Operations salaries
Salary benchmarks for 6 Operations occupations at Southern California nonprofits, from 139 posted salary ranges, cross-checked against IRS Form 990 filings.
Based on 139 postings across 6 occupations✓ Full range shown (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.
Most postings here are hourly; median posted rate is $24.00/hour.
By county
(click a header to sort)| County | Postings | 25th | Median | 75th |
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ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): Ventura (1), Riverside (1), Santa Barbara (2). 25th/75th percentiles appear only where a county has 10+ postings (shown as “N/A” otherwise, since a low count makes those edges unreliable).
By organization budget
| $10M-$20M | $83,200 | 5 postings |
| $20M-$50M | $72,902 | 15 postings |
| $50M-$100M | $73,840 | 47 postings |
| $100M+ | $54,912 | 67 postings |
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): $2M-$10M (1).
By subsector
| Arts, Culture & Humanities | $71,820 | 6 postings |
| Mental Health & Crisis Intervention | $59,280 | 7 postings |
| Human Services | $57,200 | 43 postings |
| Health Care | $56,160 | 15 postings |
| Youth Development | $41,600 | 14 postings |
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations (1), Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy (1), Housing & Shelter (1), Employment (1), Crime & Legal-Related (1), Education (4), Animal-Related (4), Religion-Related (2), Food, Agriculture & Nutrition (4), International, Foreign Affairs & National Security (1).
By career level
| Entry / Support | $54,080 | 15 postings |
| Staff / Specialist | $53,560 | 72 postings |
| Manager / Supervisor | $78,350 | 46 postings |
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): Director (4), VP / Executive (2).
Organizations hiring now
YMCA of San Diego CountySan Diego County · Budget $100M+$35,360–$87,360View org →
Easterseals of Southern CaliforniaOrange County · Budget $100M+$70,304–$114,400View org →
Child Care Resource CenterLos Angeles County · Budget $100M+$3,669–$89,440View org →
Clinica Sierra VistaKern County · Budget $100M+$47,840–$96,065View org →
Brilliant CornersBudget $50M-$100M$70,400–$86,000View org →
San Diego Center for ChildrenSan Diego County · Budget $20M-$50M$45,760–$75,500View org →
Community Action Partnership of KernKern County · Budget $100M+$39,520–$72,800View org →
MAACSan Diego County · Budget $50M-$100M$75,000–$110,000View org →Occupations in this category
Actual compensation (IRS Form 990)
| $2M-$10M | $153,556 | 33 employees |
| $10M-$20M | $165,061 | 32 employees |
| $20M-$50M | $175,428 | 66 employees |
| $50M-$100M | $223,332 | 60 employees |
| $100M+ | $306,764 | 67 employees |
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): <$2M (4). Reported compensation of incumbents from the most recent Form 990 filings — actual pay, not posted ranges.
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