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$100K
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229
orgs in this peer set
How Chief Operating Officer pay scales in New York
<=$250K139peer orgs
p10 $3Kmedian $29Kp90 $67K
<=$250K
Sample size
139
10th percentile
$3K
25th percentile
$11K
Median
$29K
75th percentile
$58K
90th percentile
$67K
$250K-$500K77peer orgs
p10 $5Kmedian $32Kp90 $80K
$250K-$500K
Sample size
77
10th percentile
$5K
25th percentile
$9K
Median
$32K
75th percentile
$60K
90th percentile
$80K
$500K-$1M107peer orgs
p10 $11Kmedian $51Kp90 $123K
$500K-$1M
Sample size
107
10th percentile
$11K
25th percentile
$25K
Median
$51K
75th percentile
$83K
90th percentile
$123K
$1M-$2.5M229peer orgs
p10 $12Kmedian $100Kp90 $201K
$1M-$2.5M
Sample size
229
10th percentile
$12K
25th percentile
$40K
Median
$100K
75th percentile
$150K
90th percentile
$201K
$2.5M-$5M314peer orgs
p10 $40Kmedian $139Kp90 $222K
$2.5M-$5M
Sample size
314
10th percentile
$40K
25th percentile
$110K
Median
$139K
75th percentile
$177K
90th percentile
$222K
$5M-$10M385peer orgs
p10 $85Kmedian $158Kp90 $295K
$5M-$10M
Sample size
385
10th percentile
$85K
25th percentile
$126K
Median
$158K
75th percentile
$209K
90th percentile
$295K
$10M-$25M481peer orgs
p10 $102Kmedian $180Kp90 $376K
$10M-$25M
Sample size
481
10th percentile
$102K
25th percentile
$137K
Median
$180K
75th percentile
$265K
90th percentile
$376K
$25M-$50M264peer orgs
p10 $100Kmedian $204Kp90 $348K
$25M-$50M
Sample size
264
10th percentile
$100K
25th percentile
$154K
Median
$204K
75th percentile
$279K
90th percentile
$348K
$50M+389peer orgs
p10 $106Kmedian $283Kp90 $691K
$50M+
Sample size
389
10th percentile
$106K
25th percentile
$195K
Median
$283K
75th percentile
$464K
90th percentile
$691K
Across peer organizations in New York in this budget bracket, the median Chief Operating Officer earns $100K. Half the field falls between $40K and $150K.
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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