Paychecks Top More Than $1-Million for 23 Private-College Presidents

Shirley Ann Jackson, president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the highest-paid private-college leader in this year's survey, joins 22 other private-college presidents with compensation above $1-million, according to an annual survey of the compensation packages of private-college chiefs (a companion survey of public-college presidents will be released in January). A total of 110 presidents of the 419 private colleges included in the analysis reported total compensation of more than $500,000.

Full-text post by Emma L. Carew and Paul Fain is available via The Chronicle of Higher Education, 11/1/09.

Charitable Fundraising Salaries Decrease Slightly Across North America

Salaries for charitable fundraisers in the United States and Canada decreased in 2008, according to the latest Association of Fundraising Professionals’ (AFP) Compensation and Benefits Study.

Full-text press release is available via AFP.com, 5.12.09.

Presidents of Colleges Give Back Some Pay

After The Chronicle of Higher Education published its survey of university presidents’ pay, several presidents said that they would give back part of their pay or forgo their raises.

Full-text article by Tamar Lewin is available via the New York Times, 11.22.08.

Salaries of Fund Raisers Rose by 5% Last Year, a New Study Finds

Salaries of fund raisers in the United States rose by 5 percent last year, to a median $63,000 — meaning that half earned more and half earned less — according to the annual compensation survey by the Association of Fundraising Professionals.

A full copy of the survey is available free online in the Member Gateway section of the association's Web site. Nonmembers may purchase a copy of the survey for $85. To order a copy, send an e-mail message to profadv@afpnet.org.

Full-text article by Holly Hall is available via the Chronicle of Philanthropy, 5.29.08. [Subscription required.]

Inc. Magazine/Inc.com's 2008 Executive Compsensation Guide

The Executive Compensation Guide is a comprehensive database of salaries across a variety of categories.