Nonprofit Human Services Compensation Reports: United States

The Alliance for Children and Families’ annual human services compensation reports are invaluable tools for helping members and other organizations discover how to keep their organizations strong, competitive, and high performing.

Data for the report is compiled from a survey of Alliance member organizations.

The focus of the report alternates every other year:

• Even Years. The report examines figures for management positions.
• Odd Years. The report examines figures for professional and program staff.

What the Reports Include

Each report details:

• Benefit information, including:
  • Health insurance
  • Retirement plans
  • Paid leave
• Employee salaries by:
  • Organization budget size
  • Employee level of education
  • Organization staffing level
  • Geographic region
• Survey-to-survey trends

Even-year reports also include a section detailing CEO benefits.

Order a Report

Alliance members that participate in the survey receive a complimentary copy of the report.

The following reports also are available for purchase:

• 2010 and 2011 reports
   
• 2011 report, focusing on professional and program staff
  • Take a look inside: table of contents, participants, and survey instrument
     
• 2010 report, focusing on management positions
  
  • Take a look inside: table of contents, participants, survey instrument, definitions of positions
     
• 2009 report, focusing on professional and program staff
  • Take a look inside: table of contents, participants, survey instrument, definitions of positions
  • The 2009 report includes supplemental resources from the Johns Hopkins University Nonprofit Listening Post Project: impact of escalating pension costs, impact of rising health care costs, fact sheet
    
    
• 2008 report, focusing on management positions
  • Take a look inside: table of contents, participants, survey instrument, definitions of positions
    
    
• 2007 report, focusing on professional and program staf
  • Take a look inside: table of contents, participants, survey instrument, definitions of positions

Request Customization

Alliance members and the public may request to purchase individual portions of the report. Customized analyses in the form of webinars, presentations, and detailed reports also may be requested.

Contact the Alliance Evaluation and Research Services Department with questions or for more information.