San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance CEO salary and executive pay
San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance paid its CEO, Paul Baribault, $2,056,676 for the fiscal year ending December 2024. That is up $195,899 (10.5%) from the fiscal year ending December 2023. Total revenue on that return was $437,607,695, up 6.5% from $411,019,877 for the fiscal year ending December 2023. San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance has 3 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2024.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 95-1648219, San Diego, CA.
CEO, fiscal year ending December 2024
$2,056,676
- Total revenue
- $437,607,695
- CEO pay vs. peers
- Higher than 56%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending December 2024, IRS object ID 202523039349303262.View the filing
Peers: the 207 other organizations on this site with revenue of $50 million to $500 million. Ranked 91st of 208 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.47% 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, 6 people were paid more than $500,000, 1 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Paul Baribault CEO PRESIDENT/CEO | $2,056,676 |
| Shawn DixonCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | $870,869 |
| David FrancoCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | $800,008 |
| David GilligCHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER | $660,257 |
| Lisa PetersonEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SAFARI PARK | $533,525 |
Also paid on the latest return: Erika Kohler (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SAN DIEGO ZOO), $519,369; David Miller (CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER), $499,711; Nadine Lamberski (CHIEF CONSERVATION/WILDLIFE), $494,573; Aida Rosa (CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER), $448,615; Wendy Bulger (GENERAL COUNSEL), $447,787; Eamonn Farrell (VP, CONSTRUCTION & ARCHITECTURE), $292,430; Karen Bhatt (VICE PRESIDENT, HUMAN RESOURCES), $286,258.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Javade Chaudhri (CHAIR (UNT 9/24)/TRUST. (AS OF 9/24)), Steve Simpson (TREAS (UNT 9/24)/CHAIR (AS OF 9/24)), Rolf Benirschke (TRUSTEE (UNTIL 9/24)/VC (AS OF 9/24)), Gary Knell (VC (UNTIL 9/24)/TREAS (AS OF 9/24)), Steven G Tappan (VICE CHAIRMAN), Jane Finley (TRUSTEE (UNT 9/24)/SEC (AS OF 9/24)), Richard Gulley (SECRETARY (UNTIL 9/24)), Kathleen Cain Carrithers (TRUSTEE), Adam Day (TRUSTEE), Clifford Hague (TRUSTEE), Linda Lowenstine (TRUSTEE (OUTGOING)), Bryan Min (TRUSTEE), Kenji Price (TRUSTEE), Aulani Wilhelm (TRUSTEE).
CEO pay by year
Each row is the CEO on that year's return.
| Fiscal year ending | Name and title | Total | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2024 | Paul Baribault CEO PRESIDENT/CEO | $2,056,676 | $437,607,695 | Filing |
| Dec 2023 | Paul Baribault CEO PRESIDENT/CEO | $1,860,777 | $411,019,877 | Filing |
| Dec 2022 | Paul Baribault CEO PRESIDENT/CEO | $1,314,973 | $392,443,880 | Filing |
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 202523039349303262.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Paul BaribaultPRESIDENT/CEO | $1,993,422 | $63,254 | $1,302,978 | $680,740 | $9,704 | $18,257 | $44,997 | $2,056,676 |
| Shawn DixonCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | $820,184 | $50,685 | $596,732 | $207,830 | $15,622 | $19,732 | $30,953 | $870,869 |
| David FrancoCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | $757,377 | $42,631 | $553,258 | $185,094 | $19,025 | $17,250 | $25,381 | $800,008 |
| David GilligCHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER | $631,492 | $28,765 | $514,479 | $96,569 | $20,444 | $17,250 | $11,515 | $660,257 |
| Lisa PetersonEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SAFARI PARK | $495,003 | $38,522 | $401,625 | $79,753 | $13,625 | $19,327 | $19,195 | $533,525 |
These figures come from San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance'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 San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance compares
Not in a ranking yet. See every ranking on this site.
Closest in revenue among organizations in the same revenue band:
SRI International$1,440,820 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
American Institutes for Research$1,647,659 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Legal Aid Society$374,850 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Wounded Warrior Project$404,382 (CEO), fiscal year ending Sep 2025
Somerset Academy$245,726 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
Paul Baribault (PRESIDENT/CEO) was paid $2,056,676 for the fiscal year ending December 2024: $1,993,422 from San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance and $63,254 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The CEO, Paul Baribault, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $2,056,676.
San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance paid its CEO, Paul Baribault, $2,056,676 for the fiscal year ending December 2024. That is up $195,899 (10.5%) from the fiscal year ending December 2023. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending December 2022, when the CEO was Paul Baribault, paid $1,314,973. By fiscal year end: December 2022, $1,314,973 (Paul Baribault); December 2023, $1,860,777; December 2024, $2,056,676.
San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance's return for the fiscal year ending December 2024 reports total expenses of $391,353,999 and total revenue of $437,607,695 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $46,253,696. Expenses were $365,011,304 for the fiscal year ending December 2023, so they rose 7.2%. The CEO's pay of $2,056,676 equals 0.53% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 3 Form 990 returns San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2024. The latest full-year return was filed on October 30, 2025. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending December 2024 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.