Nonprofit Chief Operating Officer Salary in the Philadelphia–Camden–Wilmington Metro
See how Chief Operating Officer pay compares across nonprofits in the Philadelphia–Camden–Wilmington 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 Philadelphia–Camden–Wilmington metro area
<=$250K32peer orgs
p10 $8Kmedian $28Kp90 $43K
<=$250K
Sample size
32
10th percentile
$8K
25th percentile
$18K
Median
$28K
75th percentile
$30K
90th percentile
$43K
$250K-$500K16peer orgs
p10 $6Kmedian $31Kp90 $102K
$250K-$500K
Sample size
16
10th percentile
$6K
25th percentile
$19K
Median
$31K
75th percentile
$51K
90th percentile
$102K
$500K-$1M26peer orgs
p10 $8Kmedian $55Kp90 $144K
$500K-$1M
Sample size
26
10th percentile
$8K
25th percentile
$20K
Median
$55K
75th percentile
$118K
90th percentile
$144K
$1M-$2.5M57peer orgs
p10 $9Kmedian $100Kp90 $161K
$1M-$2.5M
Sample size
57
10th percentile
$9K
25th percentile
$33K
Median
$100K
75th percentile
$123K
90th percentile
$161K
$2.5M-$5M74peer orgs
p10 $42Kmedian $131Kp90 $257K
$2.5M-$5M
Sample size
74
10th percentile
$42K
25th percentile
$96K
Median
$131K
75th percentile
$164K
90th percentile
$257K
$5M-$10M88peer orgs
p10 $101Kmedian $165Kp90 $286K
$5M-$10M
Sample size
88
10th percentile
$101K
25th percentile
$133K
Median
$165K
75th percentile
$230K
90th percentile
$286K
$10M-$25M115peer orgs
p10 $61Kmedian $164Kp90 $304K
$10M-$25M
Sample size
115
10th percentile
$61K
25th percentile
$124K
Median
$164K
75th percentile
$221K
90th percentile
$304K
$25M-$50M59peer orgs
p10 $125Kmedian $184Kp90 $260K
$25M-$50M
Sample size
59
10th percentile
$125K
25th percentile
$147K
Median
$184K
75th percentile
$217K
90th percentile
$260K
$50M+71peer orgs
p10 $162Kmedian $305Kp90 $1.2M
$50M+
Sample size
71
10th percentile
$162K
25th percentile
$215K
Median
$305K
75th percentile
$543K
90th percentile
$1.2M
Across peer organizations in the Philadelphia–Camden–Wilmington metro area in this budget bracket, the median Chief Operating Officer earns $100K. Half the field falls between $33K and $123K.
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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