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Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 15 reported individuals · Filing year 2022
| Base salary | Bonus | Other compensation | Benefits | Executive compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SVP General Counsel senior vice president $733k $854k | |||||
EVP Chief of Global Resources executive vice president $571k $666k | |||||
EVP Public Affairs executive vice president $568k $662k | |||||
EVP Field Conservation executive vice president $448k $522k | |||||
VP and Director of City Zoos vice president $444k $518k | |||||
VP & Comptroller vice president $417k $486k | |||||
VP Human Resources vice president $414k $482k | |||||
E.dir Forests & Climate Change highest compensated employee $398k $464k | |||||
SVP Communications senior vice president $387k $451k | |||||
VP Business Services vice president $386k $450k | |||||
VP of Individual Giving vice president $341k $397k | |||||
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 42 unpaid individuals.
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