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Nonprofit Chief Financial Officer Salary in the Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Alpharetta Metro

See how Chief Financial Officer pay compares across nonprofits in the Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Alpharetta metro area — by budget size. Built from IRS Form 990 filings across 186,890 nonprofits. This metro is a free preview; the full set of 30 metro-area benchmarks is part of a paid plan.

Chief Financial Officer pay in Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Alpharetta

In Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Alpharetta, a Chief Financial Officer at a $1M – $2.5M nonprofit is paid a median of $64,733. Pay tracks organization size closely: the median is $19,600 at Under $250K organizations and $325,885 at $50M+ ones. Figures are medians of what organizations reported on their IRS Form 990 filings — half of comparable leaders are paid less, half more.

Median Chief Financial Officer compensation in Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Alpharetta by annual budget, with the number of filings behind each figure.
Annual budgetMedian payFilings
Under $250K$19,60057
$1M – $2.5M$64,73335
$50M+$325,88586

Source: IRS Form 990 Part VII, as filed. Kindora does not audit, verify, or certify any figure.

How Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Alpharetta compares

At $1M – $2.5M organizations, a Chief Financial Officer in Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Alpharetta is paid a median of $64,733 — 5% above the national median of $61,826 for the same budget size. That ranks 14 of 30 we publish for this role and budget size.

Median Chief Financial Officer pay at $1M – $2.5M organizations, ranked, with Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Alpharetta and its nearest neighbors.
RankPlaceMedian payFilings
12Chicago–Naperville–Elgin$67,00888
13Cincinnati$64,77626
14Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Alpharetta$64,73335
15Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land$60,00023
16Columbus$56,67325

Every number here summarizes what nonprofits reported on their public IRS Form 990 filings. Filings can contain errors and we don't certify any figure — for a decision that matters, check the organization's actual 990. How we build these benchmarks →

What you get

Free, interactive nonprofit pay benchmarks from public IRS filings.

Source
IRS Form 990 Part VII
Coverage
186,890 nonprofits
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Data as of September 2026
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Built from the public IRS Form 990 Part VII filings as the IRS publishes them.

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.
  • Latest data: September 2026.

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