Vermont Nonprofit Wages and Benefits Survey & Report

Now more than ever, hiring and retaining great workers is one of the biggest challenges we face as nonprofits. That’s why Common Good Vermont teams up with the New Hampshire Center for Nonprofits and Maine Association of Nonprofits every two years to collect the latest data on wages and benefits from our tri-state area. Each state produces a state-specific report on Wages and Benefits which tells an important and deeply informative story about the health and viability of our sector and best practices for you to assess as you make decisions in your own organization.

The 2024 Vermont Edition provides Vermont’s nonprofit professionals with salary and benefits benchmarks for the most common full and part-time positions from 196 Vermont nonprofits and 788 Northern New England nonprofits who contributed to the report’s data. This year’s report includes new data on equitable hiring practices, workforce demographics, short-term changes to our workforce, and shifts in remote work that will help organizations plan strategically for the future. While open to any 501(c) organization, the survey’s respondents were predominantly 501(c)3 public charities.

The 2024 digital report costs $200.

Purchase the 2024 Report Here

Why Purchase the Report?

Vital Sector Trends: Timely information about nonprofit staffing and compensation is perhaps more important than ever. This year, the report includes important data about the impacts of the pandemic on nonprofit staffing, wages and benefits, as well as look at executive director wages by race, gender and experience.

Talent Matters: People power our missions and to attract and retain talent nonprofits need to set competitive wages and benefits.

Reliable + Relevant: Nonprofits must justify organizational compensation to their boards, the IRS, and the general public. This tool is the most relevant source of information available to help Vermont nonprofits develop a competitive compensation strategy AND comply with IRS regulations requiring nonprofit boards to document their process for setting executive compensation.

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Special Thanks to Our 2024 Sponsors:


Interested in the 2022 Vermont Nonprofit Wages & Benefits Report? Purchase the 2022 Report Here

In Vermont, our nonprofit sector employs about 69,000 jobs which translates to 1 in 7 workers (data.commongoodvt.org). We contribute about $5.7 billion per year to the economy through wages paid, retail and wholesale purchases and professional service contracts. Understanding how employment and hiring in our sector is changing is an essential step in planning for what comes next for nonprofits, our people, and our communities.

How much does the Report Cost? The cost for the 2022 Digital Report is $125 for non-participants of the survey. The Survey is conducted every two years and participants of the Survey receive the Report for free. The 2024 Report will be published this fall and available to purchase for $200.

Special Thanks to Our 2022 Sponsors:

The Vermont Community Foundation, UST, Northeast Delta Dental, QuickStart, LLC, NFP, United Way of Northwest Vermont