CEO Pay vs Revenue
How much do NZ charities spend on leadership relative to their size? This analysis compares key management personnel (KMP) compensation to total revenue, identifying charities where executive pay represents a notably high or low share of income.
How to interpret this data
A high KMP pay ratio does not necessarily indicate poor governance. Small charities with professional staff (e.g. health clinics, legal centres) may have high ratios simply because their revenue is modest relative to the cost of employing skilled professionals. Universities and large NGOs typically have lower ratios due to scale. Context matters.
Charities Analysed
402
Median KMP Ratio
8.5%
of revenue
Avg CEO Pay
$714K
80 with named CEO
High Ratio (>10%)
166
charities
Data Source
Annual Reports
PDF extraction via AI
KMP Pay Ratio by Sector
Showing 50 of 402 charities
| Charity | Sector | Revenue | KMP Pay | KMP % Rev | CEO Pay | CEO / Top Exec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tautoko Services | Other | $30 | $435K | 1448423.3% | — | — |
| Ngati Porou Oranga | Other | $311 | $1.3M | 417807.4% | — | — |
| STOP | Other | $5K | $1.4M | 26360.6% | — | — |
| Physiotherapy Board | Other | $2K | $561K | 24617.1% | $391K | Chief Executive and Registrar |
| Manaaki Kaimai Mamaku Trust | Other | $909 | $197K | 21636.5% | — | — |
| Ngati Koata Trust | Other | $61K | $2.4M | 3893.0% | — | — |
| The Spectrum Foundation | Other | $74K | $2.5M | 3315.2% | — | — |
| Laura Fergusson Brain Injury Trust | Other | $33K | $865K | 2615.8% | — | — |
| Odyssey House Trust | Other | $98K | $2.4M | 2479.1% | — | — |
| CAPS Hauraki Incorporated | Other | $57K | $809K | 1415.6% | — | — |
| Kamo Home & Village Charitable Trust | Other | $38K | $533K | 1386.0% | — | — |
| Tasman Smith Charitable Trust | Other | $92K | $1.2M | 1273.1% | — | — |
| Te Piki Oranga Limited | Other | $27K | $337K | 1240.7% | — | — |
| TNC New Zealand Trust | Other | $90K | $859K | 957.2% | — | — |
| Hawksbury Community Living Trust | Other | $50K | $478K | 956.9% | — | — |
| Laura Fergusson Trust Wellington Incorporated | Other | $83K | $736K | 886.2% | $727K | Leadership team (CEO and General Managers) |
| Te Whare Ruruhau O Meri Trust Board | Other | $94K | $733K | 779.7% | $657K | CEO, CFO, Senior Finance Manager, Regional Managers |
| Dental Council | Other | $138K | $982K | 712.9% | $665K | Chief Executive, Registrar, Corporate Services Manager |
| Equip | Other | $57K | $316K | 551.5% | $316K | Chief Executive Officer and General Manager |
| Te Taumata o Ngati Whakaue Iho Ake Trust | Other | $53K | $247K | 462.2% | — | — |
| Mohua Ventures Limited | Other | $33K | $136K | 410.2% | — | — |
| Hutt City Kindergartens Association Incorporated | Other | $99K | $404K | 409.2% | — | — |
| Northern Auckland Free Kindergarten Association Incorporated | Other | $81K | $330K | 407.7% | — | — |
| The Media Access Charitable Trust | Other | $182K | $664K | 364.4% | $664K | CEO and Senior Staff (6 FTE) |
| Spectrum Care Limited | Other | $195K | $706K | 361.8% | — | — |
| TE ARAWA WHANAU ORA CHARITABLE TRUST | Other | $111K | $367K | 330.5% | — | — |
| Remarkables Station National Trust Limited | Other | $296K | $889K | 299.9% | — | — |
| Te Manu Toroa Trust | Other | $343K | $897K | 261.5% | $376K | Pat Cook |
| Mountains To Sea Conservation Trust | Other | $73K | $183K | 252.0% | — | — |
| He Waka Tapu Limited | Other | $157K | $338K | 215.9% | — | — |
| Surf Life Saving Northern Region Incorporated | Other | $124K | $246K | 198.4% | — | — |
| He Whānau Manaaki o Tararua Free Kindergarten Association Incorporated | Other | $554K | $1.0M | 182.3% | — | — |
| Te Tihi O Ruahine Whanau Ora Alliance Charitable Trust | Other | $349K | $559K | 160.0% | — | — |
| SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE TRUST | Other | $445K | $616K | 138.5% | $616K | CEO, Marine Manager, and three active Masters |
| The Auckland Festival Trust | Other | $1.4M | $1.6M | 117.8% | — | — |
| Refugees As Survivors New Zealand Trust | Other | $713K | $675K | 94.7% | $675K | Senior Management (CEO, Chief Business Officer, Clinical Director, Cultural Director, Training and Development Manager) |
| Chinese Methodist Church In New Zealand Incorporated | Other | $1.3M | $1.1M | 86.8% | — | — |
| Talk Link Trust | Other | $664K | $435K | 65.6% | $435K | Chief Executive and Operations Managers |
| Puniu River Care Incorporated | Other | $3.1M | $1.9M | 63.3% | — | — |
| The Young Men's Christian Association Of Taranaki Incorporated | Other | $3.9M | $2.1M | 53.5% | $1.1M | Joanne Dusterhoft |
| The Southern Hearing Charitable Trust | Other | $1.4M | $742K | 52.0% | — | — |
| Te Waka Whaiora Trust | Other | $6.8M | $3.6M | 51.9% | — | — |
| Comcare Charitable Trust | Other | $3.4M | $1.8M | 51.5% | — | — |
| Royal New Zealand Plunket Trust | Other | $4.0M | $2.0M | 50.4% | — | — |
| Presbyterian Support (Northern) | Other | $3.7M | $1.8M | 48.8% | — | — |
| The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners | Other | $4.2M | $1.7M | 40.6% | — | — |
| TE PUAWAITANGA KI OTAUTAHI CHARITABLE TRUST | Other | $2.9M | $1.1M | 36.0% | — | — |
| National Collective of Independent Women's Refuges Nga Whare Whakaruruhau O Aotearoa Incorporated | Other | $3.7M | $1.3M | 34.8% | — | — |
| New Zealand Walking Access Commission | Other | $4.0M | $1.4M | 34.6% | — | — |
| Hauora Taiwhenua Rural Health Network Incorporated | Other | $4.2M | $1.5M | 34.6% | $1.4M | Senior Management and Chief Executive |
Methodology & Limitations
- KMP compensation is extracted from annual reports via AI (Claude Haiku). Some figures are aggregate totals for leadership teams rather than individual pay.
- Revenue figures are from the latest available charity financial return filed with Charities Services.
- Charities with no extractable compensation data are excluded. Coverage: top ~1,100 charities by revenue.
- A high ratio may reflect small charity scale, not excessive pay. Compare within sector for meaningful benchmarks.
- Some charities report aggregate KMP pay without naming individuals. Where a CEO is not separately identified, only total KMP pay is shown.
Data sourced from Charity annual reports filed with Charities Services. Our datasets may not be complete. Automated analysis can produce errors. If you believe any data on this page is incorrect, please contact us at hello@nzxplorer.co.nz.
For informational purposes only. Not investment advice.