Former API head Jack Gerard tops list of 25 highest-paid association chief executives Trade groups are increasingly turning to incentive pay to reward top-tier CEOs, new reports show. The median combined base and bonus increase for the 25 highest-paid CEOs was 7.1%, according to the latest tax disclosures from 2018 and early 2019. That's up from 6.6% and 5% in the previous two years and represents the highest median increase in seven years. And in a group where the lowest salary is more than $2.3 million, a 7.1% increase comes out to more than $165,000. Bonus compensation as a portion of overall pay is significantly higher among these CEOs, typically ranging from 53% to… Read More