The Metropolitan Museum of Art CEO salary and executive pay
The Met paid its CEO, Max Hollein, $1,871,720 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $206,994 (12.4%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. The Met ranks 15th of 46 major nonprofits on this site by CEO pay. The Met has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. Also known as The Met.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 13-1624086, New York, NY.
CEO, fiscal year ending June 2025
$1,871,720
Highest-paid person, fiscal year ending June 2025
$2,180,303Lauren A MeserveSVP & CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER
- Total revenue
- $907,368,037
- CEO pay vs. peers
- Higher than 74%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202600449349301510.View the filing
Peers: the 179 other organizations on this site with revenue of $500 million to $5 billion. Ranked 46th of 180 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.21% of revenue, our calculation from the same return. Revenue is Part I, line 12; peers are compared on their latest full-year returns.
The Met's highest-paid person is its chief investment officer, not the Director and CEO; both are shown.
Highest-paid people on the latest return
On the latest return, 7 people were paid more than $500,000, 4 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Lauren A MeserveSVP & CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER | $2,180,303 |
| Max Hollein CEO Director & CEO | $1,871,720 |
| Lawrence ChoiSENIOR INVESTMENT OFFICER | $1,234,408 |
| Kenly VoghtSENIOR INVESTMENT OFFICER | $1,155,728 |
| Jameson KelleherCOO, CFO AND TREASURER | $864,634 |
CEO pay by year
Each row is the CEO on that year's return.
| Fiscal year ending | Name and title | Total | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2025 | Max Hollein CEO Director & CEO | $1,871,720 | $907,368,037 | Filing |
| Jun 2024 | Max Hollein CEO Director & CEO from 7/1/23 | $1,664,726 | $697,601,819 | Filing |
| Jun 2023 | Daniel H Weiss CEO President, CEO To 6/23 | $1,471,868 | $761,527,826 | Filing |
| Jun 2022 | Daniel H Weiss CEO President, CEO, Ex-Off. Truste | $1,430,280 | $653,501,924 | Filing |
How this pay was reported
The parts of each total, as reported on the return for the fiscal year ending June 2025.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202600449349301510.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Lauren A MeserveSVP & CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER | $1,646,429 | $533,874 | $735,037 | $908,770 | $2,622 | $521,543 | $12,331 | $2,180,303 |
| Max HolleinDirector & CEO | $1,804,586 | $67,134 | $1,405,484 | $0 | $399,102 | $37,950 | $29,184 | $1,871,720 |
| Lawrence ChoiSENIOR INVESTMENT OFFICER | $915,208 | $319,200 | $496,476 | $417,706 | $1,026 | $289,903 | $29,297 | $1,234,408 |
| Kenly VoghtSENIOR INVESTMENT OFFICER | $1,089,097 | $66,631 | $488,216 | $600,000 | $881 | $37,950 | $28,681 | $1,155,728 |
| Jameson KelleherCOO, CFO AND TREASURER | $803,416 | $61,218 | $701,706 | $0 | $101,710 | $48,005 | $13,213 | $864,634 |
These figures come from The Met'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 The Met compares
Ranked 15th of 46 major nonprofits by CEO pay.
Closest in revenue among the organizations on this site with revenue of $500 million to $5 billion:
WellSpan Health$3,176,598 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Beth Israel Lahey Health$4,734,371 (CEO), fiscal year ending Sep 2025
American University$569,942 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Bard College$689,293 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Dartmouth Health$2,525,898 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
Max Hollein (Director & CEO) was paid $1,871,720 for the fiscal year ending June 2025: $1,804,586 from The Met and $67,134 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F). The Met ranks 15th of 46 major nonprofits on this site by CEO pay.
The highest-paid person on the latest return was Lauren A Meserve (SVP & CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER), at $2,180,303. That is $308,583 more than the CEO, Max Hollein. Next was Lawrence Choi (SENIOR INVESTMENT OFFICER), at $1,234,408. On the latest return, 7 people were paid more than $500,000, 4 of them more than $1 million.
The Met paid its CEO, Max Hollein, $1,871,720 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $206,994 (12.4%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending June 2022, when the CEO was Daniel H Weiss, paid $1,430,280. By fiscal year end: June 2022, $1,430,280 (Daniel H Weiss); June 2023, $1,471,868; June 2024, $1,664,726 (Max Hollein); June 2025, $1,871,720.
From the 4 Form 990 returns The Metropolitan Museum of Art filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending June 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above. The methodology page explains how they're chosen.