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Filing year 2023

SOCIETY FOR SCIENCE & THE PUBLIC

Washington, District of Columbia·EIN 53-0196483·NTEE U030 · Science & Technology·3
Total revenue
$63.6M
Total assets
$114.7M
Total expenses
$38.6M
Reported officers
33
Mission

SOCIETY FOR SCIENCE IS A CHAMPION FOR SCIENCE, DEDICATED TO EXPANDING SCIENTIFIC LITERACY, EFFECTIVE STEM EDUCATION AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Schedule J · 15 reported individuals · Filing year 2023

$689k
$756k
Base
$545k
Bonus
$75k
Other
$6k
Benefits
$31k
Publisher - As of 01/2023
key employee
$274k
$301k
Base
$218k
Bonus
$8k
Other
$2k
Benefits
$23k
Editor in Chief
key employee
$271k
$297k
Base
$237k
Bonus
$5k
Other
$5k
Benefits
$510
Chief Program Officer
key employee
$268k
$294k
Base
$226k
Bonus
$5k
Other
$3k
Benefits
$11k
Chief Operating Officer
$266k
$292k
Base
$222k
Bonus
$10k
Other
$942
Benefits
$10k
Chief Technology Officer
key employee
$260k
$285k
Base
$213k
Bonus
$5k
Other
$1k
Benefits
$19k
Chief Communications Officer
key employee
$259k
$284k
Base
$204k
Bonus
$5k
Other
$1k
Benefits
$27k
Director of Finance
$220k
$241k
Base
$152k
Bonus
$21k
Other
$3k
Benefits
$27k
Chief of Events & Operaration
key employee
$218k
$239k
Base
$179k
Bonus
$8k
Other
$2k
Benefits
$11k
Director of Annual Giving
highest compensated employee
$197k
$216k
Base
$161k
Bonus
$18k
Other
$1k
Benefits
$520
Digital Director
highest compensated employee
$193k
$212k
Base
$174k
Bonus
Other
$1k
Benefits
Chief Design Officer
highest compensated employee
$191k
$209k
Base
$158k
Bonus
$5k
Other
$1k
Benefits
$10k
Digital Editor
highest compensated employee
$184k
$202k
Base
$152k
Bonus
Other
$7k
Benefits
$9k
CFO - Until 04/2023
$81k
$89k
CFO - As of 09/2023
$76k
$83k

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 18 unpaid individuals.

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What Science & Technology executives earn

Comparable science & technology organizations nationwide pay their highest-earning executive a median of $111,215.

25th percentile
$35k
Median
$111,215
75th percentile
$231k
90th percentile
$443k

These are science & technology sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 255 organizations across 255 filings (2022 – 2023).

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