THE NBER CONDUCTS UNBIASED, NON-PARTISAN ECONOMIC RESEARCH AND COMMUNICATES THE FINDINGS OF THAT RESEARCH TO ACADEMIC RESEARCHERS, POLICY-MAKERS, AND BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 11 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
| Base salary | Bonus | Other compensation | Benefits | Executive compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dir of Information Systems key employee $378k $417k | |||||
Corp Sec & Dir of Grants officer (unspecified) $373k $411k | |||||
Asst Corp Sec & Controller officer (unspecified) $340k $374k | |||||
Unix System Administrator highest compensated employee $321k $354k | |||||
Conference Dept Director key employee $316k $348k | |||||
Asst Dir of Accounting highest compensated employee $267k $294k | |||||
Aging Program Specialist highest compensated employee $263k $289k | |||||
Programmer & Sys Admin highest compensated employee $244k $269k | |||||
Webmaster highest compensated employee $212k $234k | |||||
Asst Corp Sec & Dir Corp Relations officer (unspecified) $191k $210k | |||||
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 67 unpaid individuals.
Up 4%
from 2022
From $890k in 2022 to $925k 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.
Revenue and expenses over time
NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH INC reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
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