Where the middle 50% lands.
Half earn between $63k and $159k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $220k, roughly 1.8 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.
| Percentile | Total comp | Means |
|---|---|---|
| 90th | $220,116 | Top 10% of earners |
| 75th | $159,063 | 25% earn more than this |
| 50th · median | $123,484 | The typical executive |
| 25th | $63,013 | 25% earn less than this |
| 10th | $16,200 | 10% of executives earn less than this |
How the package is built.
The typical pay structure across 50 organizations with full Schedule J reporting (33% of the 152 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 food, agriculture & nutrition, ranked by typical pay.
The ten highest-paid food, agriculture & nutrition COOs by filing.
| # | Organization | Location | Total compensation | Filing year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Western Association Of Food Chains Inc | Yorba Linda, CA | $520,155 | 2023 |
| 02 | Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | $400,541 | 2023 |
| 03 | City Harvest Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $399,353 | 2023 |
| 04 | Foundation For Food And Agriculture | Washington, DC | $353,417 | 2023 |
| 05 | Second Harvest Food Bank | Irvine, CA | $275,223 | 2023 |
| 06 | Second Harvest Food Bank Of Middle Tn | Nashville, TN | $266,288 | 2023 |
| 07 | Citymeals-On-Wheels | New York, NY | $258,537 | 2023 |
| 08 | International Water Management Institute | Alexandria, VA | $252,436 | 2023 |
| 09 | Gleaners Community Food Bank | Detroit, MI | $250,899 | 2023 |
| 10 | Textile Exchange | Lamesa, TX | $227,471 | 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 food, agriculture & nutrition nonprofits in that revenue band updates live.