Median pay is rising faster than that of CEOs at the same groups; trade association advocates dominate list of top-paid lobbyistsThe median salary for the 100 highest-paid lobbyists—measured by the yearly change in combined base and bonus pay—climbed 4.5 percent in the latest tax year, and one in five lobbyists saw pay increase by more than 10 percent.The latest reported increase is the third year in a row that pay has risen more than 4 percent for the highest-paid advocates in tax-exempt organizations. Pay rose 4.8 percent in 2014 and 4.9 percent in 2015.The biggest pay increase in 2016 went to Lori Reilly, executive vice president, policy, research and membership for… Read More