Salary increases for top advocates rising faster than association and nonprofit CEOs; trade group lobbyists are highest paid Related content 100 top-paid lobbyists The names on the CEO Update list of 100 top-paid association and nonprofit lobbyists are changing and the bar for inclusion is getting higher. To be among the top paid, a registered staff lobbyist needs to earn more than $416,484. Just two years ago, that figure was $333,843. Median pay for the top-paid lobbyists was $545,867. But this is not the same group who appeared on the list two years ago. More than one-third are new to the list. Some of the churn is the result of natural turnover, but in recent… Read More