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Employees Mercatus Center Inc Charles Blahous

Charles Blahous

Highest compensated employee

J Fish and Lilian F Smith Chair at Mercatus Center Inc

Fiscal year ended August 31, 2022. Published on January 25, 2026.

$241,658
2022

Total compensation

Charles Blahous has been listed as an employee of Mercatus Center Inc in Form 990 filings since at least fiscal year 2016. Total compensation for Charles Blahous has increased by 22.6% from 2016 to 2022.

Annual compensation details

$241,658
+2.2%
J Fish and Lilian F Smith Chair
2022
$215k org
40 hrs/wk
$28k other
--
$236,407
+1.6%
Sr Research Strategist
2021
$227k org
40 hrs/wk
$11k other
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Total compensation by year

Compare the compensation of Charles Blahous to:

2022

Other employees at Mercatus Center Inc

Daniel M Rothschild
Executive Director
$495,665
$464,300 from orgNo related comp$31,365 other
Daniel Butler
Senior Development Director
$335,027
$326,449 from orgNo related comp$8,578 other
Veronique de Rugy
Senior Research Fellow
$304,297
$284,454 from orgNo related comp$19,843 other
Eileen Norcross
Vice President of Policy Research
$277,897
$251,574 from orgNo related comp$26,323 other
Jennifer Zambone
Secretary and Chief Operating Officer
$250,728
$240,275 from orgNo related comp$10,453 other
Patrick McLaughlin
Director of Policy Analytics
$242,525
$235,000 from orgNo related comp$7,525 other
Virgil Henry Storr
Director/ Vice President Academic and Student Programs
$206,101
$206,005 from orgNo related comp$96 other
Gary Leff
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
$201,617
$182,673 from orgNo related comp$18,944 other
Donald Boudreaux
Director
$80,000
$80,000 from orgNo related compNo other comp
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January 25, 2026:
2022 Mercatus Center Inc 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2021 Mercatus Center Inc 990 published
January 24, 2026:
2020 Mercatus Center Inc 990 published

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