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Lobbyist pay shows rapid increase

Run-up in compensation may be slowing; salary near par with for-profit sector Protracted lobbying struggles around major legislation and rotating control of the White House and Congress are having an effect on top-flight nonprofit lobbyists. It’s pushing up their pay. CEO Update analysis of recent tax documents reveals that base and bonus pay for the 100 highest paid registered lobbyists in nonprofit groups grew by a median 6.4 percent in 2010, nearly doubling the increase seen by CEOs in the same organizations, which stood at 3.4 percent for the same period. This is the second year in which top advocates’ pay raises outstripped that of their bosses. In 2009, CEO base… Read More