A chief operating officer (COOs) is the Robin to the CEO’s Batman, often a startup’s second-in-command and a virtuoso at juggling many responsibilities at once.
Analysis
July 21, 2022
How much do COOs get paid?
Sifted digs into the salary data of 81 COOs.
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Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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