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Employees The Salk Institute for Biological Studies Fred Gage, Ph.D.

Fred Gage, Ph.D.

Highest compensated employee

Professor at The Salk Institute for Biological Studies

Fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Published on January 25, 2026.

$644,260
2024

Total compensation

Fred Gage, Ph.D. has been listed as an employee of The Salk Institute for Biological Studies in Form 990 filings since at least fiscal year 2016. Total compensation for Fred Gage, Ph.D. has increased by 60.6% from 2016 to 2024.

Annual compensation details

$644,260
-31.3%
Professor
2024
$586k org
50 hrs/wk
$59k other
--
$938,340
+4.8%
President (Outgoing April 2023)/Professor
2023
$885k org
50 hrs/wk
$54k other
--

Total compensation by year

Compare the compensation of Fred Gage, Ph.D. to:

2024

Other employees at The Salk Institute for Biological Studies

Gerald Joyce, M.D., Ph.D.
President / Professor
$818,031
$761,791 from orgNo related comp$56,240 other
Kim E Witmer
Treasurer/Svp Finance and ADMN
$572,345
$523,931 from orgNo related comp$48,414 other
Bryan Robinson
Vice President, External Relations
$547,575
$500,110 from orgNo related comp$47,465 other
Julia A Miller, Jd
General Counsel and Secretary
$477,032
$414,822 from orgNo related comp$62,210 other
Ronald Evans, Ph.D.
Professor
$471,041
$435,269 from orgNo related comp$35,772 other
Reuben Shaw, Ph.D.
Trustee and Professor
$462,012
$408,448 from orgNo related comp$53,564 other
Samuel Pfaff, Ph.D.
Professor
$437,153
$379,480 from orgNo related comp$57,673 other
Wolfgang Busch, Ph.D.
Trustee and Professor
$398,370
$349,121 from orgNo related comp$49,249 other
Kimberly Castillo
Chief Financial Officer
$382,170
$325,608 from orgNo related comp$56,562 other
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Revisions to this profile

January 25, 2026:
2024 The Salk Institute for Biological Studies 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2023 The Salk Institute for Biological Studies 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2022 The Salk Institute for Biological Studies 990 published

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2021
$904k org
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$46k other
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$1,025,418
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$982k org
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$45k other
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$855,667
+101.7%
President/Professor
2019
$813k org
50 hrs/wk
$44k other
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$424,131
+3.2%
President/Professor
2018
$381k org
50 hrs/wk
$44k other
--
$411,051
+2.5%
Professor
2017
$369k org
50 hrs/wk
$43k other
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$401,037
Professor
2016
$368k org
50 hrs/wk
$34k other
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