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Nonprofit Chief Operating Officer Salary in Pennsylvania

See how Chief Operating Officer pay compares across Pennsylvania nonprofits — by budget size. Built from IRS Form 990 filings across 181,829 nonprofits.

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$82K
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How Chief Operating Officer pay scales in Pennsylvania

<=$250K75peer orgs
p10 $3Kmedian $28Kp90 $46K
<=$250K
Sample size75
10th percentile$3K
25th percentile$12K
Median$28K
75th percentile$40K
90th percentile$46K
$250K-$500K44peer orgs
p10 $2Kmedian $31Kp90 $72K
$250K-$500K
Sample size44
10th percentile$2K
25th percentile$12K
Median$31K
75th percentile$50K
90th percentile$72K
$500K-$1M66peer orgs
p10 $6Kmedian $48Kp90 $138K
$500K-$1M
Sample size66
10th percentile$6K
25th percentile$20K
Median$48K
75th percentile$77K
90th percentile$138K
$1M-$2.5M126peer orgs
p10 $15Kmedian $82Kp90 $166K
$1M-$2.5M
Sample size126
10th percentile$15K
25th percentile$38K
Median$82K
75th percentile$128K
90th percentile$166K
$2.5M-$5M130peer orgs
p10 $40Kmedian $132Kp90 $214K
$2.5M-$5M
Sample size130
10th percentile$40K
25th percentile$93K
Median$132K
75th percentile$165K
90th percentile$214K
$5M-$10M164peer orgs
p10 $60Kmedian $155Kp90 $281K
$5M-$10M
Sample size164
10th percentile$60K
25th percentile$118K
Median$155K
75th percentile$209K
90th percentile$281K
$10M-$25M209peer orgs
p10 $39Kmedian $151Kp90 $297K
$10M-$25M
Sample size209
10th percentile$39K
25th percentile$124K
Median$151K
75th percentile$214K
90th percentile$297K
$25M-$50M119peer orgs
p10 $124Kmedian $180Kp90 $305K
$25M-$50M
Sample size119
10th percentile$124K
25th percentile$150K
Median$180K
75th percentile$224K
90th percentile$305K
$50M+173peer orgs
p10 $131Kmedian $257Kp90 $724K
$50M+
Sample size173
10th percentile$131K
25th percentile$184K
Median$257K
75th percentile$456K
90th percentile$724K

Across peer organizations in Pennsylvania in this budget bracket, the median Chief Operating Officer earns $82K. Half the field falls between $38K and $128K.

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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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