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High-earning arts executives

Many of America’s highest-compensated art executives earned into the millions in 2011, according to their organizations’ most recent federal tax returns.

The Los Angeles Times compiled their earnings from 2011-12 nonprofit tax returns.

$1.75 million
$1.43 million
$1.38 million
$1.08 million
$1.03 million*

$2.10 million

Reynold Levy, Lincoln Center

$1.75 million

Deborah Borda, Los Angeles Philharmonic

Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times

$1.43 million

Peter Gelb, Metropolitan Opera

Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times

$1.38 million

Michael Kaiser, Kennedy Center

$1.08 million

Stephen Rountree, Los Angeles Music Center

$1.03 million*

Plácido Domingo, Los Angeles Opera
*Domingo’s earnings include pay as a performer and for executive duties as L.A. Opera’s general director.

Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times