Operations salaries
Salary benchmarks for 4 Operations occupations at Southern California nonprofits, from 35 posted salary ranges, cross-checked against IRS Form 990 filings.
Based on 35 postings across 4 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.
By county
(click a header to sort)| County | Postings | 25th | Median | 75th |
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ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): Ventura (1), Kern (1), San Bernardino (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
| $50M-$100M | $77,500 | 17 postings |
| $100M+ | $78,000 | 9 postings |
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): $2M-$10M (2), $10M-$20M (2), $20M-$50M (4).
By subsector
| Human Services | $81,500 | 6 postings |
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations (1), Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy (1), Arts, Culture & Humanities (2), Employment (1), Animal-Related (3), Education (1), Health Care (2), Food, Agriculture & Nutrition (1), Mental Health & Crisis Intervention (2), Youth Development (3).
By seniority
| Manager | $79,250 | 12 postings |
| Specialist | $46,800 | 6 postings |
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): Vice President (1), Senior (2), Director (4), Lead (1), Senior Manager (1), Executive (1), Staff (3), Coordinator (3), Supervisor (1).
Organizations hiring now
ChrysalisLos Angeles County · Budget $50M-$100M$43,680–$80,000View org →
Easterseals of Southern CaliforniaOrange County · Budget $100M+$76,960–$240,000View org →
Jewish Family Service of San DiegoSan Diego County · Budget $50M-$100M$70,000–$90,000View org →
Child Care Resource CenterLos Angeles County · Budget $100M+$41,600View org →
APLA HealthLos Angeles County · Budget $50M-$100M$52,000View org →
ACLU of San Diego & Imperial CountiesSan Diego County · Budget $2M-$10M$85,000–$98,000View org →
Brilliant CornersBudget $50M-$100M$80,000–$82,000View org →
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Redlands - RiversideSan Bernardino County · Budget $10M-$20M$45,760View org →Occupations in this category
Actual compensation (IRS Form 990)
| $2M-$10M | $150,203 | 35 employees |
| $10M-$20M | $163,064 | 33 employees |
| $20M-$50M | $180,976 | 69 employees |
| $50M-$100M | $220,881 | 46 employees |
| $100M+ | $327,364 | 72 employees |
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): <$2M (2). Reported compensation of incumbents from the most recent Form 990 filings — actual pay, not posted ranges.
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