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Inside Compensation: CEO salaries at large associations 2016 (Top paid)

Inside Compensation: CEO salaries at large associations 2016 (Top paid)

This report lists the salaries of 563 CEOs at the largest trade and professional associations, those whose main body with revenue (including tax-exempt affiliates) exceeding $12 million. The information is gathered from the IRS Form 990, the disclosure document filed by tax-exempt organizations, for fiscal years 2014 or 2015—the latest available. The earnings column includes base pay, bonuses and other pay. (Full details of these pay elements are available on www.ceoupdate.com.) The deferred column is the amount earned by the CEO but not yet paid. The nontax column includes the value of nontaxable benefits.

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CEO Pay

OrganizationRevenueChief ExecuiveBaseBonusOther=EarningsDeferredNontax
U.S. Chamber of Commerce$276,005,771Thomas Donohue$1,045,262$4,950,000$139,479=$6,134,741$46,100$16,629
American Petroleum Institute$232,913,029Jack Gerard$2,658,695$860,240$1,294,280=$4,813,2151$837,725$30,003
Nat'l. Cable and Telecommunications Assn.$74,600,595Michael Powell$3,392,368$596,291$49,808=$4,038,467$250,000$22,606
Int'l. Dairy Foods Assn.$15,393,772Connie Tipton$626,719 $3,307,813=$3,934,5322$31,500$20,930
Nat'l. Fire Protection Assn.$84,869,809James Shannon*$220,618$206,558$3,454,841=$3,882,0173$181,613$11,577
Airlines for America$34,589,038Nick Calio$952,000$2,271,750$606,794=$3,830,544$19,500$14,236
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Assn.$457,383,677Scott Serota$1,019,242$2,460,817$69,194=$3,549,2534$1,994,955$39,477
Edison Electric Institute$88,502,772Thomas Kuhn$899,010$823,277$1,769,371=$3,491,6585$92,944$23,325
Biotechnology Innovation Organization$66,817,299James Greenwood$1,112,623$672,000$1,501,407=$3,286,0306$30,251$10,768
Motion Picture Assn. of America$73,609,694Chris Dodd$2,995,808$250,000$39,074=$3,284,882$14,300$17,957
Nat'l. Restaurant Assn.$89,071,016Dawn Sweeney$1,079,925$1,765,448$50,517=$2,895,890$965,862$23,448
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority$1,601,466,444Richard Ketchum$978,762$1,500,000$334,036=$2,812,7987$61,388$19,642
American Chemistry Council$116,685,473Calvin Dooley$1,609,890$967,992$160,452=