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Employees Cato Institute Roger Pilon

Roger Pilon

Highest compensated employee

Vice President, Director of Const. Studies at Cato Institute

Fiscal year ended March 31, 2019. Published on January 24, 2026.

$225,641
2019

Total compensation

Roger Pilon has been listed as an employee of Cato Institute in Form 990 filings since at least fiscal year 2016. Total compensation for Roger Pilon has increased by 4% from 2016 to 2019.

Annual compensation details

$225,641
+3.3%
Vice President, Director of Const. Studies
2019
$193k org
40 hrs/wk
$33k other
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$218,340
Vice President, Director of Const. Studies
2018
$192k org
40 hrs/wk
$27k other
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Total compensation by year

Compare the compensation of Roger Pilon to:

2019

Other employees at Cato Institute

Peter Goettler
President and Chief Executive Officer
$541,428
$515,357 from orgNo related comp$26,071 other
David Boaz
Executive Vice President
$337,933
$308,179 from orgNo related comp$29,754 other
Jon Heimerman
Vp/Cao (Through 1/19)
$252,867
$224,458 from orgNo related comp$28,409 other
George Selgin
Director, Center for Fin. Alternatives
$248,036
$221,481 from orgNo related comp$26,555 other
Lesley Albanese
Vice President for Initiatives
$218,605
$210,865 from orgNo related comp$7,740 other
Patrick Michaels
Director, Center for Study of Science
$217,283
$192,306 from orgNo related comp$24,977 other
Clark Neily
Vice President, Director of Criminal Justice
$214,744
$189,015 from orgNo related comp$25,729 other
Marissa Delgado
Secretary, Vice President, Finance and CFO
$144,898
$125,235 from orgNo related comp$19,663 other
Elizabeth Santos
Secretary (Through 7/18)
$50,869
$47,339 from orgNo related comp$3,530 other
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January 24, 2026:
2019 Cato Institute 990 published
January 24, 2026:
2018 Cato Institute 990 published
January 24, 2026:
2016 Cato Institute 990 published

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