Executive Compensation Intelligence

1,614,855 executives. 259,148 organizations. 10 years of data. Searchable.

1,614,855
Executives
259,148
Organizations
$42.1M
Highest Compensation
$244K
Average Peak Compensation
Highest Paid

Top Executive Compensation

$42.1M

J Greg Ness — 562x median U.S. household income.

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Top Sector

Leading Sector by Compensation

$506K avg

Healthcare leads all sectors with 231,140 executives at $506K average peak compensation.

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Highest-Paid by Industry

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Average Executive Compensation by Sector

Average peak total compensation for disclosed executives, including base pay, bonus, and deferred compensation.

Sector Executives Avg. Peak Comp. Highest Comp. vs. Household Income
Healthcare 231,140 $506K $36.0M 6.7x
Medical Research 9,236 $311K $11.9M 4.1x
Science & Technology 9,954 $259K $9.8M 3.5x
Housing 58,054 $229K $11.6M 3.1x
Other 8,403 $220K $11.6M 2.9x
Disease Research 14,437 $215K $11.9M 2.9x
Philanthropy & Grantmaking 32,244 $213K $26.3M 2.8x
Social Sciences 3,267 $206K $5.9M 2.7x
Mutual Benefit 10,612 $194K $31.8M 2.6x
Education 170,656 $192K $23.9M 2.6x
Public Policy 16,378 $191K $20.9M 2.5x
Mental Health 30,350 $187K $14.3M 2.5x
Community Development 47,950 $172K $33.2M 2.3x
International 21,413 $167K $9.2M 2.2x
Social Services 124,055 $157K $33.2M 2.1x
Civil Rights 10,468 $151K $6.3M 2.0x
Environment 19,648 $136K $7.1M 1.8x
Legal Services 14,151 $132K $4.0M 1.8x
Arts & Culture 57,573 $120K $5.1M 1.6x
Employment 27,737 $118K $9.0M 1.6x
Youth Development 16,613 $116K $40.1M 1.6x
Animal Welfare 13,504 $113K $4.7M 1.5x
Religious Organizations 27,853 $104K $35.5M 1.4x
Sports & Recreation 29,332 $102K $18.5M 1.4x
Food & Agriculture 10,507 $101K $5.9M 1.3x
Public Safety 10,927 $71K $12.5M 1.0x

Median U.S. household income: $75,000 (Census Bureau). Sectors with fewer than 10 disclosed executives omitted.