Where the middle 50% lands.
Half earn between $106k and $217k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $361k, roughly 2.4 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.
| Percentile | Total comp | Means |
|---|---|---|
| 90th | $360,889 | Top 10% of earners |
| 75th | $217,005 | 25% earn more than this |
| 50th · median | $149,372 | The typical executive |
| 25th | $105,613 | 25% earn less than this |
| 10th | $31,315 | 10% of executives earn less than this |
How the package is built.
The typical pay structure across 46 organizations with full Schedule J reporting (51% of the 90 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 sectors.names.z, ranked by typical pay.
The ten highest-paid sectors.names.z COOs by filing.
| # | Organization | Location | Total compensation | Filing year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Src Inc | North Syracuse, NY | $1,321,464 | 2023 |
| 02 | Mortgage Bankers Association | Washington, DC | $955,446 | 2023 |
| 03 | Robert F Kennedy Center For Justice And Human Rights | Washington, DC | $537,090 | 2023 |
| 04 | Unidosus | Washington, DC | $495,426 | 2023 |
| 05 | Catalyst Inc | New York, NY | $437,424 | 2023 |
| 06 | New York State Technology Enterprise Corporation | Rome, NY | $422,811 | 2024 |
| 07 | City Year Inc | Boston, MA | $389,693 | 2023 |
| 08 | The One Campaign | Washington, DC | $373,067 | 2024 |
| 09 | New America Foundation | Washington, DC | $367,163 | 2024 |
| 10 | Borrego Community Health Foundation | Borrego Springs, CA | $360,192 | 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 sectors.names.z nonprofits in that revenue band updates live.
{sector} {role} pay, answered
- How much does a sectors.names.Z nonprofit COO make?
- The median total compensation for a COO at a sectors.names.z nonprofit is $149,372, based on 90 organizations in IRS Form 990 filings. The middle 50% fall between $105,613 and $217,005.
- What is the salary range for a COO in sectors.names.Z nonprofits?
- Pay ranges from $105,613 at the 25th percentile to $217,005 at the 75th and $360,889 at the 90th. The spread reflects differences in organization size, budget, and region within the sector.
- Is this sectors.names.Z compensation data reliable?
- Yes. It comes from IRS Form 990 filings, legal documents filed under penalty of perjury, not self-reported surveys. Figures cover 90 sectors.names.z nonprofits reporting a COO.
- Why does sectors.names.Z nonprofit COO pay differ from other sectors?
- Compensation reflects the typical organization size, revenue, and operating complexity of each sector. Larger, better-funded sectors.names.z organizations pull the upper percentiles higher, while smaller ones anchor the lower end.