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Filing year 2024

WESTCHESTER LIBRARY SYSTEM

Elmsford, New York·EIN 13-1882114·3
Total revenue
$7.1M
Total assets
$7.3M
Total expenses
$7.2M
Reported officers
19
Mission

THE WESTCHESTER LIBRARY SYSTEM COLLABORATES WITH THE 38 PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO RESOURCES AND SERVICES AND TO ENHANCE AND SUPPORT LIBRARY SERVICE FOR MORE THAN 1,000,000 RESIDENTS. WLS IS ONE OF NEW YORK STATE'S 23 PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEMS.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Schedule J · 4 reported individuals · Filing year 2024

Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors.

Executive Director
75th to 90th percentile
$291k
$314k
Base
$225k
Bonus
Other
$2k
Benefits
$26k
CFO
75th to 90th percentile
$231k
$250k
Base
$167k
Bonus
Other
$282
Benefits
$34k
IT Director
Chief Information Officer
Median to 75th percentile
$196k
$212k
Base
$138k
Bonus
Other
$276
Benefits
$34k
Dir of Development
Highest Compensated Employee
25th percentile to median
$142k
$153k

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 15 unpaid individuals.

Up 10%
from 2023

From $263k in 2023 to $291k in 2024.

$263k
2023
$291k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 6% in real terms$295k to $314k

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.

Pay for the position

Chief Executive Officer pay rose 10% from 2023 to 2024, while revenue rose 3%.

$263k in 2023 to $291k in 2024.
  • Chief Financial Officer pay rose 14% from 2023 to 2024.
  • Highest Compensated Employee pay fell 10% 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.
Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

WESTCHESTER LIBRARY SYSTEM reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$6.9M
$7M
2023
$7.1M
$7.2M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
FAQ

Common questions about WESTCHESTER LIBRARY SYSTEM

What does the Chief Executive Officer of WESTCHESTER LIBRARY SYSTEM earn?

In 2024, the Chief Executive Officer of WESTCHESTER LIBRARY SYSTEM received $290,534 in total compensation. This pay is in the top quarter for Chief Executive Officer roles among nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors, though not the top 10% of comparable filings. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Chief Executive Officer pay at WESTCHESTER LIBRARY SYSTEM compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors, the 2024 pay of the Chief Executive Officer at WESTCHESTER LIBRARY SYSTEM falls between the 75th and 90th percentiles.

What are WESTCHESTER LIBRARY SYSTEM's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, WESTCHESTER LIBRARY SYSTEM reported $7.1M in total revenue and $7.2M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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