The organization's primary exempt purpose is the management and operation of the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory ("Fermilab") in Batavia, Illinois, an international scientific user facility owned by the U.S. Department of Energy at which the fundamental nature of matter and energy is studied.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Part VII & Schedule J · 38 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at Science & Technology organizations nationwide.
- Base
- $629k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $69k
- Benefits
- $12k
- Base
- $496k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $1k
- Benefits
- $35k
- Base
- $447k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $48k
- Benefits
- —
- Base
- $347k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $18k
- Benefits
- $38k
- Base
- $350k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $25k
- Benefits
- —
- Base
- $297k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $63k
- Benefits
- $10k
- Base
- $322k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $4k
- Benefits
- $25k
- Base
- $322k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $4k
- Benefits
- $25k
- Base
- $324k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $3k
- Benefits
- $12k
- Base
- $324k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $3k
- Benefits
- $12k
- Base
- $303k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $4k
- Benefits
- $27k
- Base
- $303k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $4k
- Benefits
- $27k
- Base
- $250k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $26k
- Benefits
- $38k
- Base
- $268k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $1k
- Benefits
- $35k
- Base
- $259k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $652
- Benefits
- $40k
- Base
- $271k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $20k
- Benefits
- —
- Base
- $253k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $11k
- Benefits
- $27k
- Base
- $249k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $892
- Benefits
- $37k
- Base
- $240k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $629
- Benefits
- $35k
- Base
- $237k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $496
- Benefits
- $35k
- Base
- $223k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $23k
- Benefits
- $25k
- Base
- $239k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $3k
- Benefits
- $27k
- Base
- $252k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $1k
- Benefits
- $12k
- Base
- $283k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
- Base
- $205k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $25k
- Benefits
- $22k
- Base
- $236k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $1k
- Benefits
- $12k
- Base
- $259k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $3k
- Benefits
- $9k
- Base
- $208k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $4k
- Benefits
- $26k
- Base
- $216k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $1k
- Benefits
- $8k
- Base
- $174k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $11k
- Benefits
- $19k
- Base
- $178k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $2k
- Benefits
- $25k
- Base
- $174k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $388
- Benefits
- $13k
- Base
- $106k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $12k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
President Above 90th percentile | $629k | — | $69k | $12k | $720k $797k |
Deputy Director/chief Research Officer Key Employee Above 90th percentile | $496k | — | $1k | $35k | $565k $626k |
Deputy Lab Director and COO Through 12/30/2023 Above 90th percentile | $447k | — | $48k | — | $528k $585k |
Director of Strategic Planning Highest Compensated Employee Above 90th percentile | $347k | — | $18k | $38k | $435k $482k |
Deputy Lab Director for Lbnf/dune-us Through 04/18/2024 Key Employee 75th to 90th percentile | $350k | — | $25k | — | $408k $452k |
Fermilab CFO (through 3/2/2024) 75th to 90th percentile | $297k | — | $63k | $10k | $397k $440k |
Hd of Fermi Quantum Institute Highest Compensated Employee 75th to 90th percentile | $322k | — | $4k | $25k | $384k $425k |
Hd of Fermi Quantum Institute Key Employee 75th to 90th percentile | $322k | — | $4k | $25k | $384k $425k |
Dir of Cont Assur & Perf Mgmt Key Employee 75th to 90th percentile | $324k | — | $3k | $12k | $372k $412k |
Dir of Cont Assur & Perf Mgmt Highest Compensated Employee 75th to 90th percentile | $324k | — | $3k | $12k | $372k $412k |
Sqms Deputy Proj Director Through 6/1/2024 Key Employee 75th to 90th percentile | $303k | — | $4k | $27k | $365k $405k |
Sqms Deputy Proj Director Through 6/1/2024 Highest Compensated Employee 75th to 90th percentile | $303k | — | $4k | $27k | $365k $405k |
Lbnf Project Manager Project Manager Above 90th percentilevs all sectors nationwide | $250k | — | $26k | $38k | $339k $375k |
Associate Lab Director Highest Compensated Employee 75th to 90th percentile | $268k | — | $1k | $35k | $331k $367k |
Chief Financial Officer Deputy Through 3/16/2024 75th to 90th percentile | $259k | — | $652 | $40k | $327k $363k |
Division Head Highest Compensated Employee 75th to 90th percentile | $271k | — | $20k | — | $317k $351k |
Former Chief Technology Officer Former Officer/director/trustee 75th to 90th percentilevs all sectors nationwide | $253k | — | $11k | $27k | $316k $350k |
Associate Lab Director Key Employee Median to 75th percentile | $249k | — | $892 | $37k | $312k $346k |
Former Chief Technology Officer Former Officer/director/trustee 75th to 90th percentilevs all sectors nationwide | $240k | — | $629 | $35k | $301k $333k |
Fess Section Head Key Employee Median to 75th percentile | $237k | — | $496 | $35k | $298k $330k |
Head of Particle Physics Division Key Employee Median to 75th percentile | $223k | — | $23k | $25k | $297k $329k |
Division Head Key Employee Median to 75th percentile | $239k | — | $3k | $27k | $294k $326k |
Interim General Counsel and Fra Secretary Secretary (Operational) 75th to 90th percentile | $252k | — | $1k | $12k | $291k $322k |
Deputy Cro for Sci & Tech Highest Compensated Employee 75th to 90th percentile | $283k | — | — | — | $283k $314k |
Former Mu2e Project Manager Project Manager Above 90th percentilevs all sectors nationwide | $205k | — | $25k | $22k | $276k $306k |
Former Chief Information Officer Former Officer/director/trustee 75th to 90th percentilevs all sectors nationwide | $236k | — | $1k | $12k | $274k $303k |
Former Particle Physics Division Head Former Officer/director/trustee 75th to 90th percentilevs all sectors nationwide | $259k | — | $3k | $9k | $272k $301k |
Former Deputy Chief of Research Former Officer/director/trustee 75th to 90th percentilevs all sectors nationwide | $208k | — | $4k | $26k | $259k $287k |
Former President Through 4/18/22 Former Officer/director/trustee 75th to 90th percentilevs all sectors nationwide | $216k | — | $1k | $8k | $236k $261k |
Former Fra Senior Budget Manager Former Officer/director/trustee 75th to 90th percentilevs all sectors nationwide | $174k | — | $11k | $19k | $226k $250k |
Former Chief Research Officer Former Officer/director/trustee 75th to 90th percentilevs all sectors nationwide | $178k | — | $2k | $25k | $223k $247k |
Former General Counsel and Secretary Through 4/29/2023 Former Officer/director/trustee 75th to 90th percentilevs all sectors nationwide | $174k | — | $388 | $13k | $220k $243k |
Former Acting Project Dir for Pip-ii Former Officer/director/trustee Median to 75th percentilevs all sectors nationwide | $106k | — | — | $12k | $128k $142k |
Ura President Board President Median to 75th percentile | — | — | — | — | $73k $80k |
Director Through 9/16/2024 Board Member Median to 75th percentile | — | — | — | — | $66k $73k |
Chairman Board Chair 25th percentile to median | — | — | — | — | $49k $54k |
Financial Officer and Treasurer 10th to 25th percentile | — | — | — | — | $40k $44k |
Financial Officer Officer (Unspecified) | — | — | — | — | $40k $44k |
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 14 unpaid individuals.
Top pay as a share of expenses
In 2023, the highest total compensation at Fermi Research Alliance LLC equaled 0.1% of the organization's total expenses. The median for science & technology organizations is 9%.
Based on 1,078 science & technology organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.
Up 32%
from 2022
From $547k in 2022 to $720k in 2023.
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.
Chief Executive Officer pay rose 32% from 2022 to 2023, while revenue rose 9%.
- Key Employee pay rose 46% from 2022 to 2023.
- Chief Operating Officer pay rose 48% from 2022 to 2023.
Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2022 and 2023.
Revenue and expenses over time
Fermi Research Alliance LLC reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
What Science & Technology executives earn
Comparable science & technology organizations nationwide pay their highest-earning executive a median of $127,487.
These are science & technology sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 1,079 organizations across 1,079 filings (2020 – 2024).
See full Science & Technology compensation data →Common questions about Fermi Research Alliance LLC
What does the Chief Executive Officer of Fermi Research Alliance LLC earn?
In 2023, the Chief Executive Officer of Fermi Research Alliance LLC received $719,649 in total compensation. This pay is in the top 10% for Chief Executive Officer roles among Science & Technology organizations nationwide: at least 9 in 10 comparable filings report less. Based on IRS Form 990 data.
How does Chief Executive Officer pay at Fermi Research Alliance LLC compare with similar nonprofits?
Compared with the same role at Science & Technology organizations nationwide, the 2023 pay of the Chief Executive Officer at Fermi Research Alliance LLC falls in the top 10%. In 2023, the highest total compensation at Fermi Research Alliance LLC equaled 0.1% of the organization's total expenses. The median for science & technology organizations is 9%.
What are Fermi Research Alliance LLC's revenue and expenses?
In 2023, Fermi Research Alliance LLC reported $715.5M in total revenue and $715.6M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.
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