10 Employees of PBS Take Home $35 Million in Compensation

The 10 most highly compensated employees in 2024 of Public Broadcast System (PBS) – a tax-exempt non-profit with about 650 employees based in Arlington Virginia – received $35 million in compensation from 2018-2024 (note:   highly compensated employees in any of the years 2018-2023 but not in 2024 are not included):

Paula Kerger:  Total Compensation 2018-2024:  $8 million

• 2024:  $1,283,131
• 2023:  $1,168,661
• 2022:  $1,143,633
• 2021:  $1,068,520
• 2020:  $1,311,343
• 2019:  $1,031,468
• 2018:  $1,014,416

Jonathan Barzilay:  Total Compensation 2018-2024:  $5 millón

• 2024:  $850,594
• 2023:  $779,625
• 2022:  $758,497
• 2021:  $692,790
• 2020:  $694,757
• 2019:  $719,899
• 2018:  $639,095

Ira Rubenstein:  Total Compensation 2018-2024:  $4 million

• 2024:  696,295
• 2023:  $631,581
• 2022:  $536,736
• 2021:  $530,845
• 2020:  $529,736
• 2019:  $518,401
• 2018:  $511,802

Katherine Lauderdale:  Total Compensation 2018-2024:  $4 million

• 2024:  $622,901
• 2023:  $578,736
• 2022:  $546,771
• 2021:  $515,952
• 2020:  $517,214
• 2019:  $503,690
• 2018:  $488,603

Thomas Tardivo:  Total Compensation 2018-2024:  $4 million

• 2024:  $602,039
• 2023:  $525,580
• 2022:  $521,536
• 2021:  $493,917
• 2020:  $473,967
• 2019:  $450,691
• 2018:  $438,963

Rhonda Holt:  Total Compensation 2019-2024:  $3 million

• 2024:  $586,620
• 2023:  $511,891
• 2022:  $443,314
• 2021:  $356,374
• 2020:  $335,050
• 2019:  $324,897

Sylvia Bugg:  Total Compensation 2021-2024:  $2 million

• 2024:  $515,573
• 2023:  $488,535
• 2022:  $457,711
• 2021:  $273,057

Jeremy Gaines:  Total Compensation 2020-2024:  $2 million

• 2024:  $499,324
• 2023:  $466,711
• 2022:  $456,021
• 2021:  $430,083
• 2020:  $411,200

Scott Nourse:  Total Compensation 2021-2024:  $2 million

• 2024:  $488,824
• 2023:  $456,121
• 2022:  $437,873
• 2021:  $367,481

Michael Jacobson:  Total Compensation 2022-2024:  $1 million

• 2024:  $460,007
• 2023:  $419,855
• 2022:  $397,699