did you mean to reply to my comment? if yes, can I ask you to explain what do you mean by assumption? where is that coming from?
regarding WMF (and other non-profits, like Mozilla), this is a well-known phenomenon - regarding C-suite compensation (it's usually about risk aversion, and that the board or whatever foundations have, is also usually sitting on other non-profits, and rarely they optimize by moving to the cheapest place and hiring folks for much cheaper, etc)
also, back on topic:
Executive Salaries Position Salary (Annual)
Ex-CEO (Katherine Maher) $789,495
COO (Janeen Uzzell) $503,844
CFO (Jaime Villagomez) $386,433
General Counsel (Amanda Keton) $396,514
Current Highest Salaries Position Salary (Annual)
Software Engineering Manager $164,080
Technical Program Manager $159,200
Senior Software Engineer $109,513
Product Designer $95,972
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