The Chief Strategy Officer is a senior nonprofit leadership role. This benchmark reflects total reportable compensation from IRS Form 990 filings for organizations headquartered in Illinois.
View national Chief Strategy Officer data →Also reported as: CSO, C.S.O., VP Strategy, Vice President Strategy, Chief Strategic Officer.
Compensation for this role spans a wide band. The percentile spread below is drawn from 194 reported positions across 73 organizations.
Local labor markets and cost of living move nonprofit pay. Below, the median Chief Strategy Officer in Illinois at each organization-size band, and how it compares to the national median for the same band.
Enter a Chief Strategy Officer’s total compensation to see roughly where it sits in the market distribution.
The Chief Strategy Officer is a senior nonprofit leadership role. This benchmark reflects total reportable compensation from IRS Form 990 filings for organizations headquartered in Illinois. Figures reflect total reportable compensation as disclosed on IRS Form 990 — the number the public and the IRS both see.
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