Where the middle 50% lands.
Half earn between $114k and $243k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $409k, roughly 2.5 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.
| Percentile | Total comp | Means |
|---|---|---|
| 90th | $409,232 | Top 10% of earners |
| 75th | $242,714 | 25% earn more than this |
| 50th · median | $161,765 | The typical executive |
| 25th | $113,535 | 25% earn less than this |
| 10th | $35,534 | 10% of executives earn less than this |
How the package is built.
The typical pay structure across 99 organizations with full Schedule J reporting (55% of the 179 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 public & societal benefit, ranked by typical pay.
The ten highest-paid public & societal benefit COOs by filing.
| # | Organization | Location | Total compensation | Filing year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | New York Independent System Operator Inc | Rensselaer, NY | $1,119,084 | 2023 |
| 02 | National Association Of Corporate | Arlington, VA | $716,177 | 2024 |
| 03 | American National Standards Institute | New York, NY | $709,642 | 2023 |
| 04 | Island Peer Review Organization Inc | New Hyde Park, NY | $690,629 | 2023 |
| 05 | Texas Guaranteed Student Loan | Round Rock, TX | $640,530 | 2023 |
| 06 | Underwriters Laboratories Inc | Evanston, IL | $574,527 | 2023 |
| 07 | Electric Reliability Council Of Texas | Austin, TX | $570,066 | 2023 |
| 08 | Addition Financial Credit Union | Lake Mary, FL | $562,392 | 2023 |
| 09 | Consortium Management Group Inc | Bedminster, NJ | $520,734 | 2023 |
| 10 | The Heritage Foundation | Washington, DC | $509,956 | 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 public & societal benefit nonprofits in that revenue band updates live.