Nonprofit Chief Operating Officer Salary in the Pittsburgh Metro
See how Chief Operating Officer pay compares across nonprofits in the Pittsburgh metro area — by budget size. Built from IRS Form 990 filings across 181,829 nonprofits.
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$89K
median total comp
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How Chief Operating Officer pay scales in the Pittsburgh metro area
<=$250K21peer orgs
p10 $646median $40Kp90 $40K
<=$250K
Sample size
21
10th percentile
$646
25th percentile
$10K
Median
$40K
75th percentile
$40K
90th percentile
$40K
$250K-$500K6peer orgs
p10 —median $72Kp90 —
$250K-$500K
Sample size
6
10th percentile
—
25th percentile
—
Median
$72K
75th percentile
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90th percentile
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Suppression
Sample large enough to share a median, but the spread isn't statistically reliable yet.
$500K-$1M14peer orgs
p10 $11Kmedian $59Kp90 $130K
$500K-$1M
Sample size
14
10th percentile
$11K
25th percentile
$38K
Median
$59K
75th percentile
$71K
90th percentile
$130K
$1M-$2.5M30peer orgs
p10 $10Kmedian $89Kp90 $189K
$1M-$2.5M
Sample size
30
10th percentile
$10K
25th percentile
$31K
Median
$89K
75th percentile
$143K
90th percentile
$189K
$2.5M-$5M22peer orgs
p10 $38Kmedian $126Kp90 $196K
$2.5M-$5M
Sample size
22
10th percentile
$38K
25th percentile
$77K
Median
$126K
75th percentile
$153K
90th percentile
$196K
$5M-$10M41peer orgs
p10 $52Kmedian $140Kp90 $282K
$5M-$10M
Sample size
41
10th percentile
$52K
25th percentile
$107K
Median
$140K
75th percentile
$188K
90th percentile
$282K
$10M-$25M41peer orgs
p10 $68Kmedian $150Kp90 $337K
$10M-$25M
Sample size
41
10th percentile
$68K
25th percentile
$123K
Median
$150K
75th percentile
$209K
90th percentile
$337K
$25M-$50M30peer orgs
p10 $117Kmedian $175Kp90 $287K
$25M-$50M
Sample size
30
10th percentile
$117K
25th percentile
$139K
Median
$175K
75th percentile
$214K
90th percentile
$287K
$50M+29peer orgs
p10 $122Kmedian $281Kp90 $569K
$50M+
Sample size
29
10th percentile
$122K
25th percentile
$184K
Median
$281K
75th percentile
$460K
90th percentile
$569K
Across peer organizations in the Pittsburgh metro area in this budget bracket, the median Chief Operating Officer earns $89K. Half the field falls between $31K and $143K.
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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