Education nonprofits: pay, overhead and reserves by state
31,223 education organizations with revenue USD 100k-5M, latest Form 990 or 990-EZ e-filed in 2025-2026. Median program share 87.4%, management and general 10.0%, fundraising 0.0%, reserves 9.8 months; 40.4% report paying at least one officer or key employee.
Source: IRS Form 990 / 990-EZ e-file releases (public domain) joined with the Exempt Organizations Business Master File for NTEE codes; one latest return per EIN; universe = revenue USD 100k-5M, latest Form 990 or 990-EZ e-filed in 2025-2026, expenses above zero, 50 states + DC. Medians over filers reporting the field; management and fundraising shares count Form 990 filers only (990-EZ has no split). Data as of 2026-10-31.
Medians here (bar) vs all 226,109 filers nationally (mark):
| Revenue band | Filers | Pay anyone | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD 100k-250k | 11,314 | 20% | $17,769 | $35,276 | $56,643 |
| USD 250k-500k | 6,290 | 37% | $36,000 | $57,679 | $81,863 |
| USD 500k-1M | 5,084 | 50% | $53,125 | $77,705 | $107,651 |
| USD 1M-5M | 8,535 | 64% | $81,129 | $114,633 | $155,437 |
Top officer = the highest reportable compensation from the organization among the officers, directors, key and highest-compensated employees listed on Form 990 Part VII or 990-EZ Part IV (title and amount only, never a name). Percentiles cover filers that pay anyone; a dash means fewer than 10 of them. Benefits and deferred pay excluded.
By state
States with 20 or more filers link to a page with the full band table and bars.
| State | Filers | Program median | Reserves (mo) | Top pay median, 500k-1M |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 395 | 90.8% | 10.1 | $64,684 |
| Alaska | 79 | 83.0% | 11.9 | — |
| Arizona | 575 | 87.5% | 7.8 | $61,956 |
| Arkansas | 216 | 89.5% | 9.4 | $50,859 |
| California | 3,808 | 87.8% | 9.3 | $88,931 |
| Colorado | 784 | 86.2% | 8.5 | $83,500 |
| Connecticut | 403 | 86.3% | 13.1 | $81,499 |
| Delaware | 115 | 88.1% | 13.2 | — |
| District of Columbia | 392 | 82.3% | 8.6 | $117,286 |
| Florida | 1,695 | 89.6% | 6.4 | $67,299 |
| Georgia | 939 | 89.0% | 7.6 | $75,729 |
| Hawaii | 148 | 89.8% | 11.2 | $76,352 |
| Idaho | 173 | 89.0% | 7.9 | $69,357 |
| Illinois | 1,174 | 85.6% | 11.7 | $80,212 |
| Indiana | 605 | 87.3% | 11.2 | $70,114 |
| Iowa | 344 | 93.9% | 15.2 | $65,137 |
| Kansas | 272 | 86.9% | 17.7 | $85,509 |
| Kentucky | 354 | 89.7% | 8.3 | $73,500 |
| Louisiana | 305 | 86.8% | 10.3 | $83,917 |
| Maine | 200 | 84.9% | 20.5 | $72,499 |
| Maryland | 550 | 85.9% | 8.8 | $84,615 |
| Massachusetts | 951 | 82.4% | 13.3 | $96,030 |
| Michigan | 744 | 87.0% | 13.0 | $72,398 |
| Minnesota | 698 | 87.3% | 8.2 | $75,288 |
| Mississippi | 211 | 88.9% | 9.1 | $86,188 |
| Missouri | 492 | 85.3% | 11.4 | $89,275 |
| Montana | 147 | 85.6% | 15.9 | $82,414 |
| Nebraska | 186 | 88.8% | 15.4 | $86,400 |
| Nevada | 175 | 84.4% | 9.0 | $92,216 |
| New Hampshire | 195 | 83.8% | 9.4 | $80,769 |
| New Jersey | 838 | 89.5% | 8.3 | $70,000 |
| New Mexico | 213 | 86.3% | 11.8 | $69,736 |
| New York | 1,994 | 84.7% | 11.0 | $85,000 |
| North Carolina | 1,009 | 87.7% | 8.7 | $69,177 |
| North Dakota | 68 | 89.5% | 22.7 | — |
| Ohio | 1,171 | 92.8% | 9.5 | $73,492 |
| Oklahoma | 316 | 89.8% | 9.9 | $72,644 |
| Oregon | 559 | 85.0% | 8.9 | $72,815 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,232 | 85.0% | 12.0 | $66,622 |
| Rhode Island | 126 | 84.3% | 11.8 | $85,164 |
| South Carolina | 484 | 88.8% | 7.2 | $63,000 |
| South Dakota | 90 | 90.7% | 15.5 | — |
| Tennessee | 553 | 87.2% | 7.7 | $75,038 |
| Texas | 2,398 | 88.7% | 9.0 | $76,238 |
| Utah | 214 | 86.0% | 8.1 | $90,360 |
| Vermont | 166 | 85.3% | 10.6 | $74,350 |
| Virginia | 911 | 86.3% | 11.5 | $70,531 |
| Washington | 838 | 87.7% | 10.0 | $76,736 |
| West Virginia | 116 | 91.5% | 11.7 | $47,550 |
| Wisconsin | 527 | 87.0% | 12.8 | $68,921 |
| Wyoming | 75 | 87.7% | 11.2 | — |
Paid report
USD 49 one-time: a education organization vs the 10 closest named peers on top officer pay, expense split, reserves and revenue mix, with a filing link per peer; USD 79 adds the one-page comparability data sheet for the board file. Checkout opens shortly; the free lookup and pages work meanwhile.
NTEE group B as assigned in the Business Master File (code list). Codes can lag an organization's real activity; the paid report uses the 3-character code and lets you swap a peer once for free.