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Chief Executives salary in Nonprofit and civic, California

Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 4, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Chief Executives (Nonprofit) in California: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 5 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $170,000. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.

By DOL wage level

DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level I — entry3$131,477
Level II — qualified1$262,433
Level IV — fully competent1$400,000

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Chief Executives (Nonprofit) in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Animal & Vegan Advocacy International Inc.Executive Director1$131,477
Animal & Vegan Advocacy InternationalExecutive Director1$131,477
Safe Artificial Intelligence Forum InstituteExecutive Director1$170,000
The Sunrise Project Inc.Executive Director1$262,433
Sequoia Climate FoundationVice President, Programs1$400,000

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

  • Executive Director at Animal & Vegan Advocacy International Inc.
    $131,477
    San FranciscoWage Level IDecided Jun 24, 2025I-200-25167-095449
  • Executive Director at Animal & Vegan Advocacy International
    $131,477
    San FranciscoWage Level IDecided Apr 2, 2025I-200-25085-805079
  • Executive Director at Safe Artificial Intelligence Forum Institute
    $170,000
    San FranciscoWage Level IDecided Nov 1, 2024I-200-24299-434456
  • Executive Director at The Sunrise Project Inc.
    $262,433
    OaklandWage Level IIDecided Oct 21, 2024I-203-24285-400937
  • Vice President, Programs at Sequoia Climate Foundation
    $400,000
    IrvineWage Level IVDecided Oct 16, 2024I-200-24282-393686

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.