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Filing year 2023

Research Triangle Institute

Research Triangle Park, North Carolina·EIN 56-0686338·NTEE U200 · Science & Technology·3
Total revenue
$1.4B
Total assets
$935.9M
Total expenses
$1.4B
Reported officers
34
Mission

Research Triangle Institute is one of the world's leading research institutes, dedicated to improving the human condition by turning knowledge into practice. Our staff of more than 5,300 provides research and technical (continued on Schedule O, Part III, Line 1) expertise to governments and businesses in more than 100 countries in the areas of health and pharmaceuticals, education and training, surveys and statistics, advanced technology, international development, economic and social policy, energy and the environment and laboratory and chemistry services.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Schedule J · 34 reported individuals · Filing year 2023

Base salaryBonusOther compensationBenefits
Base salaryBonusOther compensationBenefitsExecutive compensation
$1.5M
$1.7M
Vice President & CFO
$1.1M
$1.2M
Vice President
vice president
$987k
$1.1M
Secretary
secretary (operational)
$982k
$1.1M
Vice President
vice president
$769k
$839k
Vice President
vice president
$733k
$800k
Vice President
vice president
$694k
$758k
Divisional Director
highest compensated employee
$682k
$744k
Divisional Director
highest compensated employee
$614k
$671k
Divisional Director
highest compensated employee
$598k
$653k
Former Vice President
vice president
$578k
$631k
Divisional Director
highest compensated employee
$518k
$566k
Divisional Director
highest compensated employee
$516k
$563k
Assistant Secretary
secretary (operational)
$480k
$524k
$456k
$498k
Vice President
vice president
$408k
$446k
Former Vice President
vice president
$307k
$335k
Chairman
board chair
$133k
$145k
Board Member
board member
$119k
$130k
Board Member
board member
$107k
$117k
Board Member
board member
$105k
$114k
Former Board Member
board member
$82k
$90k
Board Member
board member
$78k
$85k
Board Member
board member
$78k
$85k
Board Member
board member
$78k
$85k
Board Member
board member
$74k
$81k
Board Member
board member
$74k
$81k
Board Member
board member
$72k
$79k
Board Member
board member
$72k
$79k
Board Member
board member
$72k
$79k
Board Member
board member
$72k
$79k
Board Member
board member
$72k
$79k
Board Member
board member
$72k
$79k
Board Member
board member
$60k
$65k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the South region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Browse compensation in Science & Technology

Up 8%
from 2022

From $1.4M in 2022 to $1.5M in 2023.

$1.4M
2022
$1.5M
2023
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 4% in real terms$1.6M to $1.7M

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the South region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.
Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

Research Triangle Institute reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$1.2B
$1.2B
2022
$1.4B
$1.4B
2023
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
Sector benchmark

What Science & Technology executives earn

Comparable science & technology organizations nationwide pay their highest-earning executive a median of $128,372.

25th percentile
$50k
Median
$128,372
75th percentile
$251k
90th percentile
$495k

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