Nonprofit Director of Communications Salary in the Austin–Round Rock–Georgetown Metro
See how Director of Communications pay compares across nonprofits in the Austin–Round Rock–Georgetown 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.
Director of Communications pay in Austin–Round Rock–Georgetown
In Austin–Round Rock–Georgetown, a Director of Communications at a $1M – $2.5M nonprofit is paid a median of $121,932. Pay tracks organization size closely: the median is $3,450 at Under $250K organizations and $292,304 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.
| Annual budget | Median pay | Filings |
|---|---|---|
| Under $250K | $3,450 | 6 |
| $1M – $2.5M | $121,932 | 13 |
| $50M+ | $292,304 | 13 |
Source: IRS Form 990 Part VII, as filed. Kindora does not audit, verify, or certify any figure.
How Austin–Round Rock–Georgetown compares
At $1M – $2.5M organizations, a Director of Communications in Austin–Round Rock–Georgetown is paid a median of $121,932 — 1% above the national median of $120,378 for the same budget size. That ranks 10 of 19 we publish for this role and budget size.
| Rank | Place | Median pay | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | San Francisco–Oakland–Berkeley | $126,877 | 19 |
| 9 | Washington–Arlington–Alexandria | $125,997 | 116 |
| 10 | Austin–Round Rock–Georgetown | $121,932 | 13 |
| 11 | Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue | $117,484 | 14 |
| 12 | Chicago–Naperville–Elgin | $106,395 | 19 |
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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.
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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