Every year, nonprofit boards face the responsibility of reviewing the salary of their CEO or Executive Director. A thoughtful approach ensures fairness, compliance, and organizational sustainability. Spokes’ new guidance sheet highlights six essentials for boards: staying compliant with IRS rules, reviewing market data, assessing organizational health, evaluating leadership performance, supporting retention, and using a clear, documented process.
To complement this, we’ve prepared a companion snapshot of regional inflation and San Luis Obispo County cost-of-living data. With CPI currently around 3% and local housing costs more than double the national average, boards have the context they need to consider reasonable cost-of-living adjustments (COLA). Together, these resources give boards a transparent, data-driven framework for making confident salary decisions.
Download the full 2-page guidance sheet here.
Spokes members also have access to a regional compensation survey. Log into your Spokes account to request access.
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