Our Publications
The Nonprofit Compensation Report: Maine Nonprofit Wages + Benefits
We strive to provide reliable, objective salary and benefit data nonprofits can use to set appropriate pay and benefits for staff and new hires.
Our latest survey of nonprofit compensation was completed in Spring 2012 and The Nonprofit Compensation Report: An Analysis of Maine Nonprofits 2012 was published in the Summer.
- Download our free snapshot of the 2012 survey results.
Order the Full Report
The Nonprofit Compensation Report: An Analysis of Maine Nonprofits 2012 may be ordered online through Columbia Books. To pay by check, call Columbia Books at 204-235-0266. We also suggest downloading our free resource, 6 Steps to Making the Most of the 2012 Nonprofit Compensation Report.
The Compensation Report: An Analysis of National Nonprofits 2012 is also available for purchase.
Member + Participant Discounts
MANP members and organizations that participated in the spring 2012 survey are entitled to discounts (as outlined below)! Please contact us at 207-871-1885 to receive the necessary discount code before purchasing the report.
Maine Report Pricing
| Survey Participants | Survey Non-participants | |
| Members | $75 (50% off) | Free** |
| NonMembers | $150 | $75 |
National Report Pricing
| Survey Participants | Survey Non-participants | |
| Members | $242.90 (30% off) | $129 |
| NonMembers | $347 | $129 |
About the 2012 Survey and Reports
Through our Nonprofits First Employers Coalition, we initiated this study in 1997 to help nonprofit boards and managers who face the challenge of attracting and retaining qualified staff. In 2012 we joined the National Council of Nonprofits and nonprofit associations in twelve other states to work with Columbia Books, a group with over 30 years of experience in conducting regional nonprofit compensation studies, to conduct the salary survey and report. In the inaugural year of this new partnership, the survey and report covered many more positions than Maine’s previous versions, but was not able to address as many benefit areas.
All nonprofits in Maine were invited to participate. Columbia Books produced a Maine-specific report, which reflects the actual practices of the 217 participating organizations reporting in April and May of 2012, as well as a report that reflects the data of over 1800 nonprofit organizations from across the 13 states that participated in the 2012 survey.
We will periodically post a recommended Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA), based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index (CPI), which organizations can apply to published salaries.
Prior Reports
- 2010 Report Snapshot
- 2010 Questionnaire (for reference)
- The 2010 report includes more comprehensive information about benefits than the 2012 report, and it is still available for purchase at 50% off the original rate. Contact Molly O’Connell at MANP at 207-871-1885 if you would like to purchase the 2010 report.
- 2008 Report Snapshot
- 2006 Results Snapshot
- 2004 Results Snapshot
- 2003 Results Snapshot
Other Support for Setting Compensation
- National Council of Nonprofits Executive Compensation Policies resource page
- Using Salary Surveys Effectively, Lynn Breckinridge, Breckinridge Consulting. A more in-depth article about when and how to use salary surveys as a tool.
