FNA 2026 Compensation & Benefits Survey

Florida Nonprofit Alliance
2026 Compensation & Benefits Survey

Thank you for participating in the 2026 Florida Nonprofit Compensation & Benefits Survey.

Florida Nonprofit Alliance is pleased to launch the first ever comprehensive, statewide survey. Compensating employees - the people who work hard to make our communities better places to live - is one of the most important strategies to ensure organizational quality and sustainability.

This survey supports the development of a comprehensive Compensation and Benefits Report and Dashboard that provides benchmarking data for a wide range of nonprofit positions across organizations of varying sizes throughout Florida. Your participation helps us provide county-level data - we must have a minimum of 5 respondents per position and county to include it in the report.

The final report and dashboard will help Florida nonprofits demonstrate sound management to grantmakers, donors, and community stakeholders, while also supporting hiring, retention, and informed budgeting decisions. Most importantly, the data helps ensure your organization’s compensation practices remain competitive and aligned with the market. We know it is a lot of work to complete this survey, and we appreciate your investment of time! We believe the final product will make the effort worth it.

This survey is intended only for 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations based in Florida with at least one paid staff member

Please submit only one response per organization. We recommend the survey be completed by the individual most familiar with your organization’s compensation, benefits, and staffing information, such as HR, finance, or executive leadership staff.

Before beginning, we recommend gathering the following information/documents:

Employee compensation and salary information
Benefits information
Job titles and staffing structure
Payroll or HR reports
Organizational financial/budget information

The survey process includes two required steps:

Completing the online survey questions
Downloading, completing, and uploading the salary spreadsheet

Both steps must be completed for your submission to be included in the final dataset.

The survey includes an option to save your progress, allowing you or your colleagues to return at any time and continue where you left off. We strongly recommend saving periodically while completing the survey to avoid losing progress. Be sure to keep a record of the email address and password used so you can log back in to your survey later.

If you have any questions about the survey process overall, please contact Leah McDermott at lmcdermott@flnonprofits.org. If you have questions while completing the survey, please contact Mike Barnett, Periscope IQ.

To view a PDF of the questions before you begin, click here. To view the pay data file and formatting instructions before you begin, click here.

Survey Deadline: July 14, 2026

Get Started

To begin, please create a unique survey login by entering your email address and a password. Please make sure to note your password for future access.

The survey includes an option to save your progress, allowing you or your colleagues to return at any time and continue where you left off. Be sure to keep a record of the email address and password used so you can log back in to your survey later.