Where the middle 50% lands.
Half earn between $130k and $338k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $452k, roughly 2.0 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.
| Percentile | Total comp | Means |
|---|---|---|
| 90th | $452,234 | Top 10% of earners |
| 75th | $338,414 | 25% earn more than this |
| 50th · median | $225,309 | The typical executive |
| 25th | $130,320 | 25% earn less than this |
| 10th | $78,461 | 10% of executives earn less than this |
How the package is built.
The typical pay structure across 88 organizations with full Schedule J reporting (67% of the 131 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 science & technology, ranked by typical pay.
The ten highest-paid science & technology COOs by filing.
| # | Organization | Location | Total compensation | Filing year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | The Allen Institute For Artificial | Seattle, WA | $1,146,109 | 2023 |
| 02 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | $683,319 | 2023 |
| 03 | Analysis And Resilience Center For | Arlington, VA | $634,430 | 2023 |
| 04 | American Chemical Society | Washington, DC | $602,900 | 2024 |
| 05 | American Type Culture Collection | Manassas, VA | $601,067 | 2024 |
| 06 | Advanced Technology International | Summerville, SC | $553,491 | 2023 |
| 07 | Fermi Research Alliance Llc | Batavia, IL | $527,794 | 2023 |
| 08 | Us Civilian Research & Development | Arlington, VA | $521,919 | 2023 |
| 09 | National Academy Of Sciences | Washington, DC | $515,018 | 2023 |
| 10 | National Center For Defense Manufacturing And Machining | Johnstown, PA | $470,068 | 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 science & technology nonprofits in that revenue band updates live.