COMPETITIVE ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE (CEI) IS A NON-PROFIT PUBLIC POLICY ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE PRINCIPLES OF FREE ENTERPRISE AND LIMITED GOVERNMENT. WE BELIEVE THAT CONSUMERS ARE BEST HELPED NOT BY GOVERNMENT REGULATION BUT BY BEING ALLOWED TO MAKE THEIR OWN CHOICES IN A FREE MARKETPLACE.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 9 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
- Base
- $302k
- Bonus
- $45k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $26k
- Base
- $177k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $29k
- Base
- $183k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $8k
- Base
- $151k
- Bonus
- $3k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $27k
- Base
- $141k
- Bonus
- $11k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $7k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
President | $302k | $45k | — | $26k | $379k $416k |
Fred L. Smith Fellow highest compensated employee | $177k | — | — | $29k | $209k $229k |
Senior Fellow highest compensated employee | $183k | — | — | $8k | $195k $213k |
Vice President for Strategy vice president | $151k | $3k | — | $27k | $184k $202k |
Director of Center for Tech & Inno. highest compensated employee | $141k | $11k | — | $7k | $161k $176k |
General Counsel officer (unspecified) | — | — | — | — | $145k $159k |
Director of Events director (operational) | — | — | — | — | $142k $156k |
VP of Administration vice president | — | — | — | — | $141k $155k |
Vice President of Communications vice president | — | — | — | — | $135k $148k |
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 8 unpaid individuals.
Up 24%
from 2022
From $306k in 2022 to $379k in 2023.
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
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