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World Resources Institute 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 WRI, from its Form 990

Salaries and benefits paid, tax year 2025
$114,860,527
Highest-paid roles at World Resources Institute
Highest-paid rolesPay / yr
PRESIDENT & CEO$757,785
MD, PROGRAMS$371,550
MD, STRATEGY, LEARNING, & RESULTS$364,393
EVP, GOVERNANCE & DEVELOPMENT$327,941
MD, AFRICA & GLOBAL P'SHIPS$311,250

From WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE’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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WRI salary questions

How much does WRI spend on salaries?
According to its Form 990 for tax year 2025, WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE paid $114,860,527 in salaries, other compensation and employee benefits.
How much does the PRESIDENT & CEO of WRI earn?
WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE's Form 990 for tax year 2025 reports compensation of $757,785 for the PRESIDENT & CEO.