What nonprofit executive directors make in Colorado

Real pay for executive directors at 2,886 Colorado nonprofits, from Form 990 Part VII. Not a survey, not self-reported.

Median

$84,000

2023–2025 filings

Middle half

$48K–$121K

25th to 75th

Orgs reporting

2,886

Form 990 Part VII

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By org size

Under $250K

$36K

$250K–$500K

$69K

$500K–$1M

$88K

$1M–$3M

$108K

$3M–$10M

$136K

Over $10M

$178K

Cause	Median	Orgs	Open jobs
Human Services	$84,000	411	0
Education	$83,516	312	1
Arts, Culture & Humanities	$60,500	265	0
Environment	$90,444	162	0
Community Improvement & Capacity Building	$83,371	146	0
Recreation & Sports	$83,072	137	0
Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations	$95,392	100	0
Health Care	$104,891	96	0
Mental Health & Crisis Intervention	$84,539	91	0
Religion-Related	$54,600	82	0
Youth Development	$83,563	74	0
Housing & Shelter	$100,000	72	0
Crime & Legal-Related	$96,000	71	0
Animal-Related	$65,000	64	0
Food, Agriculture & Nutrition	$79,138	54	0
International, Foreign Affairs & National Security	$59,583	50	0
Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy	$94,070	44	0
Employment	$88,000	27	0
Public & Societal Benefit	$89,013	27	0
Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines	$89,250	25	0
Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief	$84,999	19	0
Science & Technology	$105,766	17	0