Houston Nonprofit Executives Among Highest-Paid in U.S.

In Houston, the median compensation for nonprofit CEOs and/or executive directors is $95,625, the highest of any city in Texas, and the eleventh-highest of large metro areas in the U.S. When put in terms of cost of living in the highest-paid city—Washington D.C., where nonprofit execs can earn $154,500—Houston's median compensation for executives of nonprofits jumps to second with an adjusted salary of $145,628, Guidestar's Nonprofit Compensation Report shows.

But pay among Houston's nonprofit sectors can vary wildly.

Factors that influence average and median executive pay include the focus of the nonprofit and the overall budget of the organization.