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Nonprofit Chief Operating Officer Salary in Texas

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

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$95K
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How Chief Operating Officer pay scales in Texas

<=$250K68peer orgs
p10 $2Kmedian $26Kp90 $67K
<=$250K
Sample size68
10th percentile$2K
25th percentile$13K
Median$26K
75th percentile$48K
90th percentile$67K
$250K-$500K90peer orgs
p10 $10Kmedian $32Kp90 $69K
$250K-$500K
Sample size90
10th percentile$10K
25th percentile$17K
Median$32K
75th percentile$57K
90th percentile$69K
$500K-$1M77peer orgs
p10 $12Kmedian $54Kp90 $110K
$500K-$1M
Sample size77
10th percentile$12K
25th percentile$26K
Median$54K
75th percentile$80K
90th percentile$110K
$1M-$2.5M154peer orgs
p10 $27Kmedian $95Kp90 $162K
$1M-$2.5M
Sample size154
10th percentile$27K
25th percentile$66K
Median$95K
75th percentile$133K
90th percentile$162K
$2.5M-$5M168peer orgs
p10 $44Kmedian $126Kp90 $206K
$2.5M-$5M
Sample size168
10th percentile$44K
25th percentile$100K
Median$126K
75th percentile$159K
90th percentile$206K
$5M-$10M169peer orgs
p10 $80Kmedian $146Kp90 $259K
$5M-$10M
Sample size169
10th percentile$80K
25th percentile$120K
Median$146K
75th percentile$204K
90th percentile$259K
$10M-$25M240peer orgs
p10 $88Kmedian $170Kp90 $300K
$10M-$25M
Sample size240
10th percentile$88K
25th percentile$126K
Median$170K
75th percentile$215K
90th percentile$300K
$25M-$50M134peer orgs
p10 $118Kmedian $219Kp90 $350K
$25M-$50M
Sample size134
10th percentile$118K
25th percentile$154K
Median$219K
75th percentile$291K
90th percentile$350K
$50M+239peer orgs
p10 $151Kmedian $300Kp90 $753K
$50M+
Sample size239
10th percentile$151K
25th percentile$220K
Median$300K
75th percentile$431K
90th percentile$753K

Across peer organizations in Texas in this budget bracket, the median Chief Operating Officer earns $95K. Half the field falls between $66K and $133K.

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181,829 nonprofits
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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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