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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 size32
10th percentile$8K
25th percentile$18K
Median$28K
75th percentile$30K
90th percentile$43K
$250K-$500K16peer orgs
p10 $6Kmedian $31Kp90 $102K
$250K-$500K
Sample size16
10th percentile$6K
25th percentile$19K
Median$31K
75th percentile$51K
90th percentile$102K
$500K-$1M26peer orgs
p10 $8Kmedian $55Kp90 $144K
$500K-$1M
Sample size26
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 size57
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 size74
10th percentile$42K
25th percentile$96K
Median$131K
75th percentile$164K
90th percentile$257K
$5M-$10M88peer orgs
p10 $101Kmedian $165Kp90 $286K
$5M-$10M
Sample size88
10th percentile$101K
25th percentile$133K
Median$165K
75th percentile$230K
90th percentile$286K
$10M-$25M115peer orgs
p10 $61Kmedian $164Kp90 $304K
$10M-$25M
Sample size115
10th percentile$61K
25th percentile$124K
Median$164K
75th percentile$221K
90th percentile$304K
$25M-$50M59peer orgs
p10 $125Kmedian $184Kp90 $260K
$25M-$50M
Sample size59
10th percentile$125K
25th percentile$147K
Median$184K
75th percentile$217K
90th percentile$260K
$50M+71peer orgs
p10 $162Kmedian $305Kp90 $1.2M
$50M+
Sample size71
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.

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Both reports draw from the same IRS Form 990 Part VII filings. The difference is how — and how fast — you can query them.

How we built these benchmarks

  • 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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