Executive leadershipNew York

CEO (Chief Executive Officer) Salary in New York

The CEO (Chief Executive Officer) is a senior nonprofit leadership role. This benchmark reflects total reportable compensation from IRS Form 990 filings for organizations headquartered in New York.

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Also reported as: CEO, Chief Exec, C.E.O., CEO/President, President & CEO, Chief Executive, Executive Officer.

New York · median

$276,931

median

Half of New York CEO (Chief Executive Officer)s earn between $181K and $473K.

Organizations

2,392

Coverage

Latest filings

Strong sample

The full distribution

Not one number — a range.

Compensation for this role spans a wide band. The percentile spread below is drawn from 9,796 reported positions across 2,392 organizations.

$107K

$181K

$277K

$473K

$920K

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New York vs. national

How CEO (Chief Executive Officer) pay in New York compares to the national market.

Local labor markets and cost of living move nonprofit pay. Below, the median CEO (Chief Executive Officer) in New York at each organization-size band, and how it compares to the national median for the same band.

Organization size

NY median

vs. national

Orgs

Under $1M

$222,458

+84.6%

423

$1M – $10M

$224,670

+28.4%

929

$10M – $50M

$283,457

+26.0%

631

$50M – $250M

$424,149

+27.1%

280

Over $250M

$692,910

+11.8%

115

Organizations headquartered in New York · IRS Form 990. Bands group organizations by total assets. “vs. national” compares the New York band median to the U.S. band median.

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About this role

What the CEO (Chief Executive Officer) benchmark represents

The CEO (Chief Executive Officer) is a senior nonprofit leadership role. This benchmark reflects total reportable compensation from IRS Form 990 filings for organizations headquartered in New York. 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

SOURCE

IRS Form 990 filings

Every figure traces to a public filing. No surveys, no self-reported numbers, no proprietary black box.

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Size, geography, mission

Peers are grouped by organization size (total assets), state, and NTEE mission area so the comparison holds up.

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Sample size on every band

Organization counts are printed alongside each median, so you can weigh the statistical confidence.

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Questions about this benchmark

CEO (Chief Executive Officer) compensation, explained.

How much does a nonprofit CEO (Chief Executive Officer) make in New York?+

The median total reportable compensation for a CEO (Chief Executive Officer) at New York nonprofits is $276,931, 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.