10. Edwin Feulner Jr., President, Heritage Foundation - $1.1 million
A conservative think tank based in Washington, D.C., the Heritage Foundation pays cofounder and president generously to promote conservative public policies and principles. In 2011, Feulner made a $501,263 salary with an additional $575,300 bonus and $21,225 in other payments. But according to his bio, Feulner “works tirelessly” and “travels more than 150,000 miles a year…to help spread the ideals of individual liberty, economic freedom, rule of law, and family values.”
