District of Columbia / DHS / Chief Operating Officer
Job-title file
Lead staff and operations — set priorities, allocate resources, and oversee program delivery.
1 employees hold this title in DHS. Median total compensation for the role is $197,829, above the department median of $89,329.
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Chief Operating Officer is held in 16 District of Columbia departments. In DHS, the median of $197,829 ranks #2 of 16.
Median total compensation for the Chief Operating Officer role in other District of Columbiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
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This role is reported in 5 jurisdictions. In District of Columbia, the median of $193,191 ranks #3 of 5. See Chief Operating Officer across all of District of Columbia →
Median total compensation for comparable Chief Operating Officerroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
Record list
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Chief Operating Officer/DHS
Source-specific fields
At DHS, Tania Mortensen serves as a Chief Operating Officer. They have served since 2013 (about 11 years). Their 2024 pay totaled $197,829. They are classified at grade 10.