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ASU Lodestar Center releases 2022 Nonprofit Compensation and Benefits Report for Maricopa and Pima counties
September 2, 2022 – The ASU Lodestar Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Innovation released its new Nonprofit Compensation and Benefits Report this week, sharing data collected in 2022 from hundreds of nonprofit organizations in Maricopa and Pima counties.
The report provides valuable compensation data across over 50 nonprofit job positions, as well as findings on employee retirement, insurance, paid time off, and other benefits. It is critical in helping nonprofits make informed decisions on salaries and benefits for dozens of position titles, organized by budget size and organization type (human services, education, arts, etc.). The ASU Lodestar Center conducts the survey every three years, filling a niche for Arizona nonprofit organizations and boards of directors that rely on this data to remain competitive and attract top talent to the sector.
“A vital aspect of our Center’s mission is to conduct and report relevant, useful nonprofit research, what we call research that matters. This report is just one example of this type of research,” said Dr. Robert Ashcraft, executive director of the ASU Lodestar Center. “Much has changed in the world and the nonprofit sector since our last report was published three years ago. Nascent trends have accelerated, while workplace dynamics have shifted. There is simply no substitute for having reliable data when making important decisions on compensation and benefits.”
New this year were findings on benefits like remote work, flex-time provisions and bonuses. Of nonprofits surveyed, 86% offer some amount of remote work to employees. The report also delved into cross-sector comparisons, finding that nonprofits offer wages competitive with the private sector for employees early in their careers. But a pay disparity appears as employees progress: At the more highly paid 75th percentile, nonprofit salaries are 17% less than comparable positions in the overall job market.
The report also includes data on senior leadership in Maricopa and Pima county nonprofits.
- Representation in leadership remains a challenge at nonprofit organizations. Only 13% of responding organizations have a CEO of color, which does not mirror the state's racial and ethnic makeup.
- Women lead 64% of responding organizations and far outnumber men as leaders of small-to-medium nonprofits. At the largest budget categories, men outnumber women.
- Because male CEOs are more commonly found at larger, higher-paying organizations, male CEO pay is higher than a woman's, on average.
These are just a few of the findings from the extensive 2022 report.
The focus of the report was Arizona nonprofit organizations in Maricopa and Pima counties that hold IRS-defined 501(c)(3) status, employ at least one full-time paid staff member and are not hospitals, private grantmaking foundations or higher education institutions. Tucson Foundations, BeachFleischman and Alexander | Carrillo Consulting provided funding, in part, for this research effort.
