GREATER BOSTON LEGAL SERVICES (GBLS) IS THE PRIMARY PROVIDER OF FREE CIVIL (NON-CRIMINAL) LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO THE ALMOST 341,000 LOW-INCOME PERSONS LIVING IN METROPOLITAN BOSTON TO HELP THEM SECURE SOME OF THE MOST BASIC NECESSITIES OF LIFE. OUR CLIENTS INCLUDE HOMELESS FAMILIES SEEKING ACCESS TO EMERGENCY SHELTER OR PERMANENT HOUSING, WOMEN AND CHILDREN ESCAPING ABUSE, FAMILIES FACING DESTITUTION, POOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES FACING ILLEGAL OR INAPPROPRIATE EVICTION, LOW-INCOME HOMEOWNERS EXPLOITED BY MORTGAGE SCAMS, ELDERS INAPPROPRIATELY DENIED MEDICAL AND PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFITS, DISABLED INDIVIDUALS DENIED CRITICAL BENEFITS, LOW-WAGE WORKERS ILLEGALLY DENIED EARNED WAGES, AND VICTIMS OF TORTURE AND PERSECUTION SEEKING ASYLUM.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 7 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
- Base
- $239k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $15k
- Base
- $199k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $1k
- Base
- $144k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $31k
- Base
- $164k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $15k
- Base
- $162k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $15k
- Base
- $159k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $15k
- Base
- $130k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $43k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Executive Director | $239k | — | — | $15k | $255k $281k |
Director of Finance / Clerk | $199k | — | — | $1k | $200k $220k |
Sr. Attorney highest compensated employee | $144k | — | — | $31k | $183k $202k |
Managing Attorney highest compensated employee | $164k | — | — | $15k | $179k $197k |
Sr. Attorney highest compensated employee | $162k | — | — | $15k | $177k $195k |
Sr. Attorney highest compensated employee | $159k | — | — | $15k | $174k $192k |
Director of Development | $130k | — | — | $43k | $174k $191k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 93 unpaid individuals.
Up 4%
from 2022
From $246k in 2022 to $255k in 2023.
Estimated with Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH 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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