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Assistant Executive Director Salary in Michigan

The Assistant Executive Director is a senior nonprofit leadership role. This benchmark reflects total reportable compensation from IRS Form 990 filings for organizations headquartered in Michigan.

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Also reported as: ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ASSIS. EXEC. DIREC, ASST EX DIR, ASST EX DIRECTOR, ASST EXE DIRECTOR, ASST EXEC DIR, Asst Exec Director, ASST EXEC DIRECTOR, ASST EXECUTIVE DIR, ASSISTANT TO EXECUTIVE DIR.

Michigan · median
$238,106
median
Half of Michigan Assistant Executive Directors earn between $198K and $273K.
Organizations
10
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Compensation for this role spans a wide band. The percentile spread below is drawn from 33 reported positions across 10 organizations.

$105K
$198K
$238K
$273K
$348K
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Michigan vs. national

How Assistant Executive Director pay in Michigan compares to the national market.

Local labor markets and cost of living move nonprofit pay. Below, the median Assistant Executive Director in Michigan at each organization-size band, and how it compares to the national median for the same band.

Organization size
MI median
vs. national
Orgs
$10M – $50M
$258,364
+54.9%
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Organizations headquartered in Michigan · IRS Form 990. Bands group organizations by total assets. “vs. national” compares the Michigan band median to the U.S. band median.
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About this role

What the Assistant Executive Director benchmark represents

The Assistant Executive Director is a senior nonprofit leadership role. This benchmark reflects total reportable compensation from IRS Form 990 filings for organizations headquartered in Michigan. Figures reflect total reportable compensation as disclosed on IRS Form 990 — the number the public and the IRS both see.

What counts toward reported compensation
Base salary (Part VII & Schedule J)
Bonus & incentive compensation
Retirement & deferred compensation
Nontaxable benefits & other reportable pay
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IRS Form 990 filings
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Questions about this benchmark

Assistant Executive Director compensation, explained.

How much does a nonprofit Assistant Executive Director make in Michigan?+
The median total reportable compensation for a Assistant Executive Director at Michigan nonprofits is $238,106, drawn from IRS Form 990 filings for in-state organizations. It varies with organization size and mission area.
Why does pay differ by state?+
Local labor markets and cost of living move nonprofit compensation. The same role can sit meaningfully above or below the national median depending on the state.
Where does this salary data come from?+
IRS Form 990 filings from organizations headquartered in the state — actual reported compensation, not survey estimates.
What is included in the compensation figure?+
Total reportable compensation from Form 990 Part VII and Schedule J: base salary, bonus and incentive pay, retirement and deferred compensation, and other reportable and nontaxable benefits.

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