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Nonprofit Compensation Report

To attract and retain talent, nonprofits need to set competitive wages and benefits, especially in today's tight market. By sharing data, organizations contribute to a timely, reliable, local source of information about workforce and compensation trends, so together we can build more competitive and equitable compensation practices that appropriately reward people for investing their time and talents in our missions.

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2026 Report Nonprofit Wages + Benefits in Northern New England

Our 2026 survey is now closed and we are hard at work crunching numbers! We aim to publish the report in mid-October.

Thank You to Our 2026 Sponsors!

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2024 Report 

Based on data collected in the Spring and Summer of 2024, this report covers staffing and compensation practices of 788 northern New England nonprofit organizations (352 from Maine). Wage details are included for 31 job categories common to many organizations. The 2024 survey was a joint effort with the NH Center for Nonprofits, CommonGood Vermont, and the UNH Survey Center.  Thank you to our 2024 sponsors: Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare, Lebel & Harriman Retirement Advisors, ProSearch, UST Workforce Solutions, and KMA HR Consulting. 

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Order the Full Report

Purchasers of the Maine report may purchase the Vermont and New Hampshire editions at a discount. Contact MemberSupport@NonprofitMaine.org for ordering instructions.

Please note that this report does not reflect recommendations of what wages and benefits should be at all Maine nonprofits. It presents data on actual staffing and compensation practices of 352 Maine nonprofits, alongside additional data from nonprofits across Northern New England, as reported during Spring 2024. It is one important resource nonprofit leaders and their partners can use to inform essential and ongoing conversations about how we value and invest in our nonprofit workforce.

Other Resources for Setting Compensation + Caring for Our Workforce

Setting compensation is an art, not a science, and organizations should use multiple sources of information, including their own organizational values, to inform their strategies.