THE AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION (AERA), A NATIONAL RESEARCH SOCIETY, STRIVES TO ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT EDUCATION, TO ENCOURAGE SCHOLARLY INQUIRY RELATED TO EDUCATION, AND TO PROMOTE THE USE OF RESEARCH TO IMPROVE EDUCATION AND SERVE THE PUBLIC GOOD.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 7 reported individuals · Filing year 2024
- Base
- $376k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $16k
- Base
- $182k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $16k
- Base
- $179k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $16k
- Base
- $179k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $16k
- Base
- $178k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $16k
- Base
- $167k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $16k
- Base
- $160k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $16k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Executive Director | $376k | — | — | $16k | $430k $457k |
Senior Advisor highest compensated employee | $182k | — | — | $16k | $215k $228k |
Director of Professional Development | $179k | — | — | $16k | $213k $226k |
Director of Communications/outreach highest compensated employee | $179k | — | — | $16k | $213k $226k |
Assoc. Exec. Dir., Programs & Policy highest compensated employee | $178k | — | — | $16k | $212k $225k |
Director of Meetings highest compensated employee | $167k | — | — | $16k | $200k $212k |
Dir. of Finance & Administration officer (unspecified) | $160k | — | — | $16k | $194k $206k |
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 32 unpaid individuals.
Up 4%
from 2023
From $415k in 2023 to $430k in 2024.
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.
Revenue and expenses over time
AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
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