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Nonprofit Chief Operating Officer Salary in the Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim Metro

See how Chief Operating Officer pay compares across nonprofits in the Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim metro area — by budget size. Built from IRS Form 990 filings across 181,829 nonprofits.

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$108K
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How Chief Operating Officer pay scales in the Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim metro area

<=$250K55peer orgs
p10 $13Kmedian $41Kp90 $75K
<=$250K
Sample size55
10th percentile$13K
25th percentile$29K
Median$41K
75th percentile$56K
90th percentile$75K
$250K-$500K69peer orgs
p10 $23Kmedian $41Kp90 $70K
$250K-$500K
Sample size69
10th percentile$23K
25th percentile$37K
Median$41K
75th percentile$56K
90th percentile$70K
$500K-$1M125peer orgs
p10 $23Kmedian $42Kp90 $91K
$500K-$1M
Sample size125
10th percentile$23K
25th percentile$41K
Median$42K
75th percentile$56K
90th percentile$91K
$1M-$2.5M103peer orgs
p10 $40Kmedian $108Kp90 $171K
$1M-$2.5M
Sample size103
10th percentile$40K
25th percentile$42K
Median$108K
75th percentile$138K
90th percentile$171K
$2.5M-$5M120peer orgs
p10 $50Kmedian $127Kp90 $233K
$2.5M-$5M
Sample size120
10th percentile$50K
25th percentile$104K
Median$127K
75th percentile$183K
90th percentile$233K
$5M-$10M156peer orgs
p10 $83Kmedian $154Kp90 $270K
$5M-$10M
Sample size156
10th percentile$83K
25th percentile$122K
Median$154K
75th percentile$200K
90th percentile$270K
$10M-$25M189peer orgs
p10 $121Kmedian $175Kp90 $291K
$10M-$25M
Sample size189
10th percentile$121K
25th percentile$148K
Median$175K
75th percentile$221K
90th percentile$291K
$25M-$50M119peer orgs
p10 $131Kmedian $221Kp90 $400K
$25M-$50M
Sample size119
10th percentile$131K
25th percentile$174K
Median$221K
75th percentile$286K
90th percentile$400K
$50M+142peer orgs
p10 $91Kmedian $273Kp90 $724K
$50M+
Sample size142
10th percentile$91K
25th percentile$200K
Median$273K
75th percentile$480K
90th percentile$724K

Across peer organizations in the Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim metro area in this budget bracket, the median Chief Operating Officer earns $108K. Half the field falls between $42K and $138K.

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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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