Where the middle 50% lands.
Half earn between $70k and $213k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $334k, roughly 2.4 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.
| Percentile | Total comp | Means |
|---|---|---|
| 90th | $333,602 | Top 10% of earners |
| 75th | $213,251 | 25% earn more than this |
| 50th · median | $140,744 | The typical executive |
| 25th | $70,221 | 25% earn less than this |
| 10th | $22,497 | 10% of executives earn less than this |
How the package is built.
The typical pay structure across 232 organizations with full Schedule J reporting (45% of the 520 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.
California pays $11,156 more than the median COO compensation in community improvement & capacity building nationally.
The ten highest-paid community improvement & capacity building COOs by filing.
| # | Organization | Location | Total compensation | Filing year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Securities Industry And Financial | New York, NY | $1,433,273 | 2023 |
| 02 | American Property Casualty Insurance Association | Chicago, IL | $1,034,466 | 2023 |
| 03 | Enterprise Community Partners Inc | Columbia, MD | $842,264 | 2024 |
| 04 | North American Electric Reliability Corp | Washington, DC | $786,017 | 2024 |
| 05 | Structured Finance Industry Group Inc | Washington, DC | $760,724 | 2023 |
| 06 | Association Of International Certified | Durham, NC | $741,713 | 2023 |
| 07 | Ll Global Inc | Windsor, CT | $736,862 | 2023 |
| 08 | Federation Of Employers And Workers | Bay City, TX | $719,260 | 2024 |
| 09 | Mgma-Acmpe | Englewood, CO | $710,252 | 2023 |
| 10 | Credit Union National Association Inc | Washington, DC | $687,852 | 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 community improvement & capacity building nonprofits in that revenue band updates live.