Re: [ga] ICANN uses for-profit companies as "comparables" in its employee compensation

["Jeffrey A. Williams" <jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

George and all,

  IMHO, it would seem to me that an IRS audit would be
helpful and enlightening here.  I believe that DOC/NTIA
should directly direct that such an audit be commenced...

George Kirikos wrote:

> Just as a quick followup, to give some quantitative numbers. The
> differences between for-profit and non-profit salaries can be quite
> significant. For example, see the bottom of the article at:
>
> http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/Careers/05/16/cb.profit/index.html
>
> for profit salaries are:
>
> Attorney: 78% higher
> Recruiter: 68% higher
> Sr. Accountant: 22% higher
> Contracts Administrator: 3% higher
> HR Specialist: 23% higher
> Project Manager, IT: 21% higher
>
> These are significant aggregate dollar values that were wasted given
> the enormity of ICANN's spending on staff salaries. Indeed, not only
> should ICANN reduce the existing salaries, there should be clawbacks of
> past overpaid amounts, and an investigation into how this debacle
> happened. ICANN's non-profit status might even be in jeopardy, if they
> were audited by the IRS.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> George Kirikos
> http://www.leap.com/

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