What nonprofit executive directors make in Wisconsin

Real pay for executive directors at 2,080 Wisconsin nonprofits, from Form 990 Part VII. Not a survey, not self-reported.

Median

$77,631

2023–2025 filings

Middle half

$50K–$108K

25th to 75th

Orgs reporting

2,080

Form 990 Part VII

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By org size

Under $250K

$38K

$250K–$500K

$64K

$500K–$1M

$78K

$1M–$3M

$95K

$3M–$10M

$116K

Over $10M

$147K

Cause	Median	Orgs
Human Services	$76,846	315
Arts, Culture & Humanities	$67,191	169
Education	$75,260	154
Community Improvement & Capacity Building	$76,000	133
Environment	$79,736	87
Health Care	$91,805	83
Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations	$76,581	75
Mental Health & Crisis Intervention	$81,090	62
Recreation & Sports	$57,315	59
Housing & Shelter	$82,057	57
Youth Development	$75,000	55
Crime & Legal-Related	$89,913	54
Religion-Related	$63,699	49
Food, Agriculture & Nutrition	$68,438	46
Animal-Related	$65,319	38
Employment	$100,137	37
Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines	$79,875	25
Public & Societal Benefit	$90,767	25
Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy	$92,999	17
International, Foreign Affairs & National Security	$73,473	12