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Updated through 2024NTEE I · Crime & Legal-Related

Crime & Legal-Related nonprofitCOO salaries

Based on 190 organizations from 2022 – 2024. Each org counted once at its most recent filing. Sourced directly from IRS Form 990, Schedule J.

Median total compensation
$137,332
The median crime & legal-related coo earns $137,332 in total reported compensation.
Median across all 190 crime & legal-related nonprofits filing a Form 990, from the smallest to the largest
25th pct
$89k
75th pct
$190k
90th pct
$228k
190 organizations · 2022 – 2024
Percentile distribution

Where the middle 50% lands.

Half earn between $89k and $190k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $228k, roughly 1.7 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.

PercentileTotal compMeans
90th$228,488Top 10% of earners
75th$190,13125% earn more than this
50th · median$137,332The typical executive
25th$88,81825% earn less than this
10th$33,91610% of executives earn less than this
How pay is structured

How the package is built.

The typical pay structure across 90 organizations with full Schedule J reporting (47% of the 190 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%.

$196,240
typical total · 2024
Median total compensation in the subset. The dollar amounts below show what each share works out to on a package this size.
85%
8%
Base salary
85.1% of total
$167,000
Bonus & incentive
2.1% of total
$4,121
Retirement & deferred
3.2% of total
$6,280
Benefits
8.4% of total
$16,484
Other reportable
1.0% of total
$1,962
Shares are averaged across organizations, so they sum to ~100%. Dollar amounts are illustrative (share% of typical total) and don't reflect any specific org.
How this compares

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

Geography

Pay varies by state.

State-level medians for COOs in crime & legal-related, ranked by typical pay.

Top 10 states · Crime & Legal-Related COO median
Top-paying organizations

The ten highest-paid crime & legal-related COOs by filing.

#OrganizationLocationTotal compensationFiling year
01Justice Resource Institute IncNeedham, MA$532,6542023
02Criminal Justice Reform FoundationNew York, NY$479,3532023
03ConcordanceSt Louis, MO$412,8262023
04Nexus Family HealingPlymouth, MN$409,3952024
05Westminster Ingleside King Farm Presbyterian Retirement Communities IncRockville, MD$345,2092023
06Committee For ChildrenSeattle, WA$326,0612023
07American Bar Association Fund For Justice And EducationChicago, IL$300,7192023
08Dream Machine Innovation LabLos Angeles, CA$295,8992024
09The Legal Aid SocietyNew York, NY$293,4732023
10The Bronx DefendersBronx, NY$289,5192023

Total includes base, bonus, other reportable, and deferred/retirement compensation per Schedule J.

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What does a $X org pay?

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Median COO comp · $1M – $10M
$124,968
80 organizations in this band
Percentile range for your band
25th percentile$72,481
50th percentile$124,968
75th percentile$184,953
Questions

{sector} {role} pay, answered

How much does a Crime & Legal-Related nonprofit COO make?
The median total compensation for a COO at a crime & legal-related nonprofit is $137,332, based on 190 organizations in IRS Form 990 filings. The middle 50% fall between $88,818 and $190,131.
What is the salary range for a COO in Crime & Legal-Related nonprofits?
Pay ranges from $88,818 at the 25th percentile to $190,131 at the 75th and $228,488 at the 90th. The spread reflects differences in organization size, budget, and region within the sector.
Is this Crime & Legal-Related compensation data reliable?
Yes. It comes from IRS Form 990 filings, legal documents filed under penalty of perjury, not self-reported surveys. Figures cover 190 crime & legal-related nonprofits reporting a COO.
Why does Crime & Legal-Related nonprofit COO pay differ from other sectors?
Compensation reflects the typical organization size, revenue, and operating complexity of each sector. Larger, better-funded crime & legal-related organizations pull the upper percentiles higher, while smaller ones anchor the lower end.