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Executive Leadership salaries

Salary benchmarks for 3 Executive Leadership occupations at Southern California nonprofits, from 13 posted salary ranges, cross-checked against IRS Form 990 filings.

Based on 13 postings across 3 occupations✓ Full range shown (10+ postings)✓ Verified against IRS Form 990
nis the number of individual job postings a figure is calculated from. The more postings behind a number, the more you can trust it. We never publish anything based on fewer than 5.
25th percentile
$135,000
Median
$190,000
75th percentile
$220,000

By county

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CountyPostings25thMedian75th
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): Orange (3).   25th/75th percentiles appear only where a county has 10+ postings (shown as “N/A” otherwise, since a low count makes those edges unreliable).

By subsector

Human Services$207,4088 postings
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): Health Care (1), Education (1).

By career level

VP / Executive$190,00013 postings

Organizations hiring now

Casa Romantica Cultural Center and GardensBudget $2M-$10M$120,000–$150,000View org →Children's InstituteLos Angeles County · Budget $50M-$100M$275,000–$310,000View org →Neighborhood House AssociationSan Diego County · Budget $100M+$286,000–$390,000View org →Noah Homes IncSan Diego County · Budget $2M-$10M$160,000–$220,000View org →The YMCA - Long BeachLos Angeles County · Budget $20M-$50M$104,000–$142,000View org →Think TogetherOrange County · Budget $100M+$85,000–$100,000View org →United Cerebral Palsy Association Of San Diego CountySan Diego County · Budget $2M-$10M$91,000–$169,000View org →YMCA of San Diego CountySan Diego County · Budget $100M+$173,169–$216,462View org →

Occupations in this category

Chief Operating Officer (IRS Form 990)110$204,474
Chief of Staff (IRS Form 990)15$212,632
Executive Director / CEO9$190,000

Actual compensation (IRS Form 990)

<$2M$118,22638 employees
$2M-$10M$191,588114 employees
$10M-$20M$220,54478 employees
$20M-$50M$250,038127 employees
$50M-$100M$351,02265 employees
$100M+$444,04165 employees
ⓘReported compensation of incumbents from the most recent Form 990 filings — actual pay, not posted ranges.
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How this page is built
Figures reflect 13 salary observations from public job postings across 10 Southern California counties, 2024–2026, annualized (hourly × 2,080) with titles standardized to a nonprofit occupation taxonomy. Percentiles are published only when an occupation reaches 10 observations. No cell is shown for any group with fewer than 5. Executive figures are cross-checked against IRS Form 990. Data through November 07, 2026. Slugs, canonical URLs, and structured data are stable across rebuilds.