DISCLAIMER: The tools below are third-party, self-reported information and are not Kellogg-specific nor are they endorsed by Kellogg.
This information is intended for establishing your own rough salary benchmarks. For specific salary negotiation advice, please speak with your career coach.
Executive Salary Research
- Mergent Intellect This link opens in a new window
Mergent Intellect is a flexible web-based application that offers access to business data, facts and figures, financials, and industry profiles for private and public U.S and international companies. Use to identify companies and competitors by size, location, industry, sales, and more.
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Note: Use SIC or NAICS code instead of HIC code. HIC codes have been phased out of Mergent Intellect.
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SEC Filings also available in Mergent Intellect: Company Profile --> Financials --> SEC Filings --> 10K
- SEC FilingsPublic companies normally need to disclose compensation information for their key executives in certain required filings. Great to look at competitors within an industry or company size to get salary data!
Compensation information is found in Form DEF 14A: Summary Compensation Table (SEC provides help on searching for these statements)
Within the 10-K, compensation data can turn up in: Executive and Director Salaries, Executive Employment Contract Terms
- MergentOnline This link opens in a new window
Corporate information covering more than 22,000 U.S. and foreign public companies. Industry Reports provide in-depth information about industries, markets, and the general economic landscape. Equity Analyst Reports available under the Investext tab.
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Go to the Executive Search tab in MergentOnline and select Executives to search by job function, title, tenure, salary, total compensation, etc.
- BDO: 2023 Private Company Executive Compensation Survey Insights ReportBDO Study of CEO and CFO Compensation at private companies.
- The BDO 600: 2024 Study of Executive Compensation Within Mid-Market Public CompaniesExamines CEO and CFO compensation plans and pay levels of 600 mid-market public companies.
- Economic Research Institute (ERI) Compensation HubCompensation benchmarking and salary database. Includes executive pay data and cost of living data.
- Executive Pay News - The New York TimesCreate an account with your Kellogg email address and download the app for your desktop, phone or tablet.
Nonprofit Executive Salaries
- GuideStar This link opens in a new window
Create a free account to access tax form 990 for nonprofit organizations. This form includes salary information for executives within the nonprofit. - ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer This link opens in a new window
Access over 14 million tax filing documents from tax-exempt organizations going back as far as 2001, and see financial details such as their executive compensation, revenue, and expenses. Search by keyword, organization name, category, city/state, and organization type.
- Economic Research Institute (ERI): 2023 CEO Pay Trends in the Nonprofit WorldIncludes nonprofit CEO salaries by size of company revenue and industry.
- PNP Staffing Group: 2025 Nonprofit Salaries and Staffing TrendsIncludes a chart of nonprofit salary ranges by budget size from senior management executives to administration & support roles.
- PNP Staffing Group: 2025 Nonprofit Salaries and Staffing Trends - Regional Median Salary AppendixThis appendix to the main report serves to provide valuable insights into nonprofit salaries across different Census regions.