September 28, 2006

Top Nonprofit Executives See Healthy Pay Raises

By Noelle Barton, Maria Di Mento, and Alvin P. Sanoff

Salaries increased by 4.8% in 2005, Chronicle survey finds; officers at hospital and arts groups topped the list of highest earners

The median pay of leaders of the nation's largest nonprofit organizations rose faster than inflation last year, according to The Chronicle's 14th annual survey of compensation and benefits.

Top officials of the biggest charities and foundations received a median increase of 4.8 percent in 2005,