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Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 12 reported individuals · Filing year 2024
- Base
- $254k
- Bonus
- $35k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $17k
- Base
- $225k
- Bonus
- $50k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $2k
- Base
- $181k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $8k
- Base
- $180k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $9k
- Base
- $163k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $9k
- Base
- $169k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $938
- Base
- $155k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $1k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Executive Editor key employee | $254k | $35k | — | $17k | $310k $332k |
Chief Digital Officer key employee | $225k | $50k | — | $2k | $282k $302k |
Controller highest compensated employee | $181k | — | — | $8k | $192k $206k |
Washington Bureau Chief highest compensated employee | $180k | — | — | $9k | $190k $204k |
Managing Editor highest compensated employee | $163k | — | — | $9k | $175k $187k |
Editorial Director highest compensated employee | $169k | — | — | $938 | $172k $184k |
City Hall Reporter highest compensated employee | $155k | — | — | $1k | $156k $167k |
President - Thru 09/2024 | — | — | — | — | $39k $41k |
Treasurer - Thru 02/2025 | — | — | — | — | $38k $41k |
Secretary secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $30k $32k |
Treasurer - Beg. 03/2025 | — | — | — | — | $25k $27k |
President - Beg. 09/2024 | — | — | — | — | $6k $6k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 6 unpaid individuals.
Down 26%
from 2023
From $421k in 2023 to $310k in 2024.
Estimated with Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
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