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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
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How Chief Operating Officer pay scales in the Pittsburgh metro area

<=$250K21peer orgs
p10 $646median $40Kp90 $40K
<=$250K
Sample size21
10th percentile$646
25th percentile$10K
Median$40K
75th percentile$40K
90th percentile$40K
$250K-$500K6peer orgs
p10 median $72Kp90
$250K-$500K
Sample size6
10th percentile
25th percentile
Median$72K
75th percentile
90th percentile
SuppressionSample large enough to share a median, but the spread isn't statistically reliable yet.
$500K-$1M14peer orgs
p10 $11Kmedian $59Kp90 $130K
$500K-$1M
Sample size14
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 size30
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 size22
10th percentile$38K
25th percentile$77K
Median$126K
75th percentile$153K
90th percentile$196K
$5M-$10M41peer orgs
p10 $52Kmedian $140Kp90 $282K
$5M-$10M
Sample size41
10th percentile$52K
25th percentile$107K
Median$140K
75th percentile$188K
90th percentile$282K
$10M-$25M41peer orgs
p10 $68Kmedian $150Kp90 $337K
$10M-$25M
Sample size41
10th percentile$68K
25th percentile$123K
Median$150K
75th percentile$209K
90th percentile$337K
$25M-$50M30peer orgs
p10 $117Kmedian $175Kp90 $287K
$25M-$50M
Sample size30
10th percentile$117K
25th percentile$139K
Median$175K
75th percentile$214K
90th percentile$287K
$50M+29peer orgs
p10 $122Kmedian $281Kp90 $569K
$50M+
Sample size29
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.

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IRS Form 990 Part VII
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130,794 organizations
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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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