Where the middle 50% lands.
Half earn between $52k and $191k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $315k, roughly 2.6 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.
| Percentile | Total comp | Means |
|---|---|---|
| 90th | $315,235 | Top 10% of earners |
| 75th | $191,225 | 25% earn more than this |
| 50th · median | $122,394 | The typical executive |
| 25th | $52,137 | 25% earn less than this |
| 10th | $12,257 | 10% of executives earn less than this |
How the package is built.
The typical pay structure across 94 organizations with full Schedule J reporting (34% of the 277 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 recreation & sports, ranked by typical pay.
The ten highest-paid recreation & sports COOs by filing.
| # | Organization | Location | Total compensation | Filing year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Eagle Point Golf Club Inc | Wilmington, NC | $1,093,579 | 2024 |
| 02 | Usta National Tennis Center Incorporated | Purchase, NY | $1,084,915 | 2023 |
| 03 | The Jockey Club | New York, NY | $1,004,834 | 2023 |
| 04 | United States Olympic And Paralympic | Los Angeles, CA | $718,548 | 2023 |
| 05 | Los Angeles Organizing Committee For The | Los Angeles, CA | $703,267 | 2023 |
| 06 | The Club At Mediterra Inc | Naples, FL | $665,359 | 2023 |
| 07 | Usa Track & Field Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $664,581 | 2023 |
| 08 | United States Olympic And Paralympic | Colorado Springs, CO | $645,229 | 2024 |
| 09 | The Hudson National Golf Club Inc | Croton On Hudson, NY | $520,978 | 2023 |
| 10 | Elderhostel Inc | Boston, MA | $475,758 | 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 recreation & sports nonprofits in that revenue band updates live.