Where the middle 50% lands.
Half earn between $136k and $222k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $276k, roughly 1.6 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.
| Percentile | Total comp | Means |
|---|---|---|
| 90th | $276,352 | Top 10% of earners |
| 75th | $221,522 | 25% earn more than this |
| 50th · median | $177,156 | The typical executive |
| 25th | $135,706 | 25% earn less than this |
| 10th | $95,600 | 10% of executives earn less than this |
How the package is built.
The typical pay structure across 88 organizations with full Schedule J reporting (70% of the 126 orgs in this slice). Each share is the average across orgs of the fraction of total comp that goes to this component, so the bar fills 100%.
The number in context.
Every row links to its own dedicated benchmark page.
All figures are median total reported compensation · IRS Form 990, Schedule J
Pay varies by state.
State-level medians for Chief Program Officers in education, ranked by typical pay.
The ten highest-paid education Chief Program Officers by filing.
| # | Organization | Location | Total compensation | Filing year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Project Lead The Way Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $385,967 | 2023 |
| 02 | Idea Public Schools | Weslaco, TX | $358,179 | 2023 |
| 03 | New Teacher Center | Sacramento, CA | $343,108 | 2023 |
| 04 | Educational Records Bureau Inc | New York, NY | $338,501 | 2023 |
| 05 | Unbounded Learning Inc | New York, NY | $313,349 | 2023 |
| 06 | College Now Greater Cleveland Inc | Cleveland, OH | $312,976 | 2023 |
| 07 | Instruction Partners | Nashville, TN | $312,112 | 2023 |
| 08 | Year Up Inc | Boston, MA | $307,917 | 2023 |
| 09 | Thurgood Marshall College Fund | Washington, DC | $300,767 | 2023 |
| 10 | Propel America | Boston, MA | $298,247 | 2024 |
Total includes base, bonus, other reportable, and deferred/retirement compensation per Schedule J.
What does a $X org pay?
Adjust the slider to your organization's revenue. The median Chief Program Officer compensation for education nonprofits in that revenue band updates live.
Education Chief Program Officer pay, answered
- How much does an Education nonprofit Chief Program Officer make?
- The median total compensation for a Chief Program Officer at an education nonprofit is $177,156, based on 126 organizations in IRS Form 990 filings. The middle 50% fall between $135,706 and $221,522.
- What is the salary range for a Chief Program Officer in Education nonprofits?
- Pay ranges from $135,706 at the 25th percentile to $221,522 at the 75th and $276,352 at the 90th. The spread reflects differences in organization size, budget, and region within the sector.
- Is this Education compensation data reliable?
- Yes. It comes from IRS Form 990 filings, legal documents filed under penalty of perjury, not self-reported surveys. Figures cover 126 education nonprofits reporting a Chief Program Officer.
- Why does Education nonprofit Chief Program Officer pay differ from other sectors?
- Compensation reflects the typical organization size, revenue, and operating complexity of each sector. Larger, better-funded education organizations pull the upper percentiles higher, while smaller ones anchor the lower end.