Where the middle 50% lands.
Half earn between $102k and $204k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $294k, roughly 2.0 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.
| Percentile | Total comp | Means |
|---|---|---|
| 90th | $293,591 | Top 10% of earners |
| 75th | $204,259 | 25% earn more than this |
| 50th · median | $144,555 | The typical executive |
| 25th | $101,909 | 25% earn less than this |
| 10th | $43,446 | 10% of executives earn less than this |
How the package is built.
The typical pay structure across 667 organizations with full Schedule J reporting (46% of the 1,464 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.
Virginia pays $30,595 more than the median COO compensation in education nationally.
The ten highest-paid education COOs by filing.
| # | Organization | Location | Total compensation | Filing year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Chapman University | Orange, CA | $1,298,858 | 2023 |
| 02 | The University Of Texastexas A&M Investment Management Company | Austin, TX | $1,069,839 | 2023 |
| 03 | Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai | New York, NY | $934,054 | 2023 |
| 04 | United Negro College Fund Inc | Washington, DC | $900,475 | 2023 |
| 05 | Health Science Center At Brooklyn | Brooklyn, NY | $834,948 | 2023 |
| 06 | Emory Group Return | Atlanta, GA | $775,713 | 2023 |
| 07 | Gemological Institute Of America Inc | Carlsbad, CA | $692,086 | 2023 |
| 08 | Multilateral Endowment Management | Edmond, OK | $619,650 | 2023 |
| 09 | Institute Of Electrical And Electronics Engineers Inc | Piscataway, NJ | $596,710 | 2024 |
| 10 | Emory University | Atlanta, GA | $580,655 | 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 education nonprofits in that revenue band updates live.