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Nonprofit Chief Development Officer Salary in Pennsylvania

See how Chief Development Officer pay compares across Pennsylvania nonprofits — by budget size. Built from IRS Form 990 filings across 181,829 nonprofits.

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$90K
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How Chief Development Officer pay scales in Pennsylvania

<=$250K21peer orgs
$24K
$24K$39K
p10 $5Kmedian $24Kp90 $47K
<=$250K
Sample size21
10th percentile$5K
25th percentile$24K
Median$24K
75th percentile$39K
90th percentile$47K
$250K-$500K11peer orgs
$28K
$5K$46K
p10 $3Kmedian $28Kp90 $58K
$250K-$500K
Sample size11
10th percentile$3K
25th percentile$5K
Median$28K
75th percentile$46K
90th percentile$58K
$500K-$1M10peer orgs
$73K
$48K$93K
p10 $19Kmedian $73Kp90 $132K
$500K-$1M
Sample size10
10th percentile$19K
25th percentile$48K
Median$73K
75th percentile$93K
90th percentile$132K
$1M-$2.5M26peer orgs
$90K
$44K$121K
p10 $25Kmedian $90Kp90 $189K
$1M-$2.5M
Sample size26
10th percentile$25K
25th percentile$44K
Median$90K
75th percentile$121K
90th percentile$189K
$2.5M-$5M43peer orgs
$136K
$114K$149K
p10 $51Kmedian $136Kp90 $174K
$2.5M-$5M
Sample size43
10th percentile$51K
25th percentile$114K
Median$136K
75th percentile$149K
90th percentile$174K
$5M-$10M59peer orgs
$138K
$117K$156K
p10 $79Kmedian $138Kp90 $183K
$5M-$10M
Sample size59
10th percentile$79K
25th percentile$117K
Median$138K
75th percentile$156K
90th percentile$183K
$10M-$25M80peer orgs
$160K
$129K$204K
p10 $101Kmedian $160Kp90 $242K
$10M-$25M
Sample size80
10th percentile$101K
25th percentile$129K
Median$160K
75th percentile$204K
90th percentile$242K
$25M-$50M50peer orgs
$169K
$141K$216K
p10 $114Kmedian $169Kp90 $290K
$25M-$50M
Sample size50
10th percentile$114K
25th percentile$141K
Median$169K
75th percentile$216K
90th percentile$290K
$50M+66peer orgs
$267K
$205K$387K
p10 $170Kmedian $267Kp90 $515K
$50M+
Sample size66
10th percentile$170K
25th percentile$205K
Median$267K
75th percentile$387K
90th percentile$515K

Across peer organizations in Pennsylvania in this budget bracket, the median Chief Development Officer earns $90K. Half the field falls between $44K and $121K.

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Source
IRS Form 990 Part VII
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181,829 nonprofits
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Built from the public IRS Form 990 Part VII filings, refreshed as the IRS publishes new batches.

How we built these benchmarks

  • Source: IRS Form 990 Part VII filings (the public disclosure of nonprofit officer pay).
  • Positions classified by an AI model into 14 standard nonprofit leadership roles.
  • Peer cells require at least 5 filings; smaller samples are suppressed.
  • Updated annually as IRS publishes new 990 batches. Latest data: May 2026.

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