Top-paid list continues to be dominated by advocates working in trade groups; half of the highest-paid lobbyists work for just 16 associations RELATED CONTENT2016 top-paid lobbyists in tax-exempt organizations With a 4.8 percent median increase in the latest tax year, pay for top lobbyists continues to rise faster than for most jobs in the tax-exempt sector. Salary increases—measured by the yearly change in combined base and bonus pay—were nearly a point higher than for the previous tax year. Base pay increases also accelerated to 3.4 percent in 2014. In this latest annual report of lobbyist pay, the 100 highest-paid staffers in tax-exempt organizations, who were… Read More