National Academy of Sciences CEO salary and executive pay
National Academy of Sciences paid its CEO, Marcia McNutt, $1,188,162 for the fiscal year ending December 2024. That is up $38,661 (3.4%) from the fiscal year ending December 2023. Total revenue on that return was $361,712,009, up 11.4% from $324,567,142 for the fiscal year ending December 2023. National Academy of Sciences ranks 12th of 15 research institutes on this site by CEO pay. National Academy of Sciences has 3 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2024.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 53-0196932, Washington, DC.
CEO, fiscal year ending December 2024
$1,188,162
- Total revenue
- $361,712,009
- CEO pay vs. peers
- Higher than 41%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending December 2024, IRS object ID 202533169349305973.View the filing
Peers: the 207 other organizations on this site with revenue of $50 million to $500 million. Ranked 122nd of 208 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.33% of revenue, our calculation from the same return. Revenue is Part I, line 12; peers are compared on their latest full-year returns.
Highest-paid people on the latest return
On the latest return, 4 people were paid more than $500,000, 3 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Marcia McNutt CEO PRESIDENT | $1,188,162 |
| John AndersonPRESIDENT - NAE | $1,160,700 |
| Victor DzauPRESIDENT - NAM | $1,160,678 |
| Gregory SymmesCHIEF PROG OFF/INT COO(BEG 2/14/24) | $538,330 |
| Audrey MosleyGENERAL COUNSEL | $467,763 |
Also paid on the latest return: Alton Romig (NAE EXECUTIVE OFFICER), $449,790; David May (CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER), $447,424; Kenneth Fulton (NAS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR), $423,588; Laura Castillo-Page (CHIEF DIVERSITY & INCLUSION OFFICER), $421,543; Lauren Alexander Augustine (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, GULF), $407,738; Lory Wingate (CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER(END 2/14/24)), $400,097; Monica Feit (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, HMD), $397,849; Vaughan Turekian (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PGA), $384,293; Ebun Johnson (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER), $373,465; Victoria Sheehan (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TRB), $361,082; Karen C Seto (NAS COUNCIL MEMBER (BEG 7/1/24)), $50,000; Huda Akil (NAS COUNCIL MEMBER (END 6/30/24)), $37,500; Angela M Gronenborn (NAS COUNCIL MEMBER), $15,000.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Diane E Griffin (VICE PRESIDENT (END 10/28/24)), Susan Wessler (VICE PRESIDENT (BEG 12/1/24)), Nancy C Andrews (HOME SECRETARY), John G Hildebrand (INTERNATIONAL SECRETARY), William H Press (TREASURER), John C Boothroyd (NAS COUNCIL MEMBER (END 6/30/24)), Wendy L Freedman (NAS COUNCIL MEMBER (BEG 7/1/24)), Katherine H Freeman (NAS COUNCIL MEMBER), Susan Gelman (NAS COUNCIL MEMBER (BEG 7/1/24)), Mary Lou Guerinot (NAS COUNCIL MEMBER), Brigid Lm Hogan (NAS COUNCIL MEMBER (BEG 7/1/24)), Andrea J Liu (NAS COUNCIL MEMBER), David J Meltzer (NAS COUNCIL MEMBER), Carol L Prives (NAS COUNCIL MEMBER), Kenneth A Ribet (NAS COUNCIL MEMBER (END 6/30/24)), Gene E Robinson (NAS COUNCIL MEMBER), Michael S Witherell (NAS COUNCIL MEMBER), Hao Wu (NAS COUNCIL MEMBER (END 6/30/24)).
CEO pay by year
Each row is the CEO on that year's return.
How this pay was reported
The parts of each total, as reported on the return for the fiscal year ending December 2024.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending December 2024, IRS object ID 202533169349305973.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Marcia McNuttPRESIDENT | $1,089,403 | $98,759 | $836,443 | $0 | $252,960 | $64,250 | $34,509 | $1,188,162 |
| John AndersonPRESIDENT - NAE | $1,062,641 | $98,059 | $813,493 | $0 | $249,148 | $64,250 | $33,809 | $1,160,700 |
| Victor DzauPRESIDENT - NAM | $1,065,629 | $95,049 | $816,484 | $0 | $249,145 | $64,250 | $30,799 | $1,160,678 |
| Gregory SymmesCHIEF PROG OFF/INT COO(BEG 2/14/24) | $438,532 | $99,798 | $395,246 | $0 | $43,286 | $64,250 | $35,548 | $538,330 |
| Audrey MosleyGENERAL COUNSEL | $391,004 | $76,759 | $378,301 | $0 | $12,703 | $64,250 | $12,509 | $467,763 |
These figures come from National Academy of Sciences' Form 990 returns, as the IRS publishes them. The methodology page explains how they're chosen. To report an error, email corrections@ceopaycheck.com.
How National Academy of Sciences compares
Ranked 12th of 15 research institutes by CEO pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 11th, SRI International, $1,440,820
- Next in this ranking: 13th, American Chemical Society, $1,113,221
Closest in revenue among organizations in the same revenue band:
Blood Cancer United$930,517 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
San Francisco Foundation$670,879 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025- Catholic Charities Diocese of Fort Worth$292,348 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
United States Pharmacopeia$1,104,534 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
World Wildlife Fund$1,348,079 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
Marcia McNutt (PRESIDENT) was paid $1,188,162 for the fiscal year ending December 2024: $1,089,403 from National Academy of Sciences and $98,759 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The CEO, Marcia McNutt, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $1,188,162.
National Academy of Sciences paid its CEO, Marcia McNutt, $1,188,162 for the fiscal year ending December 2024. That is up $38,661 (3.4%) from the fiscal year ending December 2023. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending December 2022, when the CEO was Marcia McNutt, paid $1,096,880. By fiscal year end: December 2022, $1,096,880 (Marcia McNutt); December 2023, $1,149,501; December 2024, $1,188,162.
National Academy of Sciences' return for the fiscal year ending December 2024 reports total expenses of $378,834,923 and total revenue of $361,712,009 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so expenses exceeded revenue by $17,122,914. Expenses were $364,349,582 for the fiscal year ending December 2023, so they rose 4.0%. The CEO's pay of $1,188,162 equals 0.31% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 3 Form 990 returns National Academy of Sciences filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2024. The latest full-year return was filed on November 12, 2025. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending December 2024 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.