Where the middle 50% lands.
Half earn between $93k and $184k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $213k, roughly 1.5 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.
| Percentile | Total comp | Means |
|---|---|---|
| 90th | $213,228 | Top 10% of earners |
| 75th | $184,021 | 25% earn more than this |
| 50th · median | $142,819 | The typical executive |
| 25th | $92,686 | 25% earn less than this |
| 10th | $33,857 | 10% of executives earn less than this |
How the package is built.
The typical pay structure across 77 organizations with full Schedule J reporting (46% of the 166 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 crime & legal-related, ranked by typical pay.
The ten highest-paid crime & legal-related COOs by filing.
| # | Organization | Location | Total compensation | Filing year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Justice Resource Institute Inc | Needham, MA | $532,654 | 2023 |
| 02 | Criminal Justice Reform Foundation | New York, NY | $479,353 | 2023 |
| 03 | Concordance | St Louis, MO | $412,826 | 2023 |
| 04 | Westminster Ingleside King Farm | Rockville, MD | $345,209 | 2023 |
| 05 | Committee For Children | Seattle, WA | $326,061 | 2023 |
| 06 | Join Freeworld Inc | Austin, TX | $282,706 | 2024 |
| 07 | The National Center For Missing And Exploited Children | Alexandria, VA | $280,869 | 2024 |
| 08 | Prison Fellowship International | Washington, DC | $245,068 | 2023 |
| 09 | Northside Achievement Zone | Minneapolis, MN | $237,134 | 2023 |
| 10 | The Bail Project Inc | Venice, CA | $228,473 | 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 crime & legal-related nonprofits in that revenue band updates live.