Nonprofit Chief Operating Officer Salary in the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land Metro
See how Chief Operating Officer pay compares across nonprofits in the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metro area — by budget size. Built from IRS Form 990 filings across 181,829 nonprofits.
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$94K
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How Chief Operating Officer pay scales in the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metro area
<=$250K12peer orgs
p10 $1Kmedian $23Kp90 $55K
<=$250K
Sample size
12
10th percentile
$1K
25th percentile
$12K
Median
$23K
75th percentile
$47K
90th percentile
$55K
$250K-$500K15peer orgs
p10 $12Kmedian $31Kp90 $62K
$250K-$500K
Sample size
15
10th percentile
$12K
25th percentile
$18K
Median
$31K
75th percentile
$53K
90th percentile
$62K
$500K-$1M16peer orgs
p10 $17Kmedian $40Kp90 $218K
$500K-$1M
Sample size
16
10th percentile
$17K
25th percentile
$24K
Median
$40K
75th percentile
$55K
90th percentile
$218K
$1M-$2.5M29peer orgs
p10 $28Kmedian $94Kp90 $141K
$1M-$2.5M
Sample size
29
10th percentile
$28K
25th percentile
$69K
Median
$94K
75th percentile
$125K
90th percentile
$141K
$2.5M-$5M36peer orgs
p10 $78Kmedian $135Kp90 $204K
$2.5M-$5M
Sample size
36
10th percentile
$78K
25th percentile
$116K
Median
$135K
75th percentile
$152K
90th percentile
$204K
$5M-$10M31peer orgs
p10 $97Kmedian $141Kp90 $249K
$5M-$10M
Sample size
31
10th percentile
$97K
25th percentile
$122K
Median
$141K
75th percentile
$189K
90th percentile
$249K
$10M-$25M40peer orgs
p10 $114Kmedian $173Kp90 $324K
$10M-$25M
Sample size
40
10th percentile
$114K
25th percentile
$141K
Median
$173K
75th percentile
$229K
90th percentile
$324K
$25M-$50M31peer orgs
p10 $112Kmedian $217Kp90 $355K
$25M-$50M
Sample size
31
10th percentile
$112K
25th percentile
$166K
Median
$217K
75th percentile
$281K
90th percentile
$355K
$50M+37peer orgs
p10 $148Kmedian $318Kp90 $979K
$50M+
Sample size
37
10th percentile
$148K
25th percentile
$219K
Median
$318K
75th percentile
$478K
90th percentile
$979K
Across peer organizations in the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metro area in this budget bracket, the median Chief Operating Officer earns $94K. Half the field falls between $69K and $125K.
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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