Jewish Religious/ Education Leaders Salaries 2017

Presidents at college institutions are some of the highest-earners in the nonprofit world. This is no different when it comes to Jewish universities. Religious institutions are exempted from disclosing their finances, but we have listed their leaders for public knowledge.

How much are CEOs making at Jewish educational and religious institutions? Click on each entry for more information.

Ari Berman

Yeshiva University

$687,548¹

Alan Kadish

Touro College

$678,548

Ron Leibowitz

Brandeis University

$457,649¹

Brad Hirshfield

CLAL (National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership)

$309,734³

Irwin Kula

CLAL (National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership)

$289,984³

David Zweibel

Agudath Israel of America

$220,058

Robert Wexler

American Jewish University

$219,640

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Mark Dratch

Rabbinical Council of America

N/A

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Allen Fagin

Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations

N/A

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Aaron Panken

Hebrew Union College

N/A

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Arnold Eisen

Jewish Theological Seminary

N/A

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Steve Wernick

United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism

N/A

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Jonah Pesner

Religious Action Center

N/A

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Mark Volk

National Council of Young Israel

N/A

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Dovid Nojowitz

Torah U’Mesorah

N/A

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Union for Reform Judaism

N/A

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Julie Schonfeld

Rabbinical Assembly

N/A

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Deborah Waxman

Reconstructionist Rabbinical College

N/A

You can check out the figures in the other subcategories as well as the full list in our tables below:

For a deeper analysis of the gender gap evident in this data, see here.

For reporting on some of the highest earners at Jewish not-for-profit organizations, see here.

For a breakdown of our methodology, see here.

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How Much Are Jewish Religious And Education Leaders Making?

How much are CEOs making at Jewish educational and religious institutions? Click on each entry for more information.

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Steven Davidson

How much are CEOs making at Jewish educational and religious institutions? Click on each entry for more information.

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