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Nonprofit Chief Operating Officer Salary in the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington Metro

See how Chief Operating Officer pay compares across nonprofits in the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metro area — by budget size. Built from IRS Form 990 filings across 181,829 nonprofits.

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How Chief Operating Officer pay scales in the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metro area

<=$250K22peer orgs
p10 $3Kmedian $41Kp90 $69K
<=$250K
Sample size22
10th percentile$3K
25th percentile$13K
Median$41K
75th percentile$61K
90th percentile$69K
$250K-$500K29peer orgs
p10 $7Kmedian $29Kp90 $66K
$250K-$500K
Sample size29
10th percentile$7K
25th percentile$17K
Median$29K
75th percentile$55K
90th percentile$66K
$500K-$1M24peer orgs
p10 $14Kmedian $65Kp90 $97K
$500K-$1M
Sample size24
10th percentile$14K
25th percentile$28K
Median$65K
75th percentile$81K
90th percentile$97K
$1M-$2.5M44peer orgs
p10 $28Kmedian $87Kp90 $169K
$1M-$2.5M
Sample size44
10th percentile$28K
25th percentile$66K
Median$87K
75th percentile$126K
90th percentile$169K
$2.5M-$5M48peer orgs
p10 $58Kmedian $121Kp90 $185K
$2.5M-$5M
Sample size48
10th percentile$58K
25th percentile$98K
Median$121K
75th percentile$161K
90th percentile$185K
$5M-$10M59peer orgs
p10 $68Kmedian $150Kp90 $312K
$5M-$10M
Sample size59
10th percentile$68K
25th percentile$131K
Median$150K
75th percentile$207K
90th percentile$312K
$10M-$25M74peer orgs
p10 $32Kmedian $166Kp90 $378K
$10M-$25M
Sample size74
10th percentile$32K
25th percentile$118K
Median$166K
75th percentile$217K
90th percentile$378K
$25M-$50M39peer orgs
p10 $124Kmedian $235Kp90 $429K
$25M-$50M
Sample size39
10th percentile$124K
25th percentile$148K
Median$235K
75th percentile$313K
90th percentile$429K
$50M+94peer orgs
p10 $179Kmedian $318Kp90 $946K
$50M+
Sample size94
10th percentile$179K
25th percentile$221K
Median$318K
75th percentile$530K
90th percentile$946K

Across peer organizations in the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metro area in this budget bracket, the median Chief Operating Officer earns $87K. Half the field falls between $66K and $126K.

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  • 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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