Operations
Operations Director salary
Senior operations leadership (Director/VP of Operations). Based on 6 job-posting observations from Southern California nonprofits, reconciled with IRS filings.
Based on 6 postingsMedian 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
$105,230
Operations ladderCareer path
The generalist path to running the organization's back office: coordinate logistics and vendors, then manage facilities, systems and administrative staff, then direct operations across sites, then take the number-two seat. Project management and operations analysis are parallel specialist tracks.
- Step 1Operations Coordinator$54,080median of 23 postings
- Step 2Operations Manager$77,500median of 26 postings
- Step 3 · this pageOperations Director$105,230median of 6 postings
- Step 4Chief Operating OfficerNot enough postings yet
Each rung shows the posted-salary median from its own page. The rungs span more than one job function, so they never all appear under Related occupations.
Actual compensation (IRS Form 990)
| $2M-$10M | $156,841 | 32 employees |
| $10M-$20M | $165,061 | 32 employees |
| $20M-$50M | $178,905 | 63 employees |
| $50M-$100M | $223,939 | 59 employees |
| $100M+ | $312,406 | 66 employees |
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): <$2M (3). Reported compensation of incumbents from the most recent Form 990 filings — actual pay, not posted ranges.
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