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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.

Now Available! 2026 Report on Nonprofit Wages + Benefits in Northern New England

Based on data collected in the Spring and Summer of 2026, this report covers staffing and compensation practices of 290 Maine organizations, plus an additional 376 organizations from New Hampshire and Vermont. Wage details are included for 31 job categories common to many organizations.

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The full report includes more than 30 pages of details on nonprofit wages and benefits in Maine and across northern New England, including

  • Employment + Hiring Trends: Staffing levels, recruitment practices, staff diversity, remote work trends
  • Wages: Details by organizational budget size, Northern New England comparisons, and Executive Director salary details by gender, mission, and region.
  • Benefits: Insurance trends and payment arrangements, retirement trends and contribution arrangements, and approaches to paid time off

All MANP members and nonprofit organizations that participated in the report receive special pricing. (Participating organizations were emailed a code to use at checkout. Contact MANP at manp@nonprofitmaine.org if you did not receive it.)

Member Organizations Non-Member Organizations
Survey Participants Free! $125
Non-Participants $125 $250

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Partners + Sponsors

The 2026 survey was a joint effort with the NH Center for Nonprofits, CommonGood Vermont, and the UNH Survey Center. Thank you to the support of our partners: ProSearch, UST, and Skillcloud HCM Solutions!

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2024 Report 

The 2024 report was based on data collected in the Spring and Summer of 2024 about the 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.

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.