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Nonprofit Chief Operating Officer Salary in the New York–Newark–Jersey City Metro

See how Chief Operating Officer pay compares across nonprofits in the New York–Newark–Jersey City 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 New York–Newark–Jersey City metro area

<=$250K101peer orgs
p10 $4Kmedian $34Kp90 $75K
<=$250K
Sample size101
10th percentile$4K
25th percentile$12K
Median$34K
75th percentile$63K
90th percentile$75K
$250K-$500K69peer orgs
p10 $5Kmedian $32Kp90 $74K
$250K-$500K
Sample size69
10th percentile$5K
25th percentile$14K
Median$32K
75th percentile$55K
90th percentile$74K
$500K-$1M73peer orgs
p10 $12Kmedian $57Kp90 $135K
$500K-$1M
Sample size73
10th percentile$12K
25th percentile$28K
Median$57K
75th percentile$101K
90th percentile$135K
$1M-$2.5M200peer orgs
p10 $13Kmedian $105Kp90 $200K
$1M-$2.5M
Sample size200
10th percentile$13K
25th percentile$45K
Median$105K
75th percentile$153K
90th percentile$200K
$2.5M-$5M274peer orgs
p10 $43Kmedian $143Kp90 $219K
$2.5M-$5M
Sample size274
10th percentile$43K
25th percentile$113K
Median$143K
75th percentile$178K
90th percentile$219K
$5M-$10M348peer orgs
p10 $107Kmedian $161Kp90 $305K
$5M-$10M
Sample size348
10th percentile$107K
25th percentile$133K
Median$161K
75th percentile$221K
90th percentile$305K
$10M-$25M435peer orgs
p10 $116Kmedian $198Kp90 $381K
$10M-$25M
Sample size435
10th percentile$116K
25th percentile$148K
Median$198K
75th percentile$275K
90th percentile$381K
$25M-$50M206peer orgs
p10 $125Kmedian $229Kp90 $403K
$25M-$50M
Sample size206
10th percentile$125K
25th percentile$172K
Median$229K
75th percentile$302K
90th percentile$403K
$50M+315peer orgs
p10 $139Kmedian $318Kp90 $827K
$50M+
Sample size315
10th percentile$139K
25th percentile$218K
Median$318K
75th percentile$528K
90th percentile$827K

Across peer organizations in the New York–Newark–Jersey City metro area in this budget bracket, the median Chief Operating Officer earns $105K. Half the field falls between $45K and $153K.

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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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