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Natural Resources Defense Council 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 NRDC, from its Form 990

Salaries and benefits paid, tax year 2025
$129,793,131
Highest-paid roles at Natural Resources Defense Council
Highest-paid rolesPay / yr
PRESIDENT/CEO$705,258
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER$565,736
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$462,310
CHIEF COUNSEL$403,082
SENIOR RESEARCH SPECIALIST II$397,841

From NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC’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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NRDC salary questions

How much does NRDC spend on salaries?
According to its Form 990 for tax year 2025, NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC paid $129,793,131 in salaries, other compensation and employee benefits.
How much does the PRESIDENT/CEO of NRDC earn?
NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC's Form 990 for tax year 2025 reports compensation of $705,258 for the PRESIDENT/CEO.