THE PETERSON INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS (PIIE) IS AN INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT, NONPARTISAN RESEARCH ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO STRENGTHENING PROSPERITY AND HUMAN WELFARE IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY THROUGH EXPERT ANALYSIS AND PRACTICAL POLICY SOLUTIONS.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 9 reported individuals · Filing year 2022
| Base salary | Bonus | Other compensation | Benefits | Executive compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exec. VP & Director of Studies vice president $508k $574k | |||||
Senior Fellow highest compensated employee $409k $462k | |||||
Senior Fellow highest compensated employee $349k $394k | |||||
Senior Fellow highest compensated employee $336k $380k | |||||
Senior Fellow highest compensated employee $332k $376k | |||||
Senior Fellow highest compensated employee $304k $344k | |||||
VP of Publications & Comm. vice president $259k $293k | |||||
VP for Operations & CTO vice president $258k $292k | |||||
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 49 unpaid individuals.
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