Environmental Scientist
- Epidemiologist
- Evaluator Special Needs
- Executive Assistant
- Executive Secretary
- Executive Vice President
- Exercise Physiologist
- Exhibit Builder Museums
- Facilities Coordinator
- Facilities Planner
- Family Support Coordinator
- Farm Worker/Crop Field
- Field Service Technician
- Film or Tape Librarian
- Financial Aid Counselor
- Financial Aid Specialist
- Financial Analyst
- Financial Analyst Accountant
- Food Service Worker
- Food Services Supervisor
- Forest Ecologist
- Forestry Technician
- Forklift Operator
- Fundraiser
- Fundraising Coordinator
- Fundraising Director
- Fundraising Manager
- Gallery Administrator
- Gardener
- General Clerk
- General Maintenance Supervisor
- General Manager Farm
- General/Institution Cook
- Government Affairs Director
- Grant Analyst
- Grant Coordinator
- Grant Writer
- Grants Manager
- Grants Specialist
- Graphic Designer
- Groundskeeper
- HIPAA Compliance Coordinator
- HRIS Analyst
- HRIS Top Executive
- Head of Dietary & Food Services
- Health Access Counselor
- Health Policy Analyst
- Health Policy Director
- Hearing Impaired Teacher
- Heavy Truck Driver
- Help Desk Representative
- Herbarium Worker
- Historian
- Historic Sites Administrator
- Home Care Aide Coordinator
- Home Care Aide Supervisor
- Home Care Coordinator
- Home Care LPN
- Home Care Nurse
- Home Health Aide
- Home Health Care Head
- Homeless Shelter Manager
- Horticulturist
- Hospice Aide
- Hospice Director
- Hospice Nurse
- Hospice Volunteer Coordinator
- House Parent
- Housekeeper
- Housekeeping Director
- Housekeeping Manager
- Housekeeping Supervisor
- Human Resources Business Partner
- Human Resources Clerk
- Human Resources Coordinator
- Human Resources Director
- Human Resources Generalist
- Human Resources Manager
- Human Resources Specialist
- Human Resources Supervisor
- IT Consultant
- IT Procurement Administrator
- Independent Living Program Manager
- Information Specialist
- Instructional Designer
- Intake Representative
- Intake Specialist
- Internal Auditor
- International Student Advisor
- Interpreter
- Inventory Clerk
- Irrigation Worker
- Janitor
- Job Development Specialist
- LAN/WAN Administrator
- Laboratory Aide
- Laboratory Assistant
- Laboratory Manager
- Laboratory Supervisor
- Laboratory Technician
- Landscape Gardener
- Landscape Supervisor
- Landscape Technician
- Learning Specialist
- Lecturer
- Librarian
- Librarian Head
- Library Assistant
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker
- Licensing Compliance Specialist
- Life Enrichment Director
- Light Truck Driver
- Literacy Specialist
- Lobbyist Top
- Logistics Coordinator
- Mail Clerk
- Maintenance Carpenter
- Maintenance Mechanic
- Maintenance Supervisor
- Maintenance Worker
- Major Gifts Manager
- Marketing Associate
- Marketing Coordinator
- Marketing Manager
- Marketing Representative
- Materials Handler
- Materials Scientist
- Medical Director
- Medical Records Clerk
- Medical Records Technician
- Medical Screener
- Medical Social Worker
- Medical Technologist Chief
- Membership Solicitor
- Membership Specialist
- Mental Health Counselor
- Mental Health Manager
- Mental Health Specialist
- Museum Director
- Museum Exhibit Designer
- Network Engineer
- Nurse Practitioner
- Nursery School Attendant
- Nursery Worker
- Nursing Aide
- Nursing Director
- Nursing Services Director
- Nursing Supervisor
- Nutrition Specialist
- Nutritionist
- Occupational Therapist
- Occupational Therapy Aide
- Occupational Therapy Assistant
- Occupational Therapy Manager
- Occupational Therapy Supervisor
- Office Administrator
- Office Helper
- Office Manager
- Office Supervisor
- Online Elementary School Teacher
- Online Secondary School Teacher
- Operations Director
- Operations Manager
- Operations Research Analyst
- Outreach Specialist
- PC Specialist
- PC Specialist Supervisor
- Painter Helper
- Painter/Paperhanger
- Parking Attendant
- Patient Care Coordinator
- Patient Transporter
- Payroll Administrator
- Payroll Clerk
- Payroll Supervisor
- Philanthropy Account Manager
- Physical Therapist
- Physical Therapy Aide
- Physical Therapy Manager
- Physical Therapy Technician
- Physician
- Physician Assistant
- Placement Coordinator
- Plumber
- Preschool Director
- Preschool Teacher
- Prevention Specialist
- Preventive Maintenance Coordinator
- Primary School Teacher
- Principal Headmaster
- Procurement Analyst
- Procurement Clerk
- Product or Brand Sales Manager
- Professor
- Program Assistant (Non-Profit)
- Program Coordinator (Non-Profit)
- Program Director
- Program Manager
- Program Manager (Non-Profit)
- Program Specialist (Non-Profit)
- Program Supervisor
- Programmer Analyst Supervisor
- Programmer/Analyst
- Programming Analysis Manager
- Programming Supervisor
- Project Manager (Experience)
- Promotions and Events Coordinator
- Proposal Writer
- Psychiatric Aide
- Psychiatric Nurse
- Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
- Psychiatric Technician
- Psychiatrist
- Psychologist
- Public Relations Manager
- Public Relations Representative
- Public Relations Supervisor
- Publications Editor
- Purchasing Clerk
- Purchasing Manager
- Receptionist
- Recreation Aide
- Recreation Coordinator
- Recreation Director
- Recreation Specialist
- Recreation Supervisor
- Recreational Therapist
- Recreational Therapy Director
- Referral Specialist
- Registered Behavior Technician
- Registered Nurse
- Registrar College or University
- Rehabilitation Clerk
- Rehabilitation Manager
- Rehabilitation Services Director
- Rehabilitation Services Manager
- Rehabilitation Services Supervisor
- Rehabilitation Specialist
- Religious Worker
- Repairer of Art Objects
- Research & Development Director
- Research & Development Manager (Technical)
- Research & Development Supervisor (Technical)
- Research Associate
- Research Chemist
- Research Manager
- Researcher Scientific
- Residence Counselor
- Residence Supervisor
- Resident Care Aide
- Residential Specialist
- Resource Teacher
- Safety Specialist
- Sales Clerk Retail
- Scheduler Museums
- Scholarship Manager
- School Bus Attendant
- School Bus Driver
- School Psychologist
- School Secretary
- Science Technologist
- Secondary School Teacher
- Secretary
- Secretary to CEO
- Security Guard
- Security Officer
- Seed Technician
- Senior Human Resources Generalist
- Server Administrator
- Server Manager
- Shipping & Receiving Clerk
- Shipping & Receiving Supervisor
- Shipping Clerk
- Shipping Packer
- Social Media Strategist
- Social Networking Specialist
- Social Service Caseworker
- Social Services Aide
- Social Services Director
- Social Services Manager
- Social Services Supervisor
- Social Work Transition Specialist
- Social Worker Group
- Social Worker School
- Soil Conservation Technician
- Soil Conservationist
- Soil Scientist
- Special Education Administrator
- Special Education Advocate
- Special Education Case Manager
- Special Education Director
- Special Education Supervisor
- Special Education Teacher
- Special Education Teacher Aide
- Special Education Transition Specialist
- Special Events Coordinator
- Special Events Manager
- Speech & Language Pathologist Assistant
- Speech Pathologist
- Speech and Language Pathology Director
- Stage Manager
- Stage Technician
- Statistician
- Statistician Mathematical
- Storage Administrator
- Student Services Coordinator
- Study Abroad Advisor
- Substance Abuse Counselor
- Superintendent Schools
- Sustainability Coordinator
- Sustainability Specialist
- Systems Administrator
- Systems Analyst
- Systems Project Manager
- Talent Acquisition Director
- Talent Acquisition Specialist
- Teacher (Visually Impaired Students)
- Teacher Aide
- Teacher College/University
- Teacher Museums
- Technical Artist
- Technical Editor
- Technical Specialist
- Telemarketer
- Telemarketing Supervisor
- Test Engineer
- Theater Director
- Theater Manager
- Therapeutic Recreation Aide
- Ticket Taker
- Top Administrative Officer
- Top Facilities Management Executive
- Top IT Officer
- Top Legal Officer
- Top Long-Range Planning Executive
- Tractor Operator
- Transportation Manager
- Travel Guide
- Treatment Coordinator
- Tree Trimmer
- Truck Driver Medium
- Truck Driver Van
- Urban Planner
- Urban Renewal Manager
- User Support Analyst
- Usher
- Venue Manager
- Veterans Contact Representative
- Veterinarian
- Veterinary Assistant
- Veterinary Technician
- Vice Provost
- Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor
- Vocational Teacher (Disabled Students)
- Vocational Training Instructor
- Voice Pathologist
- Volunteer Coordinator
- Warehouse Laborer
- Warehouse Manager
- Warehouse Supervisor
- Warehouse Worker
- Web Administrator
- Web Assistant
- Web Content Administrator
- Web Content Specialist
- Web Creative Director
- Web Designer
- Web Developer
- Web Marketing Analyst
- Web Production Assistant
- Web Technical Producer
- Webinar Coordinator
- Webmaster
- Website Traffic Analyst
- Wellness Nurse
- Work Study Coordinator