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Brookings Institution files a Form 990 with the US tax authority each year, so what it pays is public record. Below: total salaries and benefits and its highest-paid roles, from its latest filing. Salaries reported anonymously by staff appear below.

Pay at Brookings, from its Form 990

Salaries and benefits paid, tax year 2025
$74,998,820
Highest-paid roles at Brookings Institution
Highest-paid rolesPay / yr
PRESIDENT$1,327,657
GENERAL COUNSEL$660,245
SR VP OF FINANCE & COO$550,595
SENIOR FELLOW$520,695
CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER$447,871

From THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION’s Form 990 for tax year 2025, the public filing US nonprofits make each year. Salaries and benefits is Part I line 15, across all staff the filing entity pays; role pay is reportable compensation from Part VII. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.

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How much does Brookings spend on salaries?
According to its Form 990 for tax year 2025, THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION paid $74,998,820 in salaries, other compensation and employee benefits.
How much does the PRESIDENT of Brookings earn?
THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION's Form 990 for tax year 2025 reports compensation of $1,327,657 for the PRESIDENT.