Where the middle 50% lands.
Half earn between $102k and $211k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $287k, roughly 1.9 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.
| Percentile | Total comp | Means |
|---|---|---|
| 90th | $286,525 | Top 10% of earners |
| 75th | $210,998 | 25% earn more than this |
| 50th · median | $147,158 | The typical executive |
| 25th | $102,368 | 25% earn less than this |
| 10th | $36,251 | 10% of executives earn less than this |
How the package is built.
The typical pay structure across 134 organizations with full Schedule J reporting (49% of the 275 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 $11,620 more than the median COO compensation in environment nationally.
The ten highest-paid environment COOs by filing.
| # | Organization | Location | Total compensation | Filing year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Iso New England Inc | Holyoke, MA | $2,471,096 | 2024 |
| 02 | World Wildlife Fund Inc | Washington, DC | $704,659 | 2023 |
| 03 | Clearpath Inc | Washington, DC | $558,349 | 2024 |
| 04 | New York Botanical Garden | Bronx, NY | $543,018 | 2023 |
| 05 | Sustainable Ocean Alliance Inc | San Francisco, CA | $526,787 | 2023 |
| 06 | Ducks Unlimited Inc | Memphis, TN | $524,460 | 2023 |
| 07 | Conservation International Foundation | Arlington, VA | $467,598 | 2023 |
| 08 | Elemental Excelerator Inc | Honolulu, HI | $439,620 | 2024 |
| 09 | Coalition For Green Capital D/B/A American Green Bank Consortium | Washington, DC | $420,873 | 2024 |
| 10 | Us Green Building Council Inc | Washington, DC | $419,438 | 2024 |
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 environment nonprofits in that revenue band updates live.
{sector} {role} pay, answered
- How much does a Environment nonprofit COO make?
- The median total compensation for a COO at a environment nonprofit is $147,158, based on 275 organizations in IRS Form 990 filings. The middle 50% fall between $102,368 and $210,998.
- What is the salary range for a COO in Environment nonprofits?
- Pay ranges from $102,368 at the 25th percentile to $210,998 at the 75th and $286,525 at the 90th. The spread reflects differences in organization size, budget, and region within the sector.
- Is this Environment compensation data reliable?
- Yes. It comes from IRS Form 990 filings, legal documents filed under penalty of perjury, not self-reported surveys. Figures cover 275 environment nonprofits reporting a COO.
- Why does Environment nonprofit COO pay differ from other sectors?
- Compensation reflects the typical organization size, revenue, and operating complexity of each sector. Larger, better-funded environment organizations pull the upper percentiles higher, while smaller ones anchor the lower end.