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Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 6 reported individuals · Filing year 2024
- Base
- $216k
- Bonus
- $15k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $40k
- Base
- $210k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $40k
- Base
- $170k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $13k
- Base
- $140k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $43k
- Base
- $126k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $40k
- Base
- $155k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $433
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Editor in Chief highest compensated employee | $216k | $15k | — | $40k | $280k $303k |
Managing Director director (operational) | $210k | — | — | $40k | $259k $280k |
Executive Editor highest compensated employee | $170k | — | — | $13k | $190k $205k |
Managing Editor highest compensated employee | $140k | — | — | $43k | $188k $203k |
Staff Writer highest compensated employee | $126k | — | — | $40k | $171k $185k |
Senior Writer highest compensated employee | $155k | — | — | $433 | $162k $175k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 5 unpaid individuals.
Up 10%
from 2023
From $254k in 2023 to $280k in 2024.
Estimated with New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 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
TRACE MEDIA INC reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
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