NPR CEO salary and executive pay
National Public Radio paid its CEO, Katherine R Maher, $697,251 for the fiscal year ending September 2025. On the return for the fiscal year ending September 2024, the CEO was John F Lansing, paid $610,610. Total revenue on that return was $354,056,068, up 8.9% from $325,227,715 for the fiscal year ending September 2024. National Public Radio ranks 34th of 45 major nonprofits on this site by CEO pay. National Public Radio has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. Also known as National Public Radio.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 52-0907625, Washington, DC.
CEO, fiscal year ending September 2025
$697,251
- Total revenue
- $354,056,068
- CEO pay vs. peers
- Higher than 17%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending September 2025, IRS object ID 202622249349300722.View the filing
Peers: the 207 other organizations on this site with revenue of $50 million to $500 million. Ranked 172nd of 208 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.20% of revenue, our calculation from the same return. Revenue is Part I, line 12; peers are compared on their latest full-year returns.
This is NPR national. Member stations are separate organizations with their own leaders.
Highest-paid people on the latest return
On the latest return, 6 people were paid more than $500,000, none of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Katherine R Maher CEO PRESIDENT & CEO | $697,251 |
| Steven InskeepSR. HOST | $565,721 |
| Michel MartinSR. HOST | $559,098 |
| Edith ChapinACTING CCO & SVP, NEWS & EDITORIAL | $548,323 |
| Anya GrundmannFORMER OFFICER | $535,417 |
Also paid on the latest return: Daphne Kwon (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER/TREASURER), $523,624; Michael Smith (CHIEF MARKETING OFF. (TO 03/25)), $497,211; Peter Sagal (HOST), $479,381; Elizabeth A Allen (CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER/GC/SECRETARY), $470,962; Scott Simon (SR. HOST), $464,358; Christopher Nelson (SVP, TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS), $437,444; Leora Hanser (CHIEF DEV'L OFFICER (TO 03/25)), $431,687; Keith Woods (CHIEF DIVERSITY OFFICER (TO 05/25)), $424,270; Christopher Turpin (CHIEF OF STAFF (TO 12/24)), $414,546; John F Lansing (FORMER OFFICER), $402,118; Ari Shapiro (SR. HOST), $399,307; Gemma Hooley (SVP, MEMBER PARTNERSHIPS), $393,196; Isabel Lara (CHIEF COMM. OFFICER (TO 04/25)), $378,793; Joel Sucherman (FORMER OFFICER (SEE SCHED. O)), $354,775; Marta McLellan Ross - Vp Of (POL. & REP. THEN SVP GOV EFF. 01/25), $316,329; and 7 more.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Jennifer Ferro (CHAIR), Catherine Levene (VICE CHAIR), Milena Alberti (DIRECTOR), Matthew Barzun (DIRECTOR), Scott Donaton (DIRECTOR), Stephen George (DIRECTOR), Debbie Hiott (DIRECTOR (FROM 11/24)), Rachel Hubbard (DIRECTOR), Paul Hunton (DIRECTOR (FROM 04/25)), Myrna Johnson (DIRECTOR), Leroy Kim (DIRECTOR), Joanna Jo Lambert (DIRECTOR), Margaret Low (DIRECTOR), John McGinn (CHAIR, NPR FOUNDATION BOARD), Rc McBride (DIRECTOR), Sarah Morris (DIRECTOR (FROM 01/25)), Maria O'Mara (DIRECTOR), Tina Pamintuan (DIRECTOR), Elise Pepple (DIRECTOR (TO 03/25)), Erika Pulley-Hayes (DIRECTOR), Mike Savage (DIRECTOR), Judith Segura (DIRECTOR), Shawn Turner (DIRECTOR (FROM 11/24)), Howard L Wollner (DIRECTOR), Neal Zuckerman (DIRECTOR (TO 11/24)), and 2 more.
CEO pay by year
Each row is the CEO on that year's return.
| Fiscal year ending | Name and title | Total | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Katherine R Maher CEO PRESIDENT & CEO | $697,251 | $354,056,068 | Filing |
| Sep 2024 | John F Lansing CEO PRESIDENT & CEO (TO 04/24) | $610,610 | $325,227,715 | Filing |
| Sep 2023 | John F Lansing CEO PRESIDENT & CEO | $590,252 | $302,474,004 | Filing |
| Sep 2022 | John F Lansing CEO PRESIDENT & CEO | $416,434 | $305,638,035 | Filing |
How this pay was reported
The parts of each total, as reported on the return for the fiscal year ending September 2025.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending September 2025, IRS object ID 202622249349300722.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Katherine R MaherPRESIDENT & CEO | $695,444 | $1,807 | $584,989 | $75,000 | $35,455 | $0 | $1,807 | $697,251 |
| Steven InskeepSR. HOST | $513,780 | $51,941 | $513,780 | $0 | $0 | $24,150 | $27,791 | $565,721 |
| Michel MartinSR. HOST | $513,317 | $45,781 | $513,317 | $0 | $0 | $24,150 | $21,631 | $559,098 |
| Edith ChapinACTING CCO & SVP, NEWS & EDITORIAL | $511,896 | $36,427 | $385,379 | $0 | $126,517 | $22,352 | $14,075 | $548,323 |
| Anya Grundmann*FORMER OFFICER | $534,471 | $946 | $47,675 | $94,024 | $392,772 | $946 | $0 | $535,417 |
These figures come from National Public Radio's 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 Public Radio compares
Ranked 34th of 45 major nonprofits by CEO pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 33rd, Humane World for Animals, $702,371
- Next in this ranking: 35th, Susan G. Komen, $688,812
Closest in revenue among organizations in the same revenue band:
Association of American Medical Colleges$2,849,059 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation$1,275,151 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Goodwill of Central and Northern Arizona$814,840 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jan 2026
One Acre Fund$241,320 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2025
United States Pharmacopeia$1,104,534 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
Katherine R Maher (PRESIDENT & CEO) was paid $697,251 for the fiscal year ending September 2025: $695,444 from National Public Radio and $1,807 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The CEO, Katherine R Maher, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $697,251.
This is NPR national. Member stations are separate organizations with their own leaders.
National Public Radio paid its CEO, Katherine R Maher, $697,251 for the fiscal year ending September 2025. On the return for the fiscal year ending September 2024, the CEO was John F Lansing, paid $610,610. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending September 2022, when the CEO was John F Lansing, paid $416,434. By fiscal year end: September 2022, $416,434 (John F Lansing); September 2023, $590,252; September 2024, $610,610; September 2025, $697,251 (Katherine R Maher).
National Public Radio's return for the fiscal year ending September 2025 reports total expenses of $335,494,087 and total revenue of $354,056,068 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $18,561,981. Expenses were $314,895,343 for the fiscal year ending September 2024, so they rose 6.5%. The CEO's pay of $697,251 equals 0.21% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns NPR filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. The latest full-year return was filed on August 12, 2026. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending September 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.