The Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) is a world-renowned center for biological discovery and training that is notably affiliated with more than 60 Nobel Prize winners. Research is conducted by full-time faculty as well as hundreds of the world's leading scientists who are attracted by the MBL's unique resources and strengths, and who come to the MBL to conduct research for weeks or months at a time. Their work spans biological scales from molecules and cells to ecosystems. The MBL trains students from high school to postdoctoral levels. Central to the MBL's identity are its advanced graduate level research courses.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 14 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
- Base
- $462k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $28k
- Base
- $311k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $23k
- Base
- $292k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $14k
- Base
- $283k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
- Base
- $240k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $23k
- Base
- $227k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $23k
- Base
- $195k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $42k
- Base
- $185k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $34k
- Base
- $215k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $11k
- Base
- $213k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $11k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Director of the Mbl officer (unspecified) | $462k | — | — | $28k | $515k $576k |
Chief Operating Officer | $311k | — | — | $23k | $358k $400k |
Director of Education key employee | $292k | — | — | $14k | $333k $372k |
Director, Division of Research key employee | $283k | — | — | — | $296k $331k |
Senior Scientist highest compensated employee | $240k | — | — | $23k | $275k $308k |
Chief Financial Officer | $227k | — | — | $23k | $275k $307k |
Senior Scientist highest compensated employee | $195k | — | — | $42k | $262k $292k |
Director of Information Technology chief information officer | $185k | — | — | $34k | $229k $255k |
Director of the Eugene Bell Center highest compensated employee | $215k | — | — | $11k | $226k $252k |
Director of Facilities and Services highest compensated employee | $213k | — | — | $11k | $224k $250k |
Trustee board member | — | — | — | — | $66k $74k |
Former Chair of the Board of Trustees former officer/director/trustee | — | — | — | — | $49k $54k |
Secretary of the Mbl Corporation secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $42k $47k |
Former Chief Advancement Officer former officer/director/trustee | — | — | — | — | $36k $40k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the Northeast region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 22 unpaid individuals.
Down 13%
from 2022
From $591k in 2022 to $515k in 2023.
Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the Northeast region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Revenue and expenses over time
MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
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