Washington, D.C.’s high association leader compensation influences CEO salaries nationwide; advocacy organizations pay best. RELATED STORIES Who earned what: the salaries Swings in revenue push some leaders beyond the chart In one year, the median salary of chief executives leading midsize trade and professional organizations rose by 5.7 percent, according to CEO Update’s analysis of CEO compensation at groups with revenues between $4 million and $10 million. But a closer look at tax documents reveals a significant slowdown in pay growth. For organizations whose tax year ended sometime in 2008, median salary grew 7.4 percent beyond the previous year, but for… Read More