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Employees The San Diego Symphony Orchestra Association Jeff Thayer

Jeff Thayer

Highest compensated employee

Concertmaster at The San Diego Symphony Orchestra Association

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

$325,029
2024

Total compensation

Jeff Thayer has been listed as an employee of The San Diego Symphony Orchestra Association in Form 990 filings since fiscal year 2017. Total compensation for Jeff Thayer has increased by 52.4% from 2017 to 2024.

Annual compensation details

$325,029
+13.6%
Concertmaster
2024
$290k org
40 hrs/wk
$36k other
--
$286,162
+22.9%
Concertmaster
2023
$255k org
40 hrs/wk
$33k other
--

Total compensation by year

Compare the compensation of Jeff Thayer to:

2024

Other employees at The San Diego Symphony Orchestra Association

Rafael Payare Torres
Music Director
$563,500
$563,500 from orgNo related compNo other comp
Martha A Gilmer
Chief Executive Officer
$505,007
$453,095 from orgNo related comp$51,912 other
Lea Slusher
Vice President of Artistic Planning
$248,035
$224,617 from orgNo related comp$23,418 other
Katherine McDonald
Chief of Staff
$243,301
$223,526 from orgNo related comp$19,775 other
Sheri Broedlow
Vice President of Institututional Advancement
$239,211
$205,891 from orgNo related comp$33,320 other
Maureen Campbell Melville
Chief Financial Officer
$237,767
$214,481 from orgNo related comp$23,286 other
Craig Hall Vice President
Marketing and Communications
$218,603
$181,469 from orgNo related comp$37,134 other
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Revisions to this profile

January 25, 2026:
2024 The San Diego Symphony Orchestra Association 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2023 The San Diego Symphony Orchestra Association 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2022 The San Diego Symphony Orchestra Association 990 published

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