Nonprofit Chief Operating Officer Salary in the San Francisco–Oakland–Berkeley Metro
See how Chief Operating Officer pay compares across nonprofits in the San Francisco–Oakland–Berkeley metro area — by budget size. Built from IRS Form 990 filings across 181,829 nonprofits.
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$115K
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How Chief Operating Officer pay scales in the San Francisco–Oakland–Berkeley metro area
<=$250K22peer orgs
p10 $8Kmedian $32Kp90 $60K
<=$250K
Sample size
22
10th percentile
$8K
25th percentile
$19K
Median
$32K
75th percentile
$55K
90th percentile
$60K
$250K-$500K33peer orgs
p10 $7Kmedian $45Kp90 $118K
$250K-$500K
Sample size
33
10th percentile
$7K
25th percentile
$29K
Median
$45K
75th percentile
$86K
90th percentile
$118K
$500K-$1M34peer orgs
p10 $18Kmedian $86Kp90 $130K
$500K-$1M
Sample size
34
10th percentile
$18K
25th percentile
$39K
Median
$86K
75th percentile
$115K
90th percentile
$130K
$1M-$2.5M100peer orgs
p10 $42Kmedian $115Kp90 $172K
$1M-$2.5M
Sample size
100
10th percentile
$42K
25th percentile
$90K
Median
$115K
75th percentile
$140K
90th percentile
$172K
$2.5M-$5M132peer orgs
p10 $103Kmedian $144Kp90 $228K
$2.5M-$5M
Sample size
132
10th percentile
$103K
25th percentile
$119K
Median
$144K
75th percentile
$184K
90th percentile
$228K
$5M-$10M135peer orgs
p10 $118Kmedian $169Kp90 $250K
$5M-$10M
Sample size
135
10th percentile
$118K
25th percentile
$139K
Median
$169K
75th percentile
$210K
90th percentile
$250K
$10M-$25M144peer orgs
p10 $117Kmedian $192Kp90 $373K
$10M-$25M
Sample size
144
10th percentile
$117K
25th percentile
$147K
Median
$192K
75th percentile
$229K
90th percentile
$373K
$25M-$50M67peer orgs
p10 $149Kmedian $240Kp90 $381K
$25M-$50M
Sample size
67
10th percentile
$149K
25th percentile
$196K
Median
$240K
75th percentile
$324K
90th percentile
$381K
$50M+99peer orgs
p10 $173Kmedian $323Kp90 $728K
$50M+
Sample size
99
10th percentile
$173K
25th percentile
$235K
Median
$323K
75th percentile
$496K
90th percentile
$728K
Across peer organizations in the San Francisco–Oakland–Berkeley metro area in this budget bracket, the median Chief Operating Officer earns $115K. Half the field falls between $90K and $140K.
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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