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  1. A table of Wikimedia Foundation salaries based on the public Form 990s, for easy comparison over the years. The amounts reported are for calendar year, not fiscal year.[1] (Salaries are in United States dollars and base salaries only, excluding "other compensation", which can add as much as $30,000 or more.)
  2. A table of "Salaries and wages" totals from the WMF financial statements, broken down according to different categories.

Trend:

  • The WMF's "Salaries and wages" total more than doubled over the four most recent years for which statements are available, from $33,731,089 in 2016/2017 to $67,857,676 in 2020/2021.
Year Sue Gardner (ED/advisor) Lila Tretikov (ED) Katherine Maher (ED) Maryana Iskander (ED/CEO)
2006
2007 75,000[partial 1]
2008 168,700
2009 222,550
2010 196,878
2011 201,678
2012 202,095
2013 201,685
2014 301,341[partial 1][2] 308,149[partial 1]
2015 344,336
2016 390,273[partial 1][severance 1] 307,141
2017 358,871
2018 374,658
2019 387,770
2020 406,339
2021 789,495[partial 2][severance 2]
2022 512,179
2023 472,629
Year Katherine Maher (CCO) Heather Walls (CCO)
2015 166,353
2016
2017
2018 204,204
2019 212,528
2020 257,361
2021 343,996[partial 3][severance 3]
2022
2023
Year Bradford Patrick (GC, int-ED) Mike Godwin (GC) Geoff Brigham (GC) Kelly Kay (DGC) Stephen LaPorte (SLC) Eileen Hershenov (GC) Anthony Sebro (DGC) Amanda Keton (GC+Sec) Stephen LaPorte (GC+Sec) Rebecca MacKinnon

(VPGA)

2006 118,500
2007 40,625[partial 1] 56,667[partial 1]
2008 120,450
2009 124,184
2010 140,122
2011 153,456
2012 188,551 153,074
2013 199,470
2014 228,114
2015 258,972
2016 157,195[partial 1] 134,541[partial 1] 0[partial 1]
2017 186,176
2018 281,743[partial 1] 204,291[partial 1]
2019 212,977 77,054[partial 4]
2020 220,393 315,364
2021 396,514
2022 376,362[partial 1] 230,141 276,218
2023 383,048[severance 4] 333,919 290,118
Year Veronique Kessler (CFO) Garfield Byrd (CFA) Jaime Villagomez (CFO) Anthony Le (Controller)
2008 105,527
2009 124,574
2010 135,194
2011 166,832 58,956[partial 1]
2012 155,625
2013 165,336
2014 177,154
2015 161,063[partial 1]
2016 237,665
2017 264,341 172,292
2018 275,495 183,252
2019 289,356 191,603
2020 308,943
2021 386,433
2022 374,813
2023 391,202
Year Cyn Skyberg (CTCO) Gayle Young (CTCO) Joady Lohr (CTCO) Robyn Arville (CTCO) Joanna McQuade/

Anna Stillwell (CDA)

2011 145,346
2012 163,127
2013 174,550
2014 183,486
2015 183,725[partial 1][severance 5]
2016 178,934
2017 190,856 193,970
2018 205,256
2019 202,482[3]
2020 278,335
2021 368,800[partial 5]
2022 373,692[severance 6]
2023
Year Selena Deckelmann (CPTO)
2022 173,623[partial 1]
2023 437,941
Year Erik Moeller (DD/VPP) Tomasz Finc (PD) Terry Chay (DFE) Toby Negrin (DE/SDE/CPO[4]) Margaret Novotny (SDD) Denny Vrandečić (HSP) Carol Dunn (VPPM) Joshua Minor

(PM)

2010 125,719 103,598
2011 140,354
2012 155,095
2013 167,439 164,605
2014 192,140 153,699
2015 302,046[partial 1][severance 7] 177,720
2016 192,018
2017 214,504
2018 228,023
2019 237,992 193,557
2020 290,056 220,573
2021 389,948[partial 6][severance 8] 242,379 299,940 241,438
2022 111,383[severance 9] 266,783[partial 1] 312,965 290,139[partial 1][severance 10]
2023 354,778[severance 11] 327,588 301,320[partial 1][severance 12]
Year Brion Vibber (KE) Danese Cooper (CTO) CT Woo (DTO) Rob Lanphier (DPE/DE) Stanislav Malyshev (SSE) Damon Sicore (VPE) Weston Moran (VPE) Trevor Parscal (DOE) Victoria Coleman (CTO) Dario Taraborelli (Eng. D) Erika Bjune (int-CTO/VPE[5]) Grant Ingersoll (CTO) Tajh Taylor (VPE)
2007 62,473
2008
2009
2010 153,578
2011
2012 146,202
2013 159,644 144,845
2014 153,469
2015 180,499 281,766[partial 1][severance 13]
2016 245,433[partial 1][severance 14] 183,146 221,576
2017 184,277 193,176[partial 1][severance 15] 256,399
2018 186,579 268,132[partial 7] 183,940[partial 8]
2019 184,729[partial 9]
2020 220,049 319,337
2021 214,935[partial 10] 254,678
2022 311,369
2023 313,033
Year Carolyn Doran (COO) Terence Gilbey (COO) Janeen Uzzell (COO) Lynette Logan (Dir of Admin)
2006 45,914
2007 34,500[partial 1]
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015 250,231[partial 1][severance 16]
2016
2017
2018
2019 282,752
2020 314,718
2021 503,844[partial 11][severance 17] 242,889[partial 12][severance 18]
2022
2023
Year Zack Exley (CCO) Lisa Seitz-Gruwell (CRO/CAO[6])
2010 120,500
2011 186,177
2012 184,261
2013
2014
2015 168,067
2016 209,706
2017 216,556
2018 229,170
2019 252,117
2020 281,713
2021 368,301
2022 364,257
2023 387,568
Year Barry Newstead (CGDO) Sheree Chang (VPSP)
2011 184,510
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016 184,540
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Year Luis Villa (SDCE) Angela Reid (CCE/VPCRS[7]) Valerie D'Costa (CCE)
2014 152,202
2015
2016
2017 156,101
2018 163,037
2019 273,080[severance 19][partial 13]
2020 221,945
2021
2022
2023

Title abbreviations and notes:

  • CAO: Chief Advancement Officer
  • CCE: Chief of Community Engagement
  • CCO: Chief Community Officer
  • CDA: Chargée d'affaires
  • CEO: Chief Executive Officer
  • CFO: Chief Financial Officer
  • CGDO: Chief Global Development Officer
  • COO: Chief Operating Officer
  • CPO: Chief Product Officer
  • CPTO: Chief Product and Technology Officer
  • CRO: Chief Revenue Officer
  • CTCO: Chief Talent and Culture Officer
  • CTO: Chief Technology Officer
  • DD: Deputy Director
  • DE: Director of Engineering
  • DFE: Director of Features Engineering
  • DOE: Director of Engineering
  • DPE: Director of Platform Engineering
  • DTO: Director of Technical Operations
  • DGC: Deputy General Counsel
  • ED: Executive Director
  • Eng. D: Engineering Director
  • GC: General Counsel
  • KE: Key Employee[8]
  • PD: Project Director
  • PM: Product Manager
  • SDCE: Senior Director of Community Engagement
  • SDD: Senior Director of Design
  • SDE: Senior Director of Engineering
  • Sec: Secretary
  • SLC: Senior Legal Counsel
  • SSE: Senior Software Engineer
  • VPCRS: Vice President of Community Resilience & Sustainability
  • VPE: Vice President of Engineering
  • VPGA: Vice President of Global Advocacy
  • VPSP: Vice President of Strategic Partnerships
  • int-: Interim
Year Total Programs General and administrative Fundraising
2004-05 16,930 16,043 - 887
2005-06 107,122 67,974 25,895 13,253
2006-07 415,006 242,635 117,659 54,712
2007-08 1,147,679 575,956 479,078 92,645
2008-09 2,257,621 1,189,115 481,643 586,863
2009-10 3,508,336 2,378,652 531,616 598,068
2010-11 7,312,120 4,860,808 1,618,534 832,778
2011-12 11,749,500 8,021,895 2,407,832 1,319,773
2012-13 15,983,542 11,744,168 2,700,060 1,539,314
2013-14 19,979,908 15,026,534 3,516,451 1,436,923
2014-15 26,049,224 19,893,528 4,272,568 1,883,128
2015-16 31,713,961 24,189,343 4,917,307 2,607,311
2016-17 33,731,089 25,873,873 5,058,508 2,798,708
2017-18 38,597,407 29,415,088 5,785,743 3,396,576
2018-19 46,146,897 36,125,042 6,278,186 3,743,669
2019-20 55,634,912 42,155,739 8,722,777 4,756,396
2020-21 67,857,676 52,020,082 9,732,820 6,104,774
2021-22 88,111,412 69,371,450 11,531,675 7,208,287
2022-23 102,027,791 62,621,583 10,320,441 6,875,601
  1. ↑ Wikimedia Foundation 2015 Form 990, Part VII: "Report compensation for the calendar year ending with or within the organization's tax year."
  2. ↑ A detailed breakdown of Sue's salary was provided on wikimedia-l.
  3. ↑ Director, Human Resources
  4. ↑ DE in 2014-15, SDE in 2016, CPO in 2019-21
  5. ↑ int. CTO in 2019-20, VPE in 2020-21
  6. ↑ CAO in 2019-21
  7. ↑ VPCRS from July 2021
  8. ↑ Note: this is a legal term with a specific meaning in this context; for more information see https://www.nonprofitaccountingbasics.org/form-990-core-form/definition-key-employee
  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y Partial year.
  2. ↑ Through April 2021
  3. ↑ Though July 2021
  4. ↑ From September 2019
  5. ↑ Through April 2022
  6. ↑ Through November 2021
  7. ↑ Through February 2019
  8. ↑ Through March 2019
  9. ↑ From July 2019
  10. ↑ Through August 2021
  11. ↑ Through June 2021
  12. ↑ Through October 2021
  13. ↑ Through November 2019
  1. ↑ Includes $262,500 in severance
  2. ↑ Includes $623,286 in severance
  3. ↑ Includes $153,612 in severance
  4. ↑ Includes $248,228 in severance
  5. ↑ Includes $98,446 in severance
  6. ↑ Includes $111,383 in severance
  7. ↑ Includes $208,306 in severance
  8. ↑ Includes $70,920 in severance
  9. ↑ Includes $111,383 in severance
  10. ↑ Includes $94,738 in severance
  11. ↑ Includes $140,260 in severance
  12. ↑ Includes $162,766 in severance
  13. ↑ Includes $100,000 in severance
  14. ↑ Includes $101,116 in severance
  15. ↑ Includes $64,127 in severance
  16. ↑ Includes $80,000 in severance
  17. ↑ Includes $324,748 in severance
  18. ↑ Includes $74,645 in severance
  19. ↑ Includes $83,819 in severance