Where the middle 50% lands.
Half earn between $69k and $185k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $258k, roughly 2.0 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.
| Percentile | Total comp | Means |
|---|---|---|
| 90th | $257,566 | Top 10% of earners |
| 75th | $184,600 | 25% earn more than this |
| 50th · median | $129,581 | The typical executive |
| 25th | $69,363 | 25% earn less than this |
| 10th | $23,348 | 10% of executives earn less than this |
How the package is built.
The typical pay structure across 690 organizations with full Schedule J reporting (38% of the 1,801 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.
New Jersey pays $29,778 more than the median COO compensation in human services nationally.
The ten highest-paid human services COOs by filing.
| # | Organization | Location | Total compensation | Filing year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Humangood Socal | Duarte, CA | $1,147,903 | 2024 |
| 02 | Isabella Geriatric Center Inc | New York, NY | $711,907 | 2023 |
| 03 | Panorama | Lacey, WA | $673,051 | 2023 |
| 04 | Chapters Health System Inc | Temple Terrace, FL | $660,960 | 2023 |
| 05 | Pacific Retirement Services Inc | Medford, OR | $594,191 | 2023 |
| 06 | Mjhs Hospice And Palliative Care Inc | New York, NY | $563,048 | 2023 |
| 07 | Samaritan Health Services | Corvallis, OR | $553,945 | 2023 |
| 08 | Lenbrook Square Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | $526,071 | 2023 |
| 09 | Trustbridge Inc | West Palm Beach, FL | $525,340 | 2023 |
| 10 | Lifespace Communities Inc | Dallas, TX | $524,675 | 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 human services nonprofits in that revenue band updates live.