Nonprofit workforce salary benchmark
Workforce salaries: national figures
National median annual wages for 10 workforce roles, as the CauseComp Workforce benchmark serves them with no sector, revenue or location chosen. Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 (aged to Sep 2026).
| Role | National median |
|---|---|
| Home Health / Personal Care Aide | $37,000 |
| Registered Nurse | $102,000 |
| Teacher (Elementary) | $67,000 |
| Teaching Assistant (K-12) | $38,000 |
| Teacher (Secondary) | $75,000 |
| Nursing Assistant | $44,000 |
| Middle School Teacher | $67,000 |
| Medical Assistant | $48,000 |
| Janitor / Custodian | $39,000 |
| Medical Secretary | $48,000 |
These are the 10 roles with the most BLS OEWS employment in the industries the Workforce benchmark maps to nonprofit sectors. That count includes public and for-profit employers in those industries.
What this page does not tell you
- These are not nonprofit-only wages. OEWS reports wages across every ownership type, and with no sector chosen the nonprofit benchmark applies no industry adjustment.
- They do not reflect your sector, budget, state, metro area or the seniority of a particular position.
- They are not drawn from IRS Form 990 filings. OEWS is a survey of employers; these figures have no filing count behind them.
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Executive and officer pay from Form 990 filings: the executive salary benchmark index. Method: full methodology.
Documented comparability data supports — but does not by itself establish — a board's rebuttable presumption of reasonableness under IRC §4958 (intermediate sanctions). The presumption also requires advance approval by an independent board body and contemporaneous documentation. CauseComp provides comparability data for informational purposes and does not provide legal or tax advice.