I don't think there is any such source.  In another thread, Andreas also states that there are over 800 WMF and affiliate employees (which is probably true); however, that would mean that *just salaries* would come to more than the 2021-22 annual budget.[1]  (i.e. - 800 employees x $200,000 each = $160 million; 2021-22 budget is $150 million. That is taking the smaller number of "over 800 employee" from the other post and "over $200,000 per employee" from this one.)  While I have no doubt that salaries and benefits make up the majority of expenditures in both the WMF itself and the WMF and affiliates together, I think these statements are exaggerations.

Risker/Anne


[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Medium-term_plan_2019/Annual_Plan_2021-2022

On Sat, 29 Jan 2022 at 20:04, Alex Monk <krenair@gmail.com> wrote:
Do you have a source for that number?

On Sat, 29 Jan 2022 at 20:38, Andreas Kolbe <jayen466@gmail.com> wrote:

As for nobody at Wikimedia profiting off the free content created by volunteers, that is relative. WMF salary costs currently average over $200,000 per employee. In most parts of the world, that would be considered wealthy. A minor issue in the grand scheme of things, certainly, but still relevant to us here at least.
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