Where the middle 50% lands.
Half earn between $55k and $181k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $251k, roughly 2.1 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.
| Percentile | Total comp | Means |
|---|---|---|
| 90th | $250,937 | Top 10% of earners |
| 75th | $181,126 | 25% earn more than this |
| 50th · median | $119,996 | The typical executive |
| 25th | $55,410 | 25% earn less than this |
| 10th | $18,918 | 10% of executives earn less than this |
How the package is built.
The typical pay structure across 77 organizations with full Schedule J reporting (48% of the 162 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 COOs in civil rights, social action & advocacy, ranked by typical pay.
The ten highest-paid civil rights, social action & advocacy COOs by filing.
| # | Organization | Location | Total compensation | Filing year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Institute For Justice | Arlington, VA | $509,790 | 2023 |
| 02 | Foundation For Individual Rights And | Philadelphia, PA | $435,715 | 2023 |
| 03 | Women'S Business Enterprise National | Washington, DC | $374,644 | 2024 |
| 04 | Human Rights Campaign Inc | Washington, DC | $367,284 | 2023 |
| 05 | Restoration Of America | Downers Grove, IL | $348,382 | 2023 |
| 06 | Trevor Project Inc | West Hollywood, CA | $327,079 | 2023 |
| 07 | Clean Slate Initiative Inc | Orlando, FL | $312,066 | 2024 |
| 08 | Disability Rights Advocates | Berkeley, CA | $308,107 | 2024 |
| 09 | Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund | New York, NY | $303,522 | 2024 |
| 10 | The Asian American Foundation | Washington, DC | $294,805 | 2023 |
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 COO compensation for civil rights, social action & advocacy nonprofits in that revenue band updates live.