TO ADVANCE ANTHROPOLOGY AS THE SCIENCE THAT STUDIES HUMANKIND IN ALL ITS ASPECTS, THROUGH ARCHEOLOGICAL, BIOLOGICAL, ETHNOLOGICAL, AND LINGUISTIC RESEARCH; AND TO FURTHER THE PROFESSIONAL INTEREST OF AMERICAN ANTHROPOLOGIST, INCLUDING THE DISSEMINATION OF ANTHROPOLOGY KNOWLEDGE AND ITS USE TO SOLVE HUMAN PROBLEMS.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 6 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
| Base salary | Bonus | Other compensation | Benefits | Executive compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Deputy Executive Director director (operational) $205k $225k | |||||
Director of Meetings, Conferences & Membership highest compensated employee $157k $172k | |||||
Senior Director of External Relations highest compensated employee $155k $170k | |||||
Director of Technology highest compensated employee $132k $145k | |||||
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 23 unpaid individuals.
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