Director of Operations, Nonprofit and Social Impact

Manages a team responsible for running day-to-day operations for nonprofit and social impact organizations.

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Compensation by seniority

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Median

$175k

Mean

$182k

10th–90th pct

$133k–$241k

Observations

738

Confidence: 34% · based on 738 simulated observations · last updated 7/27/2026

Historical trend & projection

Median total compensation at the typical seniority level for this role, 2021–2025, projected forward under three scenarios.

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Common skills

People Management

Core

Strategic Planning

Core

Process Improvement

Education requirements

Share of postings that require or prefer each level — a signal of typical hiring bars, not a hard rule.

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Bachelor's Degree

54% require · 28% prefer

Master's Degree

8% require · 32% prefer

No College

21% require · 8% prefer

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Common next roles

Director of Development, Nonprofit and Social Impact-12.5%Nonprofit and Social Impact Operations Specialist-54.7%Nonprofit and Social Impact Administrative Coordinator-53.9%Nonprofit and Social Impact Outreach Coordinator-49.1%Nonprofit and Social Impact Development Officer-49.0%

Common previous roles

Nonprofit and Social Impact Administrative Coordinator-117.1%Nonprofit and Social Impact Operations Specialist-121.0%Nonprofit and Social Impact Outreach Coordinator-96.5%Nonprofit and Social Impact Development Officer-96.1%Director of Development, Nonprofit and Social Impact-14.3%

Demand snapshot

Active openings (simulated)783

Posting growth-14.3%

Median days to fill45 days

Simulated

Employed (US, simulated)31,625

Projected growth1.6%/yr

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Role characteristics

Remote-friendliness40%

Automation exposure15%

Sources & freshness

Compensation and demand figures on this page are simulated demo data, deterministically generated for this build of CareerAtlas — not verified real-world observations.

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