ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH

Mission

AURA PROVIDES INNOVATIVE, OPEN RESOURCES TO ENABLE DISCOVERY AND EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH, TO UNIFY THE ASTROPHYSICS COMMUNITIES, AND TO PROMOTE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF OUR UNIVERSE AND THE BENEFITS OF SCIENTIFIC EXPLORATION.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Schedule J · 23 reported individuals · Filing year 2023

Base salaryBonusOther compensationBenefits

Base salary	Bonus	Other compensation	Benefits	Executive compensation
President chief executive officer $634k
Interim Director, Stsci key employee $450k
Astronomer highest compensated employee $445k
VP for Science vice president $407k
Director, Nso (thru 7/24) key employee $395k
Noirlab Director key employee $394k
VP of Operations/cfo vice president $375k
VP Programs vice president $355k
Acting Dep. Dir. - Stsci (thru 2/24) key employee $354k
Vr Construction - Project highest compensated employee $348k
VP for Special Projects vice president $333k
Associate Director - Science key employee $331k
Norilab Deputy Director key employee $329k
VP for Corporate Strategy vice president $329k
Nso - Assoc. Director - Dk highest compensated employee $328k
Rubin Ops Construction Director highest compensated employee $322k
Noirlab - Gemini/stsci Director key employee $320k
Assoicate Dir. Eng. & IT (thru 9/24) key employee $308k
Operations Director chief operating officer $296k
Associate Director - Admin key employee $240k
CSO (thru 8/24) key employee $210k
Director - Corp Governance director (operational) $200k
Chief of Staff key employee $191k