What does a nonprofit Program Coordinator do?
A program coordinator organizes the day-to-day delivery of a program: scheduling, enrolling participants, working with volunteers and partners, and tracking results. The job usually sits below a program manager or director. This page covers the titles Program Coordinator and Programs Coordinator.
These wages come from the May 2025 wage survey of employers run by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, for the occupation Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other. They are wages for regular hours, before benefits and overtime. The national figure is for nonprofit organizations such as churches, foundations, advocacy groups and civic and professional associations, because the survey does not report nonprofits as a group of their own.
Why nonprofit Program Coordinator pay varies
Wages for a Program Coordinator depend on where the job is and what kind of employer it is with. The same job pays differently in a high cost-of-living city, a small town, a hospital and a community group.
The survey reports wages by state and by industry, and both move the numbers. Narrow the range to your state and sector in the panel above to see wages closer to your job.
How does Program Coordinator pay compare to other roles?
Median pay for related nonprofit roles.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does a nonprofit Program Coordinator make?
- The typical program coordinator earns $53,560 a year in wages, and the middle half earn between $44,740 and $65,280. These wages come from the federal government's May 2025 survey of employers (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics), nationwide and for nonprofit organizations such as churches, foundations, advocacy groups and civic and professional associations.
- Where does the Program Coordinator pay range come from?
- It comes from the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025 release. The survey asks employers what they pay people in each occupation, and Lucido uses the occupation Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other for this role. It measures wages: pay for regular hours, before benefits and overtime. The national range uses the survey's figure for nonprofit organizations such as churches, foundations, advocacy groups and civic and professional associations.
- Is the Program Coordinator pay range for nonprofits?
- Yes, for the national range. It uses the survey's figure for nonprofit organizations such as churches, foundations, advocacy groups, civic clubs and professional associations. The survey does not report nonprofits as a group of their own, so this is the closest nonprofit figure it publishes. If you narrow the range to a sector, it uses that sector's industry, which can include for-profit employers, such as in health care. The organizations listed further down are nonprofits that name this role, but their amounts are not typical pay for it.
- Can I see Program Coordinator pay by organization size?
- No. The survey does not report wages by the size of the employer, so Lucido does not show a size breakdown for this role.
- How does Program Coordinator pay compare to other nonprofit roles?
- The typical Program Coordinator earns $53,560 a year in wages. Related roles: Program Manager at $71,090, Program Officer at $70,031, Project Manager at $74,712. Differences reflect scope of responsibility, market demand, and typical organization size for each role.
- How do I know if I'm underpaid as a nonprofit Program Coordinator?
- Compare your wages to the range. The typical Program Coordinator earns $53,560 a year, with the middle half between $44,740 and $65,280. If your wages sit below $44,740, you are in the bottom quarter for the role nationally and may be underpaid; if they are above $65,280, you are in the top quarter. Location and industry move these numbers, so narrow the range to your state and sector before drawing conclusions.