See how Chief Operating Officer pay compares across U.S. nonprofits — by budget size, geography, and sector. Built from IRS Form 990 filings across 181,829 nonprofits.
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$102K
median total comp
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2,756
orgs in this peer set
How Chief Operating Officer pay scales nationally
<=$250K1,272peer orgs
p10 $3Kmedian $24Kp90 $64K
<=$250K
Sample size
1272
10th percentile
$3K
25th percentile
$9K
Median
$24K
75th percentile
$41K
90th percentile
$64K
$250K-$500K1,307peer orgs
p10 $5Kmedian $35Kp90 $82K
$250K-$500K
Sample size
1307
10th percentile
$5K
25th percentile
$17K
Median
$35K
75th percentile
$58K
90th percentile
$82K
$500K-$1M1,536peer orgs
p10 $11Kmedian $53Kp90 $127K
$500K-$1M
Sample size
1536
10th percentile
$11K
25th percentile
$27K
Median
$53K
75th percentile
$86K
90th percentile
$127K
$1M-$2.5M2,756peer orgs
p10 $23Kmedian $102Kp90 $177K
$1M-$2.5M
Sample size
2756
10th percentile
$23K
25th percentile
$55K
Median
$102K
75th percentile
$136K
90th percentile
$177K
$2.5M-$5M3,163peer orgs
p10 $44Kmedian $132Kp90 $220K
$2.5M-$5M
Sample size
3163
10th percentile
$44K
25th percentile
$102K
Median
$132K
75th percentile
$172K
90th percentile
$220K
$5M-$10M3,759peer orgs
p10 $83Kmedian $152Kp90 $277K
$5M-$10M
Sample size
3759
10th percentile
$83K
25th percentile
$120K
Median
$152K
75th percentile
$207K
90th percentile
$277K
$10M-$25M4,516peer orgs
p10 $100Kmedian $169Kp90 $337K
$10M-$25M
Sample size
4516
10th percentile
$100K
25th percentile
$130K
Median
$169K
75th percentile
$232K
90th percentile
$337K
$25M-$50M2,532peer orgs
p10 $115Kmedian $195Kp90 $362K
$25M-$50M
Sample size
2532
10th percentile
$115K
25th percentile
$151K
Median
$195K
75th percentile
$262K
90th percentile
$362K
$50M+3,763peer orgs
p10 $135Kmedian $293Kp90 $789K
$50M+
Sample size
3763
10th percentile
$135K
25th percentile
$204K
Median
$293K
75th percentile
$467K
90th percentile
$789K
Across peer organizations nationally in this budget bracket, the median Chief Operating Officer earns $102K. Half the field falls between $55K and $136K.
Source: IRS Form 990 Part VII filings (the public disclosure of nonprofit officer pay).
Positions classified by an AI model against Candid's standard 14 leadership roles.
Peer cells require at least 5 filings; smaller samples are suppressed.
Updated annually as IRS publishes new 990 batches. Latest data: May 2026.
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