Land Trust Salaries and Benefits Survey

Coming soon!The 2022 update of this popular resource will be available this November. Keep an eye on your inbox in August for an invitation to participate. Questions? Contact Katie Chang.

Download the current edition: 2019 Land Trust Salaries and Benefits report »

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How much should you pay your hard-working land trust staff? The Land Trust Salaries and Benefits Survey is the only comprehensive source of staff compensation data exclusively for the land trust community. Many land trusts have told us that this survey is one of the most useful resources the Land Trust Alliance provides.

"The results of the Land Trust Alliance’s salary survey are really important to us. These data are especially helpful in updating our compensation philosophy to be fair and transparent in order to recruit and maintain the most competent and mission-invested staff possible!"

– Kathy Birney, director of finance & administration, Leelanau Conservancy (MI, accredited)

"The Land Trust Alliance salary survey is the best source of objective salary and benefits information from land trusts across the country. Conserving Carolina has frequently used data from the survey as a vital reference in setting our own compensation levels over the years."

– Kieran Roe, executive director, Conserving Carolina (NC, accredited)

"The Land Trust Alliance’s salary survey is an extremely valuable tool for our small land trust! Thank you for updating it. It will really help to have this data for our 2018 budget discussions."

– Rebecca Rettmer, executive director, Lummi Island Heritage Trust (WA, accredited)

Survey Respondents

Thank you to everyone who responded to the 2019 survey — we greatly appreciate your help.

Midwest

• ACRES Land Trust (IN)
• Appalachia Ohio Alliance (OH)
• Baraboo Range Preservation Association (WI)
• Belwin Conservancy (MN)
• Bur Oak Land Trust (IA)
• Central Indiana Land Trust
• Chikaming Open Lands (MI)
• Chippewa Watershed Conservancy (MI)
• Clear Lake Township Land Conservancy, Inc. (IN)
• Geneva Lake Conservancy (WI)
• Grand Prairie Friends (IL)
• Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy (MI)
• Greenbelt Land Trust of Mid-Missouri
• Groundswell Conservancy, Inc. (WI)
• HeartLands Conservancy (IL)
• Ice Age Trail Alliance (WI)
• Illinois Audubon Society
• Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation
• Kansas Land Trust
• Kettle Moraine Land Trust (WI)
• Kinnickinnic River Land Trust (WI)
• Land Conservancy of West Michigan
• Leelanau Conservancy (MI)
• Legacy Land Conservancy (MI)
• Licking Land Trust (OH)
• Little Forks Conservancy (MI)
• Little River Wetlands Project (IN)
• Little Traverse Conservancy (MI)
• Madison Audubon Society (WI)
• Minnesota Land Trust
• Mississippi Valley Conservancy (WI)
• Missouri Prairie Foundation
• NICHES Land Trust (IN)
• North Oakland Headwaters Land Conservancy (MI)
• Northeast Wisconsin Land Trust
• Northwoods Land Trust (WI)
• Oak Heritage Conservancy (IN)
• Ozark Land Trust (MO)
• Ozark Regional Land Trust (MO)
• Ozaukee Washington Land Trust (WI)
• ParkLands Foundation (IL)
• Red-tail Land Conservancy (IN)
• River Revitalization Foundation (WI)
• Shirley Heinze Land Trust (IN)
• Southeast Michigan Land Conservancy
• Sycamore Land Trust (IN)
• Tall Pines Conservancy (WI)
• The Conservation Foundation (IL)
• The Prairie Enthusiasts (WI)
• Walloon Lake Association and Conservancy (MI)
• Western Reserve Land Conservancy (OH)

Northeast

• Adirondack Land Trust (NY)
• Agricultural Stewardship Association (NY)
• Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust (NH)
• Boothbay Region Land Trust (ME)
• Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art (PA)
• Catskill Center for Conservation an Development (NY)
• Columbia Land Conservancy (NY)
• Concord Land Conservation Trust (MA)
• Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust (MA)
• Delaware Highlands Conservancy (PA)
• Downeast Lakes Land Trust (ME)
• Dutchess Land Conservancy (NY)
• Essex County Greenbelt Association (MA)
• Foundation for Sustainable Forests (PA)
• French and Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust (PA)
• French Creek Valley Conservancy (PA)
• Genesee Land Trust (NY)
• Greenwich Land Trust (CT)
• Hanover Conservancy (NH)
• Harford Land Trust (MD)
• Housatonic Valley Association (CT)
• Hunterdon Land Trust (NJ)
• Indian River Lakes Conservancy Inc. (NY)
• Joshua’s Trust (CT)
• Kestrel Land Trust (MA)
• Lake George Land Conservancy (NY)
• Lake Placid Land Conservancy (NY)
• Lancaster Farmland Trust (PA)
• Middlebury Area Land Trust (VT)
• Monadnock Conservancy (NH)
• Monmouth Conservation Foundation (NJ)
• Naromi Land Trust (CT)
• Neighborhood Gardens Trust (PA)
• Northeast Wilderness Trust (VT)
• Orange County Land Trust (NY)
• Orenda Wildlife Land Trust  (MA)
• Orleans Conservation Trust (MA)
• Peconic Land Trust, Inc. (NY)
• Piscataquog Land Conservancy (NH)
• Pound Ridge Land Conservancy (NY)
• Presumpscot Regional Land Trust (ME)
• Roxbury Land Trust (CT)
• Sakonnet Preservation Association (RI)
• Salisbury Association (CT)
• Scenic Rivers Land Trust (MD)
• Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests
• Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire
• Squam Lakes Conservation Society (NH)
• Sudbury Valley Trustees (MA)
• Teatown Lake Reservation Inc. (NY)
• The 300 Committee Land Trust (MA)
• The Lebanon Valley Conservancy (PA)
• Vermont Land Trust
• Vermont River Conservancy
• Vinalhaven Land Trust (ME)
• Wallkill Valley Land Trust (NY)
• Westchester Land Trust (NY)
• Westerly Land Trust (RI)
• Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
• Wildlands Conservancy (PA)
• Willistown Conservation Trust (PA)
• Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association (PA)
• Woodstock Land Conservancy (NY)
• York Land Trust (ME)

Southeast

• Alachua Conservation Trust (FL)
• Blue Ridge Land Conservancy (VA)
• Cacapon & Lost Rivers Land Trust (WV)
• Catawba Lands Conservancy (NC)
• Central Savannah River Land Trust (GA)
• Congaree Land Trust (SC)
• Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast (FL)
• Conservation Trust for North Carolina
• Davidson Lands Conservancy (NC)
• Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina
• Indian River Land Trust (FL)
• Land Trust for the Mississippi Coastal Plain
• Land Trust of Virginia
• North Carolina Coastal Land Trust
• North Florida Land Trust
• Northern Virginia Conservation Trust
• Pee Dee Land Trust (SC)
• Tennessee Parks and Greenways Foundation
• Triangle Land Conservancy (NC)
• Upstate Forever (SC)
• Valley Conservation Council (VA)
• West Virginia Land Trust

West

• Agricultural-Natural Resources Trust (CA)
• Arizona Land and Water Trust
• Bainbridge Island Land Trust (WA)
• Bayou Land Conservancy (TX)
• Blue Mountain Land Trust (WA)
• California Farmland Trust
• California Rangeland Trust
• Capitol Land Trust (WA)
• Chelan Douglas Land Trust (WA)
• Colorado Cattlemen's Agricultural Land Trust
• Colorado Headwaters Land Trust
• Colorado Open Lands
• Colorado West Land Trust
• Cowiche Canyon Conservancy (WA)
• Desert Foothills Land Trust (AZ)
• Douglas Land Conservancy (CO)
• Eagle Valley Land Trust (CO)
• Five Valleys Land Trust (MT)
• Gallatin Valley Land Trust (MT)
• Great Land Trust (AK)
• Great Peninsula Conservancy (WA)
• Hawaiian Islands Land Trust
• Jackson Hole Land Trust (WY)
• Kaniksu Land Trust (ID)
• Land Trust of Santa Cruz County (CA)
• Lummi Island Heritage Trust (WA)
• McKenzie River Trust (OR)
• Methow Conservancy (WA)
• Mountain Area Land Trust (CO)
• Nisqually Land Trust (WA)
• North Coast Land Conservancy (OR)
• North Olympic Land Trust (WA)
• Pacific Forest Trust  (CA)
• Palmer Land Trust (CO)
• Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy (CA)
• Palouse Land Trust (ID)
• PCC Farmland Trust (WA)
• Pines and Prairies Land Trust (TX)
• San Diego Habitat Conservancy (CA)
• San Isabel Land Protection Trust (CO)
• Save Mount Diablo (CA)
• Sheridan Community Land Trust (WY)
• Sierra Foothill Conservancy (CA)
• Summit Land Conservancy (UT)
• Texas Agricultural Land Trust
• The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County (CA)
• The Vital Ground Foundation (MT)
• Transition Habitat Conservancy (CA)
• Wallowa Land Trust (OR)
• Whatcom Land Trust (WA)
• Whidbey Camano Land Trust (WA)
• Wild Rivers Land Trust (OR)