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The Niskanen Center Inc

EIN 455308952 · DC · NTEE W052 · revenue $9,958,495 · FY 2024-12-31

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94th percentile

We compared this Executive Director / CEO's pay to 16 similar public & societal benefit nonprofits of about the same size, adjusted for DC cost of living and inflation.

TED GAYER · reported title "PRESIDENT" — selected as the highest-paid individual; verify the role.

How we chose them
Every comparable organization in the band — 16 in total — matched by Same NTEE sector (W05), nationwide + budget 0.71–1.4× revenue, and selected by rule, not hand-picked. Peer pay is normalized to DC cost of living (BEA Regional Price Parities) and to the subject's filing year (CPI-U). Full methodology →
OrganizationStateRevenueTotal compFiling
Vermont Information Technology VT $9,931,131 $244,056 990 →
Texas 2036 TX $10,047,702 $555,784 990 →
Center For Us Global Leadership DC $10,101,196 $361,984 990 →
The National Center On Education And DC $9,441,088 $265,822 990 →
Greater Rochester Regional Health NY $10,563,469 $299,093 990 →
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