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Executive Leadership salaries

Salary benchmarks for 3 Executive Leadership occupations at Southern California nonprofits, from 3 posted salary ranges, cross-checked against IRS Form 990 filings.

Based on 3 postings across 3 occupationsMedian only — under 10 postings✓ Verified against IRS Form 990

nis the number of individual job postings a figure is calculated from. The more postings behind a number, the more you can trust it. We never publish anything based on fewer than 5.

Median posted salary

$160,000

Organizations hiring now

The People ConcernLos Angeles County · Budget $50M-$100M$140,000–$160,000View org →

Walden Family ServicesSan Diego County · Budget $10M-$20M$145,000–$175,000View org →

Occupations in this category

Executive Director / CEO (IRS Form 990)	344	$240,544
Chief Operating Officer (IRS Form 990)	104	$204,474
Chief of Staff (IRS Form 990)	15	$212,632

Actual compensation (IRS Form 990)

<$2M	$115,695	39 employees
$2M-$10M	$191,801	109 employees
$10M-$20M	$227,302	75 employees
$20M-$50M	$250,038	125 employees
$50M-$100M	$340,074	57 employees
$100M+	$503,487	55 employees

ⓘReported compensation of incumbents from the most recent Form 990 filings — actual pay, not posted ranges.

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Figures reflect 3 salary observations from public job postings across 10 Southern California counties, 2024–2026, annualized (hourly × 2,080) with titles standardized to a nonprofit occupation taxonomy. Percentiles are published only when an occupation reaches 10 observations. No cell is shown for any group with fewer than 5. Executive figures are cross-checked against IRS Form 990. Data through July 12, 2026. Slugs, canonical URLs, and structured data are stable across rebuilds.