What top public media executives are earning

Current’s first survey of executive compensation in public media spans radio and TV stations in the top 25 broadcast markets, plus leaders of national networks and organizations. Like women in the overall workforce, women in top public media management jobs are making less than their male counterparts and are under-represented. Meanwhile, we found some disagreement within the system about whether CPB actually compels all chief executives to make their salaries public. (Money photo: Tracy O, via Flickr/Creative Commons)

Executive Compensation

The numbers: What top executives are making

By Ben Mook, Former Reporter | November 17, 2015

Check out salaries for executives at stations in the top 25 broadcast markets and at national organizations.

Executive Compensation

Change to CPB rules asks stations to share more about executive salaries

By Ben Mook, Former Reporter | November 18, 2015

A change to CPB’s Community Service Grant provisions aims at having all eligible stations post salary information for top executives on their websites.