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Museums: highest-paid leaders & CEO salaries

CEO and executive pay at museums: the 100 highest-paid leaders, each figure straight from the organization's IRS Form 990 (Part VII). Amy Chen of Smithsonian Institution tops the list at $1.1M.

Leaders ranked
100
Top compensation
$1.1M

Highest-paid leaders at museums

Ranked by IRS Form 990 reported compensation (Part VII).

Amy Chen Chief Investment Officer · Smithsonian Institution · DC $1.1M
Carl David Baker President · National Football Museum Inc · OH $1.1M
Brian Kennedy Executive Director (1/1/20-12/7/20) · Peabody Essex Museum Inc · MA $1.0M
Sandra Jackson-Dumont Director And Ceo · Lucas Museum Of Narrative Art · CA $928K
Mr Lonnie G Bunch III Secretary Of The Smithsonian · Smithsonian Institution · DC $915K
Maureen J Reidy President & Ceo · The Paley Center For Media · NY $893K
Greg Harris President & Ceo · The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame · OH $852K
Kyle Young Ceo · Country Music Foundation Inc · TN $847K
Claudia Gould - Former Helen Goldsmith Menschel Director · Jewish Museum · NY $816K
Lynda Roscoe Hartigan Executive Director · Peabody Essex Museum Inc · MA $729K
Susan Marenoff-Zausner President · Intrepid Museum Foundation Inc · NY $722K
Richard Parnell Former Executive Director · Stone Barns Restoration Corp · NY $685K
John Vanausdall President & Ceo · Eiteljorg Museum Of American Indians · IN $684K
Kristen Greenaway President Ceo · Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum Inc · MD $678K
Michael Giovenco Investment Officer · Smithsonian Institution · DC $648K
Dan Monroe Former Exec Dir/Consultant In 2020 · Peabody Essex Museum Inc · MA $638K
Michael Sticka President / Ceo · Grammy Museum Foundation Inc · CA $635K
Meroe Park Deputy Secretary & Coo · Smithsonian Institution · DC $614K
Ryan Dotson Investment Officer · Smithsonian Institution · DC $612K
Claudia Gould Helen Goldsmith Menschel Director · Jewish Museum · NY $594K
Joel Peresman President & Ceo · Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Foundation Inc · NY $590K
Mark Bierman Executive Director · The Exploratorium · CA $584K
Jeffrey a Ray President, Exec. Director · Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum · AL $583K
Peter Keller President & Ceo · Charles W Bowers Museum Corporation · CA $573K
Tim Ballard Founder And Ceo · Our Rescue · UT $567K
James Porter President · National Football Museum Inc · OH $566K
Joe Adams Chief Executive Officer · Discovery Science Center Of Orange County · CA $565K
Jonathan Ullman President & Ceo · 300 Stewart Avenue Corporation · NV $560K
John Davis Thru 82721 Provost · Smithsonian Institution · DC $560K
Brad Damon President · Our Rescue · UT $546K
Michelle B Larson PhD Former President & Ceo (Thru 3/25) · Adler Planetarium · IL $546K
Thelma a Golden Director And Chief Curator · The Studio Museum In Harlem · NY $546K
John Doleva President & Ceo · Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall Of Fame Inc 1150 West Columbus Ave · MA $541K
Terry Karges Executive Director · Petersen Automotive Museum · CA $537K
Steven Knapp President/Ceo · Carnegie Institute · PA $533K
Michael Caruso Editor In Chief - Smithsonian Magazine · Smithsonian Institution · DC $532K
Judith Monroe President & Ceo · National Foundation For The Ctrs For Disease Contr & Prevention Inc · GA $531K
Carol Leblanc President, Smithsonian Enterprises · Smithsonian Institution · DC $530K
Joseph Daniels President/Ceo, Advisor · National Medal Of Honor Museum · TX $524K
Chris Flink Executive Director · The Exploratorium · CA $519K
Mark L Whitt Director & Park General Manager · Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum · AL $512K
Linda C Harrison Director Ceo And Board Secretary · Newark Museum Association · NJ $501K
Elizabeth Easton Co-Founder And Executive Director · Center For Curatorial Leadership · NY $496K
Michael J Fox Director & Ceo · Scottsdale Museum Of The West Inc · AZ $489K
Anthony Munoz Trustee & Chief Football R · National Football Museum Inc · OH $484K
Ronald Cortez Under Sec For Fin/Admin & Cfo · Smithsonian Institution · DC $483K
Tamara Christian President / Coo · International Spy Museum · DC $472K
Melissa Chiu Dir, Hirshhorn Museum & Sculptue Garden · Smithsonian Institution · DC $460K
Chase Robinson Dir Sackler Gallery/Freer · Smithsonian Institution · DC $456K
Joshua Tewksbury Director, Stri · Smithsonian Institution · DC $455K
Diane Lewis Executive Vice President · The Paley Center For Media · NY $449K
Robert Spiller Assistant Secretary For Advancement · Smithsonian Institution · DC $443K
Celena Aponte Vice President Of Strategy · The Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center Inc · CA $440K
Kevin Gover Under Sec For History & Culture · Smithsonian Institution · DC $440K
David Skorton Former Secretary · Smithsonian Institution · DC $439K
Ellen Stofan Under Sec For Science & Research · Smithsonian Institution · DC $439K
Robert Santelli Founding Executive Director · Grammy Museum Foundation Inc · CA $426K
Michelle B Larson President & Ceo · Adler Planetarium · IL $426K
Joshua Basseches Director And Chief Executive Officer · Royal Ontario Museum $422K
Patricia Beene-Colasanti Cfo/Cao · Intrepid Museum Foundation Inc · NY $418K
Simon Brewer Chief Financial Officer/Ch · Our Rescue · UT $415K
Kaye Ridolfi Vp-Development · The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame · OH $414K
Mikhail Galperin Chief Executive Officer · Weitzman National Museum Of American · PA $408K
Michele Smith Chief Executive Officer · Experience Learning Community · WA $407K
Nicola Corzine Ceo & Executive Director · The Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center Inc · CA $402K
Tammy Lee Ceo · Our Rescue · UT $402K
David Schoer Treasurer, Executive Vice President · The Paley Center For Media · NY $396K
Michael Bodell Chief Operating Officer · Petersen Automotive Museum · CA $395K
Linda C Harrison Ceo And Board Secretary · Newark Museum Association · NJ $393K
Matthew Woods Svp Engineering/Facilities · Intrepid Museum Foundation Inc · NY $393K
Melanie Pearlman President/Ceo · Lion Global Foundation · CO $384K
Amanda Clark Macmullan Chief Philanthropy Officer · Peabody Essex Museum Inc · MA $383K
Radm John McLaughlin President & Ceo · Uss Midway Museum · CA $383K
Radm John McLaughin President & Ceo · Uss Midway Museum · CA $382K
Christopher Costa Executive Director · International Spy Museum · DC $381K
Thomas Denenberg Executive Di · Shelburne Museum Incorporated · VT $378K
Kevin Young Dir Natl Museum Of African Ame · Smithsonian Institution · DC $378K
David Roche Director And Ceo · Heard Museum · AZ $373K
Virginia a Logan Executive Director, Ceo & Assistant Secretary · Brandywine Conservancy & Museum Of Art · PA $370K
William Andrews Executive Museum Director · Ogden Museum Of Southern Art Inc · LA $369K
Richard Kurin Thru 93019 Fmr, Sr. Scholar And Amb-At-Large · Smithsonian Institution · DC $365K
Elizabeth Pierce President And Ceo · Cincinnati Museum Center · OH $365K
Sean Preston Ceo/President · National Corvette Museum Foundation Inc · KY $363K
Richard Kurin Former Acting Provost/Under Secretary For Museum And Research · Smithsonian Institution · DC $356K
Matthew Osborne President/Coo · Our Rescue · UT $353K
Elaine Charnov Svp Exhibits/Education · Intrepid Museum Foundation Inc · NY $352K
Cindy Lawrence Executive Director · National Museum Of Mathematics · NY $352K
Jerald Andrews Executive Director · Missouri Sports Hall Of Fame · MO $351K
Louis Grachos-Through July Ceo / Executive Director · Palm Springs Art Museum · CA $350K
David a Winters Executive Vice President · Intrepid Museum Foundation Inc · NY $346K
Phoebe White Chief Operating Ofc. (Thru 9/22/23) · The Exploratorium · CA $345K
Tim Offtermatt Vp-Finance · The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame · OH $342K
Henry Coates President (Term Ended In 2024) · The Commemorative Air Force · TX $340K
Charles Alcock Director, Harvard Smithsonian Center For Asrophysics · Smithsonian Institution · DC $338K
Ivy Barsky Former Ceo (Thru 06/30/2019) · Weitzman National Museum Of American · PA $337K
Thelma Golden Director And Chief Curator · The Studio Museum In Harlem · NY $337K
Marc Lowitz Svp Business Development · Intrepid Museum Foundation Inc · NY $334K
Patrick Charpenel Executive Director · Amigos Del Museo Del Barrio · NY $333K
Lourdes Ramos-Rivas Ceo · Museum Of Latin American Art · CA $333K
Peter Armstrong President/Ceo & Trustee · Mystic Seaport Museum Inc · CT $333K
Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & Business Master File. A 990 shows how an organization is run and funded — not its real-world outcomes. Figures are presented without evaluation; we do not rate, score, or rank organizations. · philanthropy.org