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. National Public Radio ranks 36th of 46 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 15%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending September 2025, IRS object ID 202622249349300722.View the filing
Peers: the 19 other organizations on this site with revenue of $50 million to $500 million. Ranked 17th of 20 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 |
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 36th of 46 major nonprofits by CEO pay.
Closest in revenue among the organizations on this site with revenue of $50 million to $500 million:
World Wildlife Fund$1,348,079 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
National Geographic Society$1,571,576 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2025
Habitat for Humanity$592,703 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Planned Parenthood$1,122,180 (highest-paid), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Wounded Warrior Project$404,382 (CEO), fiscal year ending Sep 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). National Public Radio ranks 36th of 46 major nonprofits on this site by CEO pay.
The CEO, KATHERINE R MAHER, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $697,251. Next was STEVEN INSKEEP (SR. HOST), at $565,721. On the latest return, 6 people were paid more than $500,000, none of them more than $1 million.
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).
From the 4 Form 990 returns NPR filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending September 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above. The methodology page explains how they're chosen.