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Filing year 2024

The Workers Lab

Oakland, California·EIN 82-4788124·NTEE S05 · Community Improvement & Capacity Building·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$3.2M
Total assets
$1.2M
Total expenses
$3.1M
Reported officers
11
Mission

The Workers Labs purpose is to give new ideas about increasing worker power a genuine changce to succeed and flourish. We envison a society where workers are powerful drivers of economic, social, and political transformation. To bring about that vision, we invest flexible dollars in a national network of leaders accross sectors to test new ideas.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Part VII & Schedule J · 6 reported individuals · Filing year 2024

Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at Community Improvement & Capacity Building organizations in California.

CEO
75th to 90th percentile
$245k
$260k
Base
$238k
Bonus
Other
$7k
Benefits
Chief Innovation Officer
Highest Compensated Employee
Median to 75th percentile
$172k
$182k
Base
$171k
Bonus
Other
$388
Benefits
Director of Programs
Highest Compensated Employee
Median to 75th percentile
$164k
$174k
Base
$157k
Bonus
Other
$7k
Benefits
Chief of Staff
Highest Compensated Employee
25th percentile to median
$148k
$157k
Director of Finance Operations
Median to 75th percentile
$145k
$154k
Managing Director Workit Labs
Highest Compensated Employee
10th to 25th percentile
$122k
$129k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 5 unpaid individuals.

Browse compensation in Community Improvement & Capacity Building

Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2024, the highest total compensation at The Workers Lab equaled 8% of the organization's total expenses. The median for community improvement & capacity building organizations is 14%.

This organization (2024)
8%
Sector median
14%
Middle half of sector
6% to 28%

Based on 10,247 community improvement & capacity building organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.

Funded by

Private foundations whose Form 990-PF Part XV grants matched this organization.

Up 21%
from 2023

From $203k in 2023 to $245k in 2024.

$203k
2023
$245k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 18% in real terms$221k to $260k

Estimated with San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Pay for the position

Chief Executive Officer pay rose 21% from 2023 to 2024, while revenue fell 14%.

$203k in 2023 to $245k in 2024.
  • Highest Compensated Employee pay rose 16% from 2023 to 2024.
  • Chief Financial Officer pay rose 6% from 2023 to 2024.

Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2023 and 2024.

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

Among peers

Revenue and top compensation, plotted against similar organizations. This organization is highlighted in cyan.

FAQ

Common questions about The Workers Lab

What does the Chief Executive Officer of The Workers Lab earn?

In 2024, the Chief Executive Officer of The Workers Lab received $245,466 in total compensation. This pay is in the top quarter for Chief Executive Officer roles among Community Improvement & Capacity Building organizations in California, though not the top 10% of comparable filings. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Chief Executive Officer pay at The Workers Lab compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at Community Improvement & Capacity Building organizations in California, the 2024 pay of the Chief Executive Officer at The Workers Lab falls between the 75th and 90th percentiles. In 2024, the highest total compensation at The Workers Lab equaled 8% of the organization's total expenses. The median for community improvement & capacity building organizations is 14%.

What are The Workers Lab's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, The Workers Lab reported $3.2M in total revenue and $3.1M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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