How much more should an executive director make?

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Zippia Team · Accepted Answer

The range of what executive directors make varies dramatically based on an organization's size, industry, and whether it is for-profit or non-profit. It is hard to calculate a number or percentage around how much more you should be making at this level.

You may be able to get an idea by exploring and interviewing people at your own company. Executives at large corporations regularly earn over 10 million dollars per year, while the salaries of non-profit Executives are closer to $75,000-175,000.

Executive directors are high-level management positions that people compete to achieve. You would expect them to be at the top levels of income. Consider an entry-level salary at your company, and understand that from that starting point, it may take 8-12 years to achieve promotions and eventually qualifying as an executive director.

Some companies have a structured promotion ladder that gives you an idea of how much more you would make when you reach the highest level of executive director.