CEO and Senior Executive
Salary and Compensation Guide
Benchmark your organization’s compensation against over 9,000 association executives across 2,000+ nonprofits and associations. Review data considering size, location, organization type, and lobbying activity.
CEO Update Roundtable members receive a complimentary print edition of the annual CEO Salary Guide, while all other members enjoy a 10% discount on the digital edition. Explore membership options today!
Customize Your CEO and Senior Executive Salary and Compensation Guide
A customized report designed and organized to equip you as you enter salary negotiations with the data to support your case in advocating for your salary needs.
CEO Update will produce your individualized report based on salaries at comparable organizations considering:
- Organization Size
- Type
- Activity
- Sector
- Location
Your report includes:
- A detailed compensation comparison among peer organizations, highlighting how your current or prospective compensation stacks up in the market
- A quartile analysis, noting where your compensation falls across the 25th, 50th (median), and 75th percentiles
- Median salary figures to help anchor your expectations in the middle of the market range
- A full annual compensation breakdown, including base salary, bonuses, and other key components where data is available
These insights are designed to help you enter negotiations with clarity and confidence, backed by data and a nuanced understanding of where you stand in the landscape of executive compensation.
Optional Compliance Add-On: Independent Sanction Analysis
Add an Independent Opinion Letter to your customized report to support compliance with IRS Intermediate Sanctions and the rebuttable presumption of reasonableness under IRC §4958.
- Independent expert statement documenting your data and analysis
- Confirmation your process meets IRS comparability and documentation rules
- Objective validation your board can rely on for approvals, minutes, and audits
Testimonials
“For several years, our organization has utilized the CEO Update customized CEO Salary Report. It has proven to be extremely beneficial in determining CEO compensation levels. The report meticulously collects extensive data and effectively condenses it into a user-friendly data set and analysis. Highly recommended.”
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