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Nonprofit Chief Operating Officer Salary in the San Diego–Chula Vista–Carlsbad Metro

See how Chief Operating Officer pay compares across nonprofits in the San Diego–Chula Vista–Carlsbad metro area — by budget size. Built from IRS Form 990 filings across 181,829 nonprofits.

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$110K
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How Chief Operating Officer pay scales in the San Diego–Chula Vista–Carlsbad metro area

<=$250K5peer orgs
p10 —median $15Kp90 —
<=$250K
Sample size5
10th percentile—
25th percentile—
Median$15K
75th percentile—
90th percentile—
SuppressionSample large enough to share a median, but the spread isn't statistically reliable yet.
$250K-$500K13peer orgs
p10 $14Kmedian $48Kp90 $96K
$250K-$500K
Sample size13
10th percentile$14K
25th percentile$26K
Median$48K
75th percentile$65K
90th percentile$96K
$500K-$1M13peer orgs
p10 $35Kmedian $52Kp90 $107K
$500K-$1M
Sample size13
10th percentile$35K
25th percentile$48K
Median$52K
75th percentile$87K
90th percentile$107K
$1M-$2.5M32peer orgs
p10 $42Kmedian $110Kp90 $184K
$1M-$2.5M
Sample size32
10th percentile$42K
25th percentile$78K
Median$110K
75th percentile$139K
90th percentile$184K
$2.5M-$5M37peer orgs
p10 $72Kmedian $137Kp90 $209K
$2.5M-$5M
Sample size37
10th percentile$72K
25th percentile$113K
Median$137K
75th percentile$180K
90th percentile$209K
$5M-$10M25peer orgs
p10 $80Kmedian $126Kp90 $231K
$5M-$10M
Sample size25
10th percentile$80K
25th percentile$104K
Median$126K
75th percentile$211K
90th percentile$231K
$10M-$25M41peer orgs
p10 $130Kmedian $184Kp90 $373K
$10M-$25M
Sample size41
10th percentile$130K
25th percentile$155K
Median$184K
75th percentile$241K
90th percentile$373K
$25M-$50M21peer orgs
p10 $104Kmedian $177Kp90 $247K
$25M-$50M
Sample size21
10th percentile$104K
25th percentile$141K
Median$177K
75th percentile$223K
90th percentile$247K
$50M+48peer orgs
p10 $47Kmedian $264Kp90 $841K
$50M+
Sample size48
10th percentile$47K
25th percentile$186K
Median$264K
75th percentile$474K
90th percentile$841K

Across peer organizations in the San Diego–Chula Vista–Carlsbad metro area in this budget bracket, the median Chief Operating Officer earns $110K. Half the field falls between $78K and $139K.

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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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