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Chief Operating Officer salary: median $150,000 a year

Chief Operating Officer listings that state pay run from $137,500 to $215,000 for the middle half, based on 25 current job listings. 172 chief operating officer roles are open now.

Chief Operating Officer pay range

From 25 open listings that state pay. Annual, in US dollars.

Lower quarter
$137,500
Median
$150,000
Upper quarter
$215,000

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How much does a chief operating officer make?
Among 25 open chief operating officer listings that state pay, the median is $150,000 a year, and half of listings fall between $137,500 and $215,000.
Where does this chief operating officer pay data come from?
From current job listings on employers’ own career sites that state a pay range. Hourly pay is converted at 2,080 hours a year, and a listing’s midpoint is used. Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.

Chief Operating Officer is one of the ways chief operating officer is written. The Chief Operating Officer (COO) role page counts every spelling together: pay, best industries and states, skills and AI skills.

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