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Wikimedia Foundation 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 Wikimedia, from its Form 990

Salaries and benefits paid, tax year 2025
$108,920,793
Highest-paid roles at Wikimedia Foundation
Highest-paid rolesPay / yr
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$530,923
CHIEF PROD & TECH OFFICER$475,965
CFO & TREASURER$416,641
CHIEF ADV OFFICER$410,807
CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER$401,190

From WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION 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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Wikimedia salary questions

How much does Wikimedia spend on salaries?
According to its Form 990 for tax year 2025, WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION INC paid $108,920,793 in salaries, other compensation and employee benefits.
How much does the CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER of Wikimedia earn?
WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION INC's Form 990 for tax year 2025 reports compensation of $530,923 for the CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.